CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Tennessee Department of Human Services $2,282,604 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) for CNP meal reimbursement. The award runs through September 30, 2027, and funds administrative expenses in supervising and providing technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs across Tennessee. Funding is allocated according to a formula based on the prior fiscal year's expenditures under the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act, with tiered percentages applied to CACFP expenditure levels. TDHS serves as the state pass-through agency for federal child nutrition administration, operating under a written agreement with FNS contingent on approval of the state's SAE plan. The state agency maintains accounting records documenting fund authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, assets, liabilities, outlays, and income, and is required to conduct annual single audits. TDHS may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds for obligation in the succeeding fiscal year.