CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Arizona Department of Education $8.652 million on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560), a formula grant supporting state-level supervision and technical assistance for child nutrition programs across Arizona.

The award funds administrative expenses for the Arizona Department of Education's oversight and support of local schools, school districts, and institutions administering the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. The state agency allocates these funds according to a formula based on expenditures under these programs during the second preceding fiscal year, with carryover of up to twenty percent available for obligation in the succeeding fiscal year.

Performance runs through September 30, 2027, with all work performed in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Education distributes federal child nutrition funding through sub-awards to over one hundred local educational agencies, charter schools, and educational service providers statewide, including administration of the National School Lunch Program (exceeding $151 million in combined awards for fiscal years 2025–2026), the Child and Adult Care Food Program (multiple awards exceeding $2 million annually), and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (approximately $5–10 million annually).