CNP CIL child and adult care

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Arizona Department of Education $2,219,672 under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558) on October 1, 2025, for the period ending September 30, 2026.

The award funds reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks provided to eligible children and adults enrolled in participating child care centers, day care homes, afterschool care programs in low-income areas, and emergency shelters across Arizona. The Arizona Department of Education administers the program on behalf of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and distributes federal funds through sub-awards to child and adult care sponsoring organizations.

Sub-recipients of this formula grant include Boys & Girls Club of the Valley, Inc. (performing afterschool and youth programming); Child-Parent Centers, Inc. (providing early childhood education and family support services); Child Development Schools, Inc., doing business as Childcare Network (operating childcare and early development centers); ST. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, doing business as Food Care (providing hunger relief services); Kindercare Learning Centers LLC (operating child care facilities); and Tutor Time Learning Centers, LLC (operating childcare and early learning centers). All sub-awards were obligated on July 1, 2026. Sub-recipients provide meal service, food assistance, and related nutritional programming to eligible participants within their respective programs and facilities statewide.