CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Louisiana Department of Education $8.028 million in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025, for Child Nutrition Program meal reimbursement under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560).

The award funds administrative expenses for supervising and providing technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. The Louisiana Department of Education, operating as a division of the Louisiana Department of Administration (UEI WYXKK9CR1LE7), administers the award statewide.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Louisiana. Under the State Administrative Expenses formula, Louisiana received an allocation calculated as a percentage of funds expended in the second preceding fiscal year under the applicable Child Nutrition Acts, adjusted for program changes. Release of funds is contingent on FNS approval of the state agency's SAE plan and execution of a written federal-state agreement. The state agency may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds for obligation and expenditure during the succeeding fiscal year.