CNP CN block programs total consolidated

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $241.454 million to the Louisiana Department of Education under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) on October 1, 2025, for a period of performance ending September 30, 2026. The award funds nutritionally balanced meals and snacks provided to school children and eligible participants in residential child care institutions across Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Education, operating through its Division within the Louisiana Department of Administration, receives and administers this formula grant as the state agency responsible for determining school eligibility and overseeing participating institutions.

The award passes through to more than 100 sub-recipients providing direct food and nutrition services at the local level. Sub-recipients include public school districts (Orleans Parish School Board, Tangipahoa Parish School System, Grant Parish School Board, Washington Parish School Board, and others), charter schools and educational networks (Renew Schools, Firstline Schools Inc., Lake Forest Elementary Charter School, Einstein Charter Schools), child care centers and early learning academies (both nonprofit and for-profit), community action agencies (Cameron Community Action Agency, Webster Parish Community Action Agency), religious organizations (Hosanna Christian Academy, Diocese of Shreveport), and independent nutrition service providers. Scus Head Start Programs Inc. and Kindercare Learning Centers LLC, both multi-state operators, receive sub-awards to supply meals through their Louisiana operations. The sub-recipients collectively deliver the program's core function: providing cash reimbursements and USDA Foods to support nonprofit meal services meeting federal nutrition standards and offered free or reduced-price to eligible children in participating schools and institutions.