CNP CN block programs total consolidated

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $153.926 million to the State of New Mexico Public Education Department on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant program assisting states in providing nutritious nonprofit lunch service for school children.

The award supports reimbursement of meal service costs for eligible schools and residential child care institutions across New Mexico participating in the program. School food authorities submit claims for reimbursable meals served to students, with the state agency determining school eligibility and maintaining oversight of nonprofit food service operations, meal pattern compliance, and pricing for free or reduced-price meals to eligible children.

The period of performance runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in New Mexico. The obligated amount is $153.926 million.

The State of New Mexico Public Education Department, as the prime recipient, passes funding through to school districts and charter schools statewide. Sub-recipients include over one hundred school districts, municipal schools, and charter schools across New Mexico, including Albuquerque Public School District, Roswell Independent School District, Gallup-McKinley County School District, Clovis Municipal Schools, and numerous smaller rural and tribal school districts and schools. The Bureau of Indian Education also receives sub-award allocations supporting child nutrition programs in its school network. All sub-awards documented in the source represent reimbursement claims submitted by school food authorities for July, August, and September 2025, with administrative caveats noted by the state regarding internal control segregation-of-duties barriers that prevented verification of obligation amounts and budget action dates to 2 CFR Part 170 standards; the state proceeded with reporting using reimbursement claim submission amounts as the best available programmatic data.