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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Education California $1.693 billion on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant providing cash and food donations to assist states in delivering nutritious nonprofit lunch services to school children and encourage domestic consumption of agricultural commodities.

The Department of Education California, through its Fiscal and Administrative Services Division, serves as the recipient and primary administrator, distributing funds to California school districts and educational institutions. The award covers the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in California.

The Department of Education California passed $1.693 billion in sub-awards to approximately 80 school districts, charter schools, and educational organizations statewide as of June 25, 2026. Sub-recipients include major districts such as Poway Unified, Lodi Unified, Lakeside Union, San Francisco Unified, Los Banos Unified, Dinuba Unified, and Fallbrook Union Elementary, alongside smaller rural districts and charter schools. Sub-recipients deliver nutritious lunch services, cash grants, and USDA food donations to school children; operate school breakfast programs alongside lunch services; and support child nutrition cluster programs including the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Several sub-recipients simultaneously deliver supplemental educational services funded through companion federal education grants, including English language acquisition support, special education services, and Title I interventions for high-poverty schools.