CNP CIL child and adult care

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $30.357597 million to the Department of Social Services California on October 1, 2025, under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558), a formula grant funding nutritious meals and snacks for eligible children and adults enrolled in nonresidential day care facilities, afterschool care programs in low-income areas, and emergency shelters, with performance through September 30, 2026, in California.

The recipient administers CACFP statewide through pass-through sub-awards to participating child care centers, day care homes, school districts, nonprofits, community colleges, tribal governments, and food banks. Named sub-recipients include Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (San Francisco), San Juan Unified School District (Carmichael), Los Angeles Community College District, Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Soledad Unified School District, Victor Valley Domestic Violence, Inc., Pomona Unified School District, Sanger Unified School District, The Salvation Army, Transition House (Santa Barbara), The Alliance For Community Wellness, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and Reef-Sunset Unified School District, among 57 sub-grantees awarded on October 17, 2025. Sub-recipients deliver reimbursable meals and nutritional snacks to infants, children, and adults in participating care settings, with some sub-recipients also administering child care subsidies, providing emergency shelter services, or distributing food through their charitable networks. The Department of Social Services California serves as state administering agency, executing a permanent written agreement with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to administer the program and coordinate funding distribution to sub-recipients, maintain audit compliance, and ensure participating institutions operate nonprofit food services available to all eligible participants regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability.