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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Guam Department of Education $19,164,754 under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) on October 1, 2025. The funding supports the operation of nutritious nonprofit lunch services across Guam's public school system, providing low-cost or no-cost meals to eligible school children. Under the award, GDOE receives cash subsidies and USDA Foods to support reimbursable meals served in participating schools and residential child care institutions. Participating schools must serve meals meeting Federal meal pattern requirements and offer lunches at free or reduced prices to eligible children; school food authorities may also be reimbursed for approved afterschool snacks. GDOE, as the state agency administering the program in Guam, reviews school eligibility, establishes written participation agreements with schools and institutions, and maintains oversight of nonprofit food service operations. The award period runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with performance in Guam. The program is a permanent formula grant, with participating schools required to maintain records of finances, menu planning, meal counting, and claiming for state agency review.