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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Hawaii State Department of Education $83.584 million on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant providing cash subsidies and USDA Foods to schools serving nutritionally balanced lunches to children.

The Hawaii State Department of Education, through its Office of Fiscal Services Division and Office of the Superintendent, administers the award statewide across 256 public schools serving approximately 180,000 students. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with performance across Hawaii, USA.

The National School Lunch Program provides low-cost or no-cost lunches to eligible children and reimbursement to participating school food authorities for meals meeting federal nutritional requirements. Schools must maintain nonprofit food service operations and offer lunches at free or reduced prices to eligible students. State agencies determine school eligibility and collaborate with public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions.

The Hawaii State Department of Education passes funding through multiple sub-recipients delivering school nutrition and child care food services. Sub-recipients include school districts and charter schools (Connections Public Charter School, Waialae Public Charter School, Volcano School of Arts and Sciences, Ka Umeke Kaeo Inc., Ka Waihona o Ka Na'auao Public Charter School, Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School, Malama Honua Public Charter School, NA WAI OLA New Century Public Charter School, Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science), nongovernment organizations (Hookakoo Corp, Kamaaina Care Inc., Parents and Children Together, Aha Punana Leo Inc., Child and Family Service, Honolulu Community Action Program, Maui Economic Opportunity Inc., Maui Family Support Services Inc., Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu, Lanakila Pacific), and military and government entities (Navy Region Hawaii Welfare and Recreation Morale, Department of the Army Community/Family Support Center, United States Marine Corps). The City and County of Honolulu and County of Maui administer Summer Food Service Program components, while nongovernment organizations including Malama Kauai, Sustainable Molokai, Alternative Structures International (Kahumana), and Vibrant Hawaii support summer meal service delivery across the islands. Department of Education Hawaii provides Native Hawaiian-focused educational services alongside nutrition programs.