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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Idaho State Board of Education $262,788 under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2026.

The award funds administrative expenses for Idaho's oversight and technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. The funding amount is calculated as a percentage of child nutrition program expenditures in the second preceding fiscal year, with the percentage varying by program type.

The Idaho State Department of Education, a state education agency, serves as the intermediary for this federal funding and distributes child nutrition administrative support across Idaho. The award is conditioned on the state agency's approval of its State Administrative Expenses plan and execution of a written agreement with the Food and Nutrition Service. The state may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year and is required to maintain current accounting records documenting fund authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, and expenditures, with annual single audits required.