Federal Grant Award Summary

The Idaho State Department of Education received a $161,773.00 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the department's administrative expenses in supervising and providing technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions administering federal child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

The grant enables the Idaho State Department of Education to perform critical state-level food service administrative functions, including meal reimbursement processing, commodity distribution oversight, and technical support to local nutrition service providers. As a formula grant, the allocation is determined by a predetermined methodology based on the state's prior-year child nutrition program expenditures. The award requires the department to maintain a written agreement with the federal agency, conduct annual single audits, and keep detailed accounting records documenting fund authorizations, obligations, expenditures, and carryover balances in accordance with the approved State Administrative Expenses plan.