CNP meal reimbursement

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Oregon Department of Education $3,667,451 in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560). The award funds CNP meal reimbursement activities through September 30, 2027, with performance occurring in Oregon.

The program provides state agencies with funds for administrative expenses in supervising and delivering technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, and Child and Adult Care Food programs. Allocations to states are calculated as a percentage of funds expended in the second preceding fiscal year under applicable provisions of the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act—one percent for lunch, breakfast, and milk programs, and a tiered percentage structure (20 percent of the first $50,000, then declining percentages) for the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The state may carry over up to 20 percent of allocated funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year. Release of funds is contingent on approval of the state agency's administrative expense plan, and the state must maintain current accounting records identifying fund authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, assets, liabilities, outlays, and income, with annual single audit required.