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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Oregon Department of Education $255.443 million on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), a formula grant providing cash subsidies to support nonprofit lunch service in Oregon schools for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

The National School Lunch Program assists states in providing nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches to school children. Participating school districts and independent schools receive cash reimbursement for each reimbursable meal served and may also claim reimbursement for snacks served in approved afterschool enrichment programs. Schools must serve lunches meeting federal meal pattern requirements and offer them at free or reduced price to eligible children. The Oregon Department of Education, as the state agency administering the program in Oregon, determines school eligibility, reviews written applications from school food authorities, and maintains written agreements with participating schools and institutions. School food authorities must maintain full and accurate records of their nonprofit food service operations, including finances, menu planning, and meal counting, and make those records available to the state agency for review.