CNP SAF non approp

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Superintendent of Public Instruction (doing business as the Department of Education) $915,055 under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the state agency's administrative expenses in supervising and providing technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions conducting Child Nutrition Programs in Washington. The State Administrative Expenses program allocates to each state an amount based on a formula tied to the prior fiscal year's expenditures under the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act. Funds are made available via letter of credit contingent upon approval of the state agency's initial SAE plan and execution of a written agreement with FNS. Washington may carry over up to twenty percent of allocated SAE funds for obligation and expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year. The state agency is required to maintain current accounting records identifying fund authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, assets, liabilities, outlays, and income, and to undergo a single annual audit.