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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $423,053,935 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, doing business as the Department of Education, a Washington state government entity, on October 1, 2025, under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) formula grant, with period of performance October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

The award funds reimbursement and administrative support for child nutrition programs throughout Washington state. The Superintendent of Public Instruction distributes funding as sub-awards to local school districts, food banks, childcare centers, educational service districts, tribal governments, and community organizations to administer federally assisted meal service for school children. Sub-recipients provide reimbursement processing, administrative oversight, and meal service coordination across public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions participating in the National School Lunch Program. Participating schools receive cash subsidies and USDA Foods for each reimbursable meal and must serve lunches meeting Federal meal pattern requirements at free or reduced price to eligible children. School food authorities may also be reimbursed for snacks served to children in approved afterschool programs including educational or enrichment activity.

Sub-recipients include school districts (Tacoma Public Schools, Pasco School District 1, Renton School District 403, Centralia School District, West Valley School District, Evergreen School District 114, Federal Way School District, and 40 additional districts), educational service districts (Olympic Educational Service District 114, Educational Service District 112, Educational Service District 113), food banks (Des Moines Area Food Bank, Fish Food Bank), tribal governments (Yakama Nation, Spokane Tribe, Makah Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Suquamish Indian Tribe), childcare providers and preschools (Tiny Tots Development Center, Sound Child Care Solutions, Kinderland Inc., multiple child care LLCs and centers), community organizations (Boys & Girls Clubs chapters in multiple counties, YMCA chapters, Catholic Charities, El Centro De La Raza, Olympic Community Action Programs), and other entities providing child nutrition program administration and reimbursement support across Washington state.