Project Grant 258MS200N7603

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded Mississippi Department of Education $541,924 under the Child Nutrition Technology Innovation Grant program (CFDA 10.541) on September 30, 2025, for a three-year performance period concluding September 30, 2028. This project grant supports the development, improvement, and maintenance of automated information technology systems used to operate and manage child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program, Summer EBT, and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

As a state-level administrative agency, the Mississippi Department of Education will utilize these funds to enhance technology infrastructure that strengthens program operations and management across the state's child nutrition initiatives. The grant funding will support technology solutions designed to improve planning, implementation, and maintenance activities that benefit state agencies and local organizations administering child nutrition programs throughout Mississippi. All program activities must be completed and funds obligated by the award termination date, with final closeout occurring no later than 120 days following the end of the award period.