The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Connecticut Department of Social Services a $4.1 million Formula Grant under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds the administration of Connecticut's SNAP Nutrition Obesity program to increase healthy food choices, diet quality, and physical activity among SNAP-eligible populations...
This $4,662,362 formula grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561). The grant supports administrative costs for the Connecticut Department of Social Services to operate the state's SNAP program, including eligibility determination, benefit issuance, employment and training services, outreach, nutrition education, and program integrity efforts....
This $166,217 Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition (CFDA 10.560) program, supports the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) in overseeing and providing technical assistance for critical child nutrition initiatives across the state. The funding enables CDE to administer and supervise programs such as the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program,...
This $292,411 Formula Grant awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service is provided under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560). The grant enables the Connecticut Department of Education, the state-level sub-awardee, to support administrative oversight and technical assistance for critical child nutrition initiatives across Connecticut, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and...
This $4,448,070.00 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Child Nutrition Division supports the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560). The grant provides funding to the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) to oversee and provide technical assistance for critical child nutrition initiatives across the state, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and...
This $895,735 federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558), supports the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) in delivering nutritious meals and snacks to children and elderly or impaired adults enrolled in nonresidential day care facilities and afterschool care programs across the state. As the state education agency, CDE will sub-grant these funds to local school...
This federal Project Grant award of $746,268.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service is provided under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program. The grant supports the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) in developing, improving, and maintaining automated information systems for Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) across the state. The funding will enable CDE to implement innovative digital systems, training platforms, and...
This federal Formula Grant award of $308,618.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558). The grant supports the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) in delivering nutritious meals and snacks to children and elderly or impaired adults enrolled in nonresidential day care facilities and afterschool care programs across the state. The key objectives are to improve nutritional quality,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $373,134 Project Grant under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant program (CFDA 10.541) to the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) on September 20, 2023. This funding will enable CDE, the state education agency, to implement innovative technology solutions that will improve program accountability, data accuracy, performance measurement, and management capabilities across Connecticut's administration of...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $155,411 Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Public Health under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575). The grant will support the Connecticut Farm to School Supplemental program from July 18, 2022 through June 30, 2024. As outlined in the grant program description, the funding will assist the State of Connecticut in implementing strategies to improve access to local foods in the USDA's Child Nutrition...