Imagine Now, Inc.

Imagine Now, Inc., a Black American-owned nonprofit organization based in Cordova, Tennessee, receives federal grant funding exclusively as a sub-recipient under programs administered by the Tennessee Department of Human Services, with no prime contract or grant awards and no presence on federal contract vehicles. The vendor operates entirely within the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Commodity Nutrition (CN) Block grant ecosystem, both under the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

Imagine Now's federal footprint consists of eighteen grant sub-awards issued across a two-year span from July 2024 through May 2026, all flowing through the Tennessee Department of Human Services as the prime grantee. The vendor receives monthly or quarterly reimbursement sub-awards under two recurring program lines: CN Block Meals Reimbursement and CACFP CIL (Child and Adult Care Food Program Center for Improved Learning), with recent activity showing roughly equal distribution between the two. Combined dollars obligated across all eighteen sub-awards total $197 thousand, averaging approximately $10.9 thousand per award. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service is the sole federal customer represented in the vendor's footprint, with all awards originating from or flowing through that agency via the Tennessee state pass-through mechanism.

Activity has accelerated year over year, from three awards in 2024 to five in 2025 to ten through May 2026. This trajectory reflects recurring reimbursement billing cycles tied to meal provision and child-care program administration rather than project-based contracting. Imagine Now operates as a sub-recipient in a child-nutrition and early-childhood-care delivery chain, performing the operational roles that trigger CACFP and CN Block reimbursements — likely meal provision, facility operations, or administrative support — under Tennessee Department of Human Services prime grants. The vendor does not compete in federal procurement vehicles, does not serve as a prime contractor or grant recipient, and has no subcontractor relationships on larger federal awards.