Poppy Patch Learning Center

Poppy Patch Learning Center is a for-profit, woman-owned business located in Oakland, Maine, that has established itself as a federal grant recipient specializing in nutrition and food service programs for vulnerable populations. The entity, which registered with SAM.gov in September 2025, operates as a learning center that participates in federally funded nutrition initiatives through sub-grant awards. While the organization does not hold direct prime federal contracts or grants, it has successfully secured sub-grant funding to support its core mission of providing nutritious meal services to children and other populations in need.

Since August 2023, Poppy Patch Learning Center has received five federal sub-grant awards through the Maine Department of Education as the prime grantee. These awards encompass two primary U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded nutrition programs: the National School Lunch Program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The National School Lunch Program awards (dated January 15, 2025, and August 2, 2023) provide cash grants and food donations to support nutritious nonprofit lunch services for school children while promoting domestic consumption of agricultural commodities. The CACFP awards (dated December 4, 2024, and August 2, 2023) enable Poppy Patch Learning Center to initiate and maintain nonprofit food service programs serving children enrolled in nonresidential day care facilities, children attending afterschool care programs in low-income areas, and children in emergency shelters, as well as elderly and chronically impaired adults. Through these sub-grant awards, the organization contributes to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children while supporting the health and nutrition of other vulnerable populations in Maine.