# National School Lunch Program (10.555)

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National School Lunch Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $137 billion in 872 grants, about $158 million per award.

## Objectives

To assist States, through cash grants and food donations, in providing a nutritious nonprofit lunch service for school children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21 billion | 219 |
| 2022 | $35 billion | 236 |
| 2023 | $27 billion | 235 |
| 2024 | $27 billion | 186 |
| 2025 | $28 billion | 183 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Department of Agriculture | Texas | $16 billion |
| Department of Education California | California | $14 billion |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $7.8 billion |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $7.6 billion |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $4.8 billion |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois | $4.4 billion |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $4.3 billion |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $3.9 billion |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $3.7 billion |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina | $3.6 billion |
| New Jersey Department of Agriculture | New Jersey | $3.5 billion |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $2.9 billion |
| LA Dept. of Admin | Louisiana | $2.8 billion |
| Arizona Department of Education | Arizona | $2.8 billion |
| Department of Education Indiana | Indiana | $2.8 billion |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota | $2.7 billion |
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $2.7 billion |
| Kentucky Department of Education | Kentucky | $2.6 billion |
| Alabama State Department of Education | Alabama | $2.6 billion |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $2.4 billion |