# State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition (10.560)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $2.6 billion in 595 grants, about $4.3 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide each State agency with funds for its administrative expenses in supervising and giving technical assistance to local schools, school districts and institutions in their conduct of Child Nutrition Programs. State agencies that administer the distribution of USDA Foods to schools and child or adult care institutions are also provided with State Administrative Expense (SAE) funds.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $316 million | 113 |
| 2022 | $927 million | 153 |
| 2023 | $329 million | 127 |
| 2024 | $482 million | 169 |
| 2025 | $503 million | 182 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Department of Agriculture | Texas | $347 million |
| Department of Education California | California | $275 million |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $122 million |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois | $96.9 million |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $87.3 million |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $86.2 million |
| New Jersey Department of Agriculture | New Jersey | $75.5 million |
| Department of Social Services California | California | $58.8 million |
| Department of Education Indiana | Indiana | $58.2 million |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $56.3 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $53.4 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $50.2 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $48.2 million |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $47.2 million |
| Maryland State Department of Education | Maryland | $46.7 million |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Missouri | $44.6 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin | $44.4 million |
| LA Dept. of Admin | Louisiana | $40.1 million |
| State Department of Education | Oklahoma | $37.9 million |
| Alabama State Department of Education | Alabama | $36.6 million |