Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition (10.560)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.6 billion
• Grant awards595
• Typical award$1.4 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$503 million
• Size rank137 of 1824
• Type of assistanceFormula grants

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $316 million in fiscal 2021 to $503 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 137th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 67% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 54 states and territories.

What the program funds

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.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State agencies responsible for the administration of the Child Nutrition Programs and agencies responsible for the distribution of USDA Foods to schools and child or adult care institutions, including agencies in the U.S. Territories, may apply.

What the money can and cannot pay for

SAE funds must be used for purposes specified in the legislation, consistent with the cost principles and constraints on allowable and unallowable costs, and indirect cost rates as prescribed in government wide guidance at 2 CFR Part 200. These funds may be used, under certain conditions, for the procurement of supplies, equipment, and services.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title 7, Part 235, Subpart 11(a),Public Law PL 89-642.Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Expenditures of funds from State sources in any fiscal year for the administration of the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program shall not be less than that expended or obligated in fiscal year 1977. Failure of a State to maintain this level of funding will result in the total withdrawal of SAE funds.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY2024: Range is $400,822 - $55,385,194 Average is $8,782,043 (50 States, DC, PR, GU, VI) FY2023: Range is $400,822 - $40,474,962 Average is $6,317,498 (50 States, DC, PR, GU, VI)

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.