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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Federal program · program number 10.558 (the federal Assistance Listing number)

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Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)

How this money reaches Tennessee: this is a formula program. The federal government sends it to the state (or to large cities and counties), and a Tennessee agency usually passes it on to local groups as pass-through grants. Ask the state agency that runs it, or your regional development district, when their next local round opens.

The open grant below is for the governments the formula names. Most local groups apply through the state agency instead.

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What it pays for

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federal program that provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults who are enrolled for care at participating child care centers, day care homes, and adult day care centers. CACFP also provides reimbursements for meals served to children and youth participating in afterschool care programs, children residing in emergency shelters, and adults over the age of 60 or living with a disability and enrolled in day care facilities. CACFP contributes to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children and adults in the United States.

Who can apply

The State or U.S. Territory agency applies for and signs an agreement with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to administer the Program and receive Federal funds for disbursement. The State agency enters into an agreement with each institution that has been approved for participation. The agreement is permanent and may be amended as necessary to ensure compliance with all Federal requirements. Institutions must agree to operate a nonprofit food service that is available to all eligible children and adult participants regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability. Refer to the USDA Civil Rights page for current information. Currently available at https://www.fns.usda.gov/civil-rights

Match

Match: none required (federal program listing). Statutory Formula: Title 7, Part 4, Subpart a-l,Public Law Public Law 94-105.Public Law 94-105

Who in Tennessee has won this program

25 awards to Tennessee groups since 2019 · 0 in Sullivan County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$76.1M spent that year2025
Our Daily Bread of Tennessee, Inc.Knoxville, Knox County$16.5M spent that year2024
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$4.2M2026
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$4.1M2024
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$3.7M2025
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$3.4M2023
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$3M2022
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$2.7M2021
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$2.4M2020
Shelby County Board of EducationMemphis, Shelby County$1.7M spent that year2024
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$1.1M2021
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$1.1M2026

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse, USAspending.gov.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Human Services and Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Tennessee Department of Education pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 127 pass-through grants on file · 4 in Sullivan County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Our Daily Bread of Tennessee, Inc.Knoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$12.5M spent that year2025
Karamu Nutrition Program IncMemphis, Shelby CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$8.5M spent that year2025
YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-SouthCordova, Shelby CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$6.8M spent that year2025
Our Daily Bread of Tennessee, Inc.Knoxville, Knox CountyKentucky Department of Education$5.7M spent that year2025
Shelby County Board of EducationMemphis, Shelby CountyState of Tennessee$2.7M spent that year2025
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$2.7M spent that year2025
Southeast Tennessee Human Resource AgencyDunlap, Sequatchie CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$2.6M spent that year2025
Giving Youth a Chance InitiativeMemphis, Shelby CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$2.6M spent that year2024
Southeast Tennessee Human Resource AgencyDunlap, Sequatchie CountyState of Tennessee$2.5M spent that year2024
East Tennessee Human Resource AgencyKnoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$1.9M spent that year2025
Alpha & Omega Nutrition Program, IncorporatedMemphis, Shelby CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$1.5M spent that year2025
Alpha & Omega Nutrition Program IncorporatedMemphis, Shelby CountyAlpha & Omega Nutrition Program, Inc$1.5M spent that year2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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