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(CACFP)
10.558
To assist States, through grants-in-aid and other means, to initiate and maintain nonprofit food service programs for children and elderly or impaired adults enrolled in nonresidential day care facilities, children attending afterschool care programs in low-income areas, and children residing in emergency shelters. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) operates CACFP in partnership with State administering agencies to provide aid to child and adult care sponsoring organizations, centers, and day care homes for the provision of nutritious foods that contribute to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children, and the health and wellness of older adults and chronically impaired disabled persons. Funds are also made available to the States for expenses associated with CACFP administration.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
FNS estimates an increase of 2.2 percent increase in meals provided in centers, with most of the growth in free meals (23.5 million increase, or 2.3 percent) plus paid meals (7.9 million increase over FY 2015, or a 2.2 percent increase). Tier I day care homes continue a modest increase, with a 0.3 percent growth in meals (1.2 million more than in FY 2015), while meals reimbursed in tier II day care homes continue to decline (down 2.3 million meals, a reduction of 4.0 percent from FY 2015). A total of 2.08 billion meals were served to approximately 4.3 million children and 500,000 adult participants. A child care center cared for and fed approximately 54 children on an average day and received $37,086 a year in meal reimbursement through CACFP. A family day care home cared for and fed approximately 7 children on an average day and received slightly more than $7,046 a year in meal reimbursement. The number of at-risk afterschool care centers in CACFP rose 15 percent from FY 2015, with an average of 70 children daily.
FNS served approximately 2.05 billion meals to children and adult participants in child care centers, family day care homes, at-risk afterschool care programs, and adult care centers. On average, CACFP child care centers had 56 children in attendance each day, and received about $37,744 a year in meal reimbursement. On average, a family day care home cared for and fed seven children daily, and received slightly more than $7,059 a year in meal reimbursement.
FNS anticipates approximately 1.756 billion meals to be served to children and adult participants in child care centers, family day care homes, at-risk afterschool care programs, and adult care centers in FY 2021.
FNS anticipates approximately 1.795 billion meals to be served to children and adult participants in childcare centers, family day care homes, at-risk afterschool care programs, and adult care centers in FY 2022.
1.7 billion meals were served to children and adult participants in child-care centers, family day care homes, at-risk afterschool care programs, and adult care centers in FY 2023.
The current estimate projects 1.75 billion meals to be served to children and adult participants in childcare centers, family day care homes, at-risk afterschool care programs, and adult care centers in FY 2024.
The current estimate projects 1.8 billion meals to be served to children and adult participants in childcare centers, family day care homes, at-risk afterschool care programs, and adult care centers in FY 2025.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
