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State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition

Program Information

Popular name

State Administrative Expense (SAE) Funds

Program Number

10.560

Program objective

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.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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.

Additional program information

  1. 2023

    Provided $334,827,370 for the administration of Child Nutrition Programs.

  2. 2024

    Provided $474,230,296 for the administration of Child Nutrition Programs.

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.

Program regulations are codified at 7 CFR Part 235.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • State
  • U.S. Territories

Additional resources