Administrative Review and Training (ART) Grant

The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004(P.L. 108-265) amended Section 22 of the Richard B. Russell National SchoolLunch Act to establish a requirement that State agencies conduct additionaladministrative reviews of selected Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). It alsoamended Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act to provide annual funding forStates to be used for oversight and training of LEAs. Both of theserequirements are focused on LEAs that have demonstrated a high level of, or ahigh risk for, administrative error. To assist State agencies in achieving thisrequirement, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has up to $8.5 millionavailable in fiscal year (FY) 2019 to fund Administrative Reviews and Training(ART) Grants for oversight and training. The ART grant funds will be availableon a competitive basis only to the 57 State agencies that administer theNational School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), andare for the purpose of identifying, reviewing, monitoring and training LEAsthat have demonstrated a high level of, or a high risk for, administrativeerror. FNS is offering two types of ART Grants: Planning and Implementation under this opportunity.