NDA renews 45 agencies for participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) announces the renewal of 45 agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for 2025, which provides funding for nutritious meals and snacks served to children and adults receiving day care.

“This program ensures Nevadans have access to nutritious meals and promotes the health and well-being of participants,” said NDA Division of Food and Nutrition Administrator Patricia Hoppe, “In FY 2024, 5.4 million meals were served through CACFP agencies.”

To operate the CACFP, independent centers and sponsoring organizations partner with the NDA to operate the program. Sponsors are reimbursed for meals and snacks served based on the percentage of participants who live in households with income that fall within three different income categories (free, reduced-price and above scale).

Foster children or children who are members of a household receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation (FDPIR), Head Start eligible participants, At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program participants and Emergency Shelter for Homeless Children all automatically meet the income guidelines for the free meal category.

Participating adults in day care who are members of SNAP households, Supplemental Security Income, FDPIR or Medicaid recipients also automatically meet the guidelines for the free meal category.

Centers that participate in the CACFP do not discriminate against any child or adult because of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Check online for more information regarding Nevada’s CACFP and eligibility requirements and a full list of participating agencies.

About the Nevada Department of Agriculture

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) mission is to preserve, protect and promote Nevada’s agriculture. The department has 225 dedicated employees providing services in its five divisions, Administrative Services, Animal Industry, Measurement Standards, Food and Nutrition, and Plant Health and Compliance. The department’s $288 million budget facilitates regulatory and administrative work in agriculture and food manufacturing industries, protecting public and environmental health and worker safety, and providing food distribution and oversight for the United States Department of Agriculture’s school and community nutrition programs.