State Superintendent Mo Green provided an update to school leaders on Oct. 22 as a follow-up to his Oct. 1 communication regarding the federal government shutdown. The new memo outlined the shutdown’s potential impact on school nutrition.
 
Green stated that school nutrition programs that submitted their claim for reimbursement for September meals by October 10 were reimbursed fully for those meals. However, the current level of funding is not sufficient to cover the anticipated claims for November. 
 
NCDPI’s Financial and Business Services Division is working with the Office of School Nutrition to request additional funds from the USDA for November claims for meals served in October. NCDPI has also notified North Carolina's congressional delegation that the current level of funding NCDPI has received is insufficient to cover the anticipated claims for November.
 
NCASA will continue to keep you posted on federal shutdown developments and the impact on North Carolina public schools.
 
See more: How the federal government shutdown could impact NC school meals, SNAP benefits.