The Council Bluffs Community School District received funding from the Iowa Department of Education to provide access to meals and snacks to children this summer.
A new state grant program to expand existing summer food assistance programs for Iowa students in low-income families received 43 applications, according to state records obtained by The Gazette.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds created and dedicated $900K to the grants after rejecting $29 million in federal funding to remain in a federal food assistance program.
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