CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER II—FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 210 to 296) > SUBCHAPTER A—CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS (parts 210 to 249) > PART 226—CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM > SUBPART A—General (§226.1 to §226.3) > 226.3—Administration.

226.3—Administration.

(a) Within the Department, FNS shall act on behalf of the Department in the administration of the Program.
(b) Within the States, responsibility for the administration of the Program shall be in the State agency, except that if FNS has continuously administered the Program in any State since October 1, 1980, FNS shall continue to administer the Program in that State. A State in which FNS administers the Program may, upon request to FNS, assume administration of the Program.
(c) Each State agency desiring to take part in the Program shall enter into a written agreement with the Department for the administration of the Program in the State in accordance with the provisions of this part. This agreement shall cover the operation of the Program during the period specified therein and may be extended by consent of both parties.
(d) FNSRO shall, in each State in which it administers the Program, have available all funds and assume all responsibilities of a State agency as set forth in this part.