Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Arkansas Child Care Consultants, Inc.

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Arkansas Child Care Consultants, Inc. (ACCCI) was an enrolled sponsor for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for fiscal year 1991-92 when it learned of another lunch food program named the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). On April 13, 1992, ACCCI submitted an application to be a sponsor in the SFSP as well, but in doing so, it supplied false information to the qualifying agency, Special Nutrition Program (SPN) of the State Department of Human Services. Because of the false information, SPN, by letter dated May 7, 1992, denied ACCCI’s application, listing the…