Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Educação

The National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE) is a federal agency under the Ministry of Education, responsible for implementing programs nationwide, including the National School Nutrition Program – PNAE, which serves 47 million students throughout the country, offering adequate and safe food in schools. Since its establishment, the FNDE has undergone several changes, which became more intense when the Brazilian government laid the groundwork for the formation of a substantive conception of education that pervades all levels of education and procedures. Thus, the agency was strengthened, especially with regard to the ongoing management of activities, projects and educational programs as a strategy to support the promotion of educational quality. Nowadays, besides the National School Nutrition Program - PNAE, the FNDE is responsible for implementing the Programs of School Transportation, National Textbook, School Direct Money, Brazil Literate, Pro-Youth, Joint Action Plan, Pro-Child, Decentralization and the Open University Credits.