The community eligibility provision cep is a meal service option for local educational agencies leas and schools in highpoverty areas. Eligibility manual for school meals division of elementary and. Below are the departments annual adjustments to the income eligibility guidelines iegs, to be used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals or free milk. The manual provides comprehensive information on federal requirements, policies, and procedures, and is intended to help state agencies and local educational agencies accurately determine, certify, and verify childrens eligibility for free and reduced price school meals and free milk. This manual contains information on federal requirements regarding the determination and verification of eligibility for free and reduced price meals in the. This is intended to help state and local educational agencies leas accurately determine, certify, and verify childrens eligibility for free and reduced price school meals and free milk. Eligibility manual for school meals determining and verifying eligibility. Department of agricture usda eligibility manual for school meals. The current year school meal program income eligibility guidelines are for use. Proven strategies from our nations schools 517 model functional requirements in ms excel state local community eligibility provision. Eligibility manual for school meals provides comprehensive information on the federal requirements, policies, and procedures for establishing eligibility in the programs. This is intended to help state and local educational agencies leas accurately determine, certify, and verify childrens eligibility for free and.
Eligibility manual for school meals provides comprehensive information on federal requirements, policies, and procedures. Beginning july 1, 2017, usda requires all school food authorities to have a. Accommodating children with disabilities in the school meal programs 717 eligibility manual for school meals 717 overcoming unpaid meal challenge. Reporting annual income on school meal applications. Free and reduced eligibility report 20162017 free and reduced eligibility. Eligibility for free meal benefits is based on information provided by the state. Unless a school provides meals to all students at no charge, schools must. The usda materials are available on the usda school meals web page. This web page contains school nutrition programs snp eligibility information. This edition replaces the eligibility manual issued in july 2016. Attached is the eligibility manual for school meals. Available translations of the application for free milk dated feb2017. Department of agriculture usda eligibility manual for school meals was revised in july 2017. Cep allows participating leas and schools to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without the burden of collecting household applications.
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