​​​​​​​Online application

The Department's School Food Services Branch uses a website that provides families with the option to submit applications for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits online. The online program​ will walk parents and guardians through an easy step-by-step application process. Schools will continue to forward eligibility notifications to households.​​​ 

Meal prices​​

Income eligibility

​Children from households with income at or below the following levels are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, effective July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018:

Family Size	Yearly	Monthly	Twice per Month	Every 2 Weeks	​Weekly
1	25,641	2,137	1,069	987	494
2	34,540	2,879	1,440	1,329	665
3	43,438	3,620	1,810	1,671	836
4	52,337	4,362	2,181	2,013	1,007
5	61,235	5,103	2,552	2,356	1,178
6	70,134	5,845	2,923	2,698	1,349
7	79,032	6,586	3,293	3,040	1,520
8	87,931	7,328	3,664	3,382	1,691
For each additional household member add:	+8,899	+742	+371	+343	+172

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

The CEP program allows a school district, a group of schools or a single school to serve free meals to all students even if they do not qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch reimbursements. Schools participating in the program include:

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1)  mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue,

SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2)  fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3)  email: program.intake@usda.gov.