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National School Lunch Program
Published on AidPage by IDILOGIC on Jun 24, 2005
Possible uses and use restrictions...
Federally appropriated National School Lunch Program funds are available to each State agency to reimburse participating public and nonprofit private schools, of high school grades or under, including residential child care institutions, for lunches meeting the nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, served to eligible children. Schools meeting eligibility criteria may be reimbursed for meal snacks served to children enrolled in after school hour care programs. Participating schools are reimbursed at rates that are adjusted on an annual basis to reflect changes in the Food Away From Home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. For the period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002, the rates of reimbursement are 20.00 cents general cash assistance for paid lunches, 20.00 cents general cash assistance for free and reduced price lunches plus an additional 1.49 cents special cash assistance for each reduced price lunch and 1.89 cents for each free lunch. The maximum reduced price charge for lunch is 40 cents. Schools that served 60 percent or more free or reduced price lunches in the second preceding school year received an additional 2 cents general cash assistance for all lunches served. The reimbursement for snacks in after school care programs is 57.00 cents for each free snacks, 28.00 cents for each reduced price supplement and 5.00 cents for each paid supplement. In addition to cash reimbursement, the national average value of donated commodities for each lunch is 15.50 cents, for the period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002, and is adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. All participating schools must agree to serve free and reduced price meals to eligible children.
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