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Rates, Eligibility Scales, & Funding

Reimbursement rates, annual eligibility scales, and funding information.

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Rates

Child Nutrition Program (CNP) meal program reimbursement rates.

Eligibility Scales

Income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price meals or free milk in CNPs.

For eligibility scales from previous years, please visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service Documents and Resources web page External link opens in new window or tab..

Funding

Apportionments

2022-23

2021-22

2017–18

2016–17

Grants

Grant Award List
2021–22 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) N/A
2021–22 School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Start-up or Expansion N/A
2021–22 Taste of California Standardized Recipe Challenge Grant N/A
2020–21 Child and Adult Care Food Program Day Care Home Expansion Funds N/A
2020–21 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grant (EAG) N/A
2020–21 SBP and SFSP Start-up or Expansion 2020–21 SBP and SFSP Start-up or Expansion Results
2020–21 FFVP 2020–21 FFVP Results
2019–20 Child and Adult Care Food Program Day Care Home Expansion Funds N/A
2019–20 Breakfast After the Bell Grant (BATB) 2019–20 BATB Results
2019–20 NSLP EAG 2019–20 NSLP EAG Results
2019–20 SBP and SFSP Start-up or Expansion 2019–20 SBP and SFSP Start-up or Expansion Results
2019–20 FFVP 2019–20 FFVP Results
2018–19 Child and Adult Care Food Program Day Care Home Expansion Funds N/A
2018–19 NSLP EAG 2018–19 NSLP EAG Results
2018–19 FFVP 2018–19 FFVP Results
2018–19 SBP and SFSP Start-up or Expansion 2018–19 SBP and SFSP Start-up Expansion Results
2017–18 California-grown Fresh School Meals 2017–18 California-grown Fresh School Meals Grant Results
2017–18 Child and Adult Care Food Program Day Care Home Expansion Funds N/A
2017–18 FFVP 2017–18 FFVP Results
2017–18 School Breakfast Program and Summer Food Service Program Start-up or Expansion 2017–18 SBP and SFSP Start-up Expansion Results
2016–17 Child and Adult Care Food Program Day Care Home Expansion Funds N/A

Additional funding information is available on the California Department of Education Funding web page.

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, August 10, 2023
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