Rates, Eligibility Scales, & Funding

Reimbursement rates, annual eligibility scales, and funding information.

Rates

Child Nutrition Program (CNP) meal program reimbursement rates.

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 .

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 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 FFVP	2019–20 FFVP Results
2018–19 Child and Adult Care Food Program Day Care Home Expansion Funds	N/A
2018–19 FFVP	2018–19 FFVP Results

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

Questions: Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609

Last Reviewed: Thursday, May 08, 2025

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