School Nutrition Program (SNP) Rates
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Rates
School Nutrition Programs (SNP) Rates
Reimbursement rates shown below are for January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
Total (Combined) Reimbursement
Seamless Summer Feeding Option*
| Type of Meal | Rural or Self-prep |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | $2.6050 |
| Lunch or Supper | $4.5625 |
| Snacks | $1.0775 |
*The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued child nutrition response #85 which allows school food authorites (SFA) to serve meals to students at no charge under the Seamless Summer Feeding Option (SSO) during the 2021‒22 School Year (SY). In addition, the USDA issued child nutrition response #86 and waiver #108, that provides SFAs that operate the SSO through summer 2022 reimbursement equivalent to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) rural self-prep rate.
Reimbursement Rates shown below are for July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
Total (Combined) Reimbursement
School Breakfast Program
| Type of Meal | Free | Reduced-Price | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Breakfast | $1.97 | $1.67 | $0.33 |
| Especially Needy Breakfast | $2.35 | $2.05 | $0.33 |
Note: Especially Needy Breakfast is for approved sites that served 40 percent or more free and reduced-price lunches in 2019–2020.
National School Lunch Program
| Description | Free | Free+7 cents* | Reduced-Price | Reduced-Price+7 cents* | Paid | Paid+7cents* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agencies that served less than 60 percent free/reduced-price lunches in 2017–18 | $3.66 | $3.73 | $3.26 | $3.33 | $0.35 | $0.42 |
| Agencies that served 60 percent or more free/reduced-price lunches in 2017–18 | $3.68 | $3.75 | $3.28 | $3.35 | $0.37 | $0.44 |
| USDA Foods Meal Rate † | $0.3975 | $0.3975 | $0.3975 | $0.3975 | $0.3975 | $0.3975 |
Note: Payments listed for free and reduced-price lunches include both section 4 and section 11 funds of the National School Lunch Act.
*Certified SFAs are eligible to receive performance-based cash assistance for each reimbursable lunch served beginning October 1, 2012.
† Meal rate is multiplied by total lunches served to determine total entitlement amount.
Meal Supplements (After-School Snacks) in the National School Lunch Program
| Meal | Free | Reduced-Price | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | $1.00 | $0.50 | $0.09 |
State Meal Program and State Meal Reimbursement for Public SFAs Serving Breakfasts and Lunches in Federal Meal Programs
| Agency Type | Free | Reduced-Price | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prop 98 Agencies certified with California Education Code (EC) sections 49430 & 49430.7 | $0.2487 | $0.2487 |
Not Applicable |
| Prop 98 Agencies not certified with EC sections 49430 & 49430.7 | Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
| All Other (or non-Prop 98) Agencies |
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
Special Milk Program
| Free | Reduced-Price | Paid |
|---|---|---|
Average cost per half pint |
Not Applicable |
Per half pint:
$0.2200 |
SFSP Reimbursement Rates
Reimbursement rates shown below are for January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022
Total (combined) reimbursement includes operating and administrative components.
| Type of Meal | Rural or Self-prep | All Other Site Types |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 2.6050 |
2.5550 |
| Lunch or Supper | 4.5625 |
4.4875 |
| Snacks | 1.0775 |
1.0525 |