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 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 Child and Adult Care Food Program Day Care Home Expansion Funds	N/A
2017–18 FFVP	2017–18 FFVP 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.

Questions: Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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