Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

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ճwas established to ensure low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals during the summer months when school is not in session. Free meals that meet the federal nutritional guidelines are provided to all children 18 years old and younger at approved SFSP sites in areas with significant concentrations of low-income children.

Schools may review the Seamless Summer Option to reduce paperwork and streamline the management of your program.

If you have questions about the Summer Food Service Program, please contact a member of the Child Nutrition staff.

2025 Reimbursement Rates

Rural & Self-Prep All Other Types of Sites
Breakfast $3.0875 $3.0300
Lunch or Supper $5.4025 $5.3150
Snack $1.2800 $1.2500

CNPWeb
Instructional Videos





  • (Adding & removing sites in your Application Packet)
  • Resources for SFSP Site Info Sheets in CNPweb

    Is your Site Urban or Rural?
    If your site address is in the green area of the , it is considered "Rural." The rural designation is valid for five years.

  • Using school data to qualify your SFSP site
    The School Free/Reduced Eligibility from October Surveyis a report that references the School's identifying number or “School Site number” that will allow you to use the School’s October Survey (free/reduced enrollment data) to qualify your SFSP site. You can use the site number of a school that is 50% or more free/reduced to qualify the school itself or a site in that school's attendance area.
    ED 534 by District

    Using Census Data to qualify a site
    Trying to qualify the site using school data before the census is recommended.
    To check your site's eligibility using the census, type the site's address into the Census Mapper at https://www.fns.usda.gov/area-eligibility. The site must show 50% or more eligibility to qualify (itshows as green on the map).
    It is possible to average up to 3 census blocks together as long as the site’s location is in a census block with at least 40% Free/Reduced eligibility. Please contact the DOE child nutrition team for help with census averaging

What Summer Meals Program to Operate - SFSP, NSLP, SSO

Guidance

Limited English Proficiency Resources

Menu Planning

Policy and Procedures of fb88 DOE Child Nutrition

Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack Ideas and Recipes

Breakfast Breakfast Sandwich
Fruit
Milk
Breakfast Sushi
Fruit
Milk
Apple Maple Breakfast Bread
Fruit
Milk
Yogurt Parfait
Milk
Wild Main Blueberry
Oat Muffin
(HOM)
Fruit
Milk
Lunch Taco Salad Shaker
w/ Salsa
Tortilla Chips
Milk

Hummus Power Pack
Milk

Chef Salad Shaker
w/ Croutons
Milk
Turkey & Cheese
Wrap

Mexican Corn Salad
Milk
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Tortilla Chips
Cheese Stick
Cherry Tomatoes
Milk
Snack

Banana Chocolate
Chip Muffin

Milk

Polar Berries
(Frozen Grape)
Graham Cracker
Apple Slices
w/ Nut Butter
Brownie Batter
Hummus

w/ Pretzels
or
Graham Crackers
Yogurt Dip
w/ Fruit

Please contact a Child Nutrition staff member for more information or questions about the Summer Food Service Program.


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