WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Food and Nutrition Service has issued a notice called: Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 9 by Patrick A. Penn, Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
Summary: This notice announces the Department's annual adjustments to the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility for free and reduced-price meals, free milk, and Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) benefits for the period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Progr...