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Appendix 6: Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs)
Description (including where and
what food is served)
Federal reimbursement to schools
that serve school day lunches to all
students enrolled in public and non*includes lunch and profit private schools, in exchange for
after-school snacks the school (1) offering free or reducedpriced meals to those who qualify and
(2) following set nutrition standards.
Program
National School
Lunch Program
(NSLP)
Eligibility
Setting
Children from families with incomes
In school
below 130 percent of the federal
poverty level are eligible for free
lunch, while children from families
with incomes between 130 percent
and 180 percent of the federal
poverty level are eligible for reducedprice lunch.
To receive reimbursement for afterThe National School Lunch Program
also includes the option for students to school snacks, a school must (1)
be currently enrolled in NSLP, (2)
receive daily snacks.282
serve snacks that meet federal
requirements, and (3) offer snacks
free or at reduced prices to eligible
students.
National School Lunch Program Provision:
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Schools that participate in the National
School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program have the option of using
the Community Eligibility Provision. This provision applies to schools where
at least 40 percent of enrolled students are categorically eligible for free
or reduced-price meals. It allows these schools to provide free lunch and
breakfast to all students. A public or nonprofit private school, a full school
district, or an area within a district that meets these qualifications can apply for
Community Eligibility.
School Breakfast Federal reimbursement to schools
Same as NSLP.
In school
Program (SBP)
that serve school day breakfasts to
all students enrolled in public and
nonprofit private schools, in exchange
for the school (1) offering free or
reduced-price meals to those who
qualify and (2) following set nutrition
standards.
School Breakfast Program Provision:
Fresh Fruit
and Vegetable
Program
(FFVP)
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Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Same as NSLP.
Program that introduces new fresh
Elementary schools with the highest
fruits and vegetables to children
rates of free and reduced-price meal
at schools with the highest rates of
eligibility are given priority.
free meal eligibility. Schools receive
additional funding per student annually
in order to implement the program,
which promotes nutrition education
along with serving the fruits and
vegetables. Must be offered at a time
other than lunch and breakfast.
In school
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