Community Eligibility Provision

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The Community Eligibility Provision is a federal program that allows eligible high-poverty schools and districts in the United States to offer free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students without collecting individual household applications.

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Community Eligibility Provision canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal school meal program
provision of the National School Lunch Act
school nutrition program
administeredBy Food and Nutrition Service
surface form: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

United States Department of Agriculture
aimsTo simplify school meal administration
support child nutrition in low-income communities
appliesTo high-poverty schools
local educational agencies
authorizedBy Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
benefits all enrolled students in participating schools
calculationMethod multiplies identified student percentage by a federal multiplier
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibilityCriterion minimum identified student percentage threshold
school or district participation in NSLP and SBP
eliminates household school meal applications
fundingMechanism federal reimbursement for meals
goal improve student participation in school meals
increase access to school meals
reduce administrative burden for schools
reduce stigma associated with free and reduced-price meals
implementedAt district level
group-of-schools level
school level
initialImplementationYear 2011
legalStatus permanent option under federal law
monitoredBy state education agencies
nationwideAvailabilityYear 2014
partOf National School Lunch Program
School Breakfast Program
policyType universal free meals policy
provides free school breakfast
free school lunch
reduces paperwork for families
paperwork for school districts
verification requirements for meal applications
reimbursementCategory free meal reimbursement rate
paid meal reimbursement rate for meals not covered by multiplier
relatedTo National School Lunch Program
School Breakfast Program
direct certification
universal free school meals
sector child nutrition policy
education
targetPopulation students in high-poverty schools
uses direct certification data
identified student percentage
other means-tested program data

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Food and Nutrition Service hasProgram Community Eligibility Provision
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 creates Community Eligibility Provision