These reimbursement rates are valid until June 30, 2010. A new set of rates will be in effect beginning July 1, 2010. (These will be posted as soon as they become available.)
| Lunch* | $2.68 |
| Snack | $0.74 |
| Supper* | $2.68 |
| Breakfast | $1.46 |
| Severe Need Breakfast | $0.28 |
*Districts serving at least 60 percent free and reduced-price lunches in school year 2007-08 will receive a 2-cent supplemental reimbursement for lunch and supper meals. This additional reimbursement will be applied and paid automatically to eligible districts through the Child Nutrition Programs Information Management System (CNPIMS). Summer nutrition participation data for the month of July 2006 collected and reported by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) indicates that, compared to the 17 million children who received free and reduced-price lunches during the 2006 school year, only 2.9 million participated in the Summer Nutrition Programs. That July in Texas, only 8 of every 100 children who were eligible for free and reduced-price lunches participated in the Summer Nutrition Programs. One of the most disturbing facts of this report is that, among households with children, 15.6 percent were "food insecure"—a condition that affects more people during the summer months. This means children may have limited access to enough food to fully meet their basic needs.
Summer may mean a vacation from classes, but it should not be a break from nutrition. Children still need to be properly nourished to ensure that when school resumes, they are ready to learn. Not only public schools, but also private schools, camps, government units, and nonprofit organizations, can do their part by helping children stay nutritionally fit during the summer break with meals offered in a summer food program. How can we help? What resources are available?
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Food and Nutrition Division encourages you to offer the Traditional Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) or the Seamless Summer Program throughout all the summer months.
To help you decide between the two programs, here are some details of both for you to compare:
Traditional Summer Food Service Program
· All children 18 years and younger eat free.
· Permanent agreement requiring annual updates.
· SFSP regulations and requirements are applicable.
· Federal Traditional SFSP reimbursement rates.
· Reimbursement for administrative costs.
· Must attend training.
· Commodities available at .015 cents per child.
Seamless Summer Food Program
· All children 18 years and younger eat free.
· Submit request for participation to TDA.
· Streamlined contract application process by extending National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
agreement.
· Combines features of the NSLP, School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Traditional SFSP with
reduced paperwork.
· Federal NSLP reimbursement at the free rate for all meal types served.
· No reimbursement for administrative costs.
· Training not required.
· Commodities available as part of the PAL entitlement through NSLP.
