Although the 2008 SFSP reimbursement rates notice is published without combining the operational and administrative rates, SFSP reimbursements are now based on the number of reimbursable meals served multiplied by the combined operating and administrative rate for that meal.  Sponsors must still maintain documentation of costs, but there is no monthly reporting of costs to the State agency.  For your convenience, the charts below reflect the combined operating and administrative rates.

Example: One hundred reimbursable lunches were served to eligible children at a rural SFSP site.  100 meals x 3.0375 = $303.75 (reimbursement to the SFSP sponsor)

USDA annually informs the public of the adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children. Adjustments for 2008 are based on the 4.1 percent increase in the food away from home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the period November 2006 through November 2007.