The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.

	Program Fact Sheet
	Program History
	Program Eligibility
	School Meals Eligibility Manual Free and Reduced Price Application Materials Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs) Reimbursement Rates (NAPs)
	School Food Safety
	Food Safety Food Safety Resources
	Reauthorization 2004
	Reauthorization Memoranda Reauthorization Regulations Public Law 108-265
	Reports
	Competitive Foods Policies by State - A Report to Congress Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value Bringing Small Farms and Schools Together
	Presentations

Last modified: 07/30/2008