An Opportunity for Schools
Kids still need good food, even when
school is out. Now it’s easy to accommodate them! You can
apply to operate the Seamless Summer Option through the National
School Lunch (NSLP) or School Breakfast Programs (SBP). Continue the same meal service rules
and claiming procedures
used during the regular school year. Although
the traditional Summer Food Service Program is still available to schools, the
Seamless Summer Option offers a streamlined approach to
feeding hungry children in your community.
How it
Works
School
Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in the NSLP or SBP are eligible to apply
for the Seamless Summer Option. Once approved through their
governing state agency, SFAs serve meals free of
charge to children, 18 years and under, from low-income areas.
The types of sites allowed to participate in this option include:
-
Open
sites:
all
children eat free in communities where at least 50% of the
children are eligible for free/reduced price school meals.
-
Restricted
open sites:
sites that meet the open site criteria, explained above, but
are later restricted for safety,
control, or security reasons.
-
Closed
enrolled sites:
may
be in any community for an enrolled group of low-income
children and meets the 50% criteria explained above. This
excludes academic summer schools.
-
Migrant
sites:
serving
children of migrant families.
-
Camps:
residential or non-residential camps.
The same NSLP and SBP rules apply for meal service. Meals
served are reimbursed at the NSLP and/or SBP “free” rates. For
clarification on how the Seamless Summer Option differs from our
other summer feeding options, we've created a
comparison chart.
Review the
Seamless Summer Option Question and Answer Guidance
or contact your
NSLP State
Agency for more
information on how to apply for the Seamless Summer Option.