Income Eligibility Guidelines

Important Information Free and Reduced Policy Statement

Meal Benefit Applications for free or reduced priced meals are processed daily. All applications, paper and online, are processed electronically based on the current Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines. All outcomes are confidential and any information requested that includes free and reduced price eligibility must be approved by parent or guardian.

Read the complete Free and Reduced Policy - updated 7-1-22

2022-2023 Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced Meals

2022-2023 Pautas de Elegibilidad

2022-2023 Meal Application

CNP Meal Benefits Application for 2022-23 (online)

English- Apply Now Spanish- Apply Now

2022-2023 Printable Forms and Instructions (PDF format)

IMPORTANT: The printable forms - July 1, 2022. If you are choosing to use the printable forms, print the application below, fill in all applicable areas and return the completed application to your child’s school’s CNP manager.

Paper Application Form (English) MUST BE PRINTED USING COLOR PRINTER

Paper Application Form (Spanish) MUST BE PRINTED USING COLOR PRINTER


Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
  2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

updated 05-05-22

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