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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

National School Lunch, Special Milk, 

and School Breakfast Programs, 

National Average Payments/Maximum 

Reimbursement Rates 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

annual adjustments to the national 

average payments, the amount of money 

the Federal Government provides States 

for lunches, afterschool snacks, and 

breakfasts served to children 

participating in the National School 

Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; 

to the maximum reimbursement rates, 

the maximum per lunch rate from 

Federal funds that a State can provide 

a school food authority for lunches 

served to children participating in the 

National School Lunch Program; and to 

the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint 

of milk served to non-needy children in 

a school or institution that participates 

in the Special Milk Program for 

Children. The annual payments and 

rates adjustments for the National 

School Lunch and School Breakfast 

Programs reflect changes in the Food 

Away From Home series of the 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers. The annual rate adjustment 

for the Special Milk Program reflects 

changes in the Producer Price Index for 

Fluid Milk Products. Further 

adjustments are made to these rates to 

reflect higher costs of providing meals 

in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The 

payments and rates are prescribed on an 

annual basis each July. 

DATES: These rates are effective from 

July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief, Program 

Monitoring and Operational Support 


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Division, Child Nutrition Programs, 

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA 

22302–1594. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Special Milk Program for Children— 

Pursuant to section 3 of the Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 1772), the Department announces 

the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint 

of milk served to non-needy children in 

a school or institution that participates 

in the Special Milk Program for 

Children. This rate is adjusted annually 

to reflect changes in the Producer Price 

Index for Fluid Milk Products, 

published by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the Department of Labor. 

National School Lunch and School 

Breakfast Programs—Pursuant to 

sections 11 and 17A of the Richard B. 

Russell National School Lunch Act, (42 

U.S.C. 1759a and 1766a), and section 4 

of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

U.S.C. 1773), the Department annually 

announces the adjustments to the 

National Average Payment Factors and 

to the maximum Federal reimbursement 

rates for lunches and afterschool snacks 

served to children participating in the 

National School Lunch Program and 

breakfasts served to children 

participating in the School Breakfast 

Program. Adjustments are prescribed 

each July 1, based on changes in the 

Food Away From Home series of the 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers, published by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics of the Department of 

Labor. 

Lunch Payment Levels—Section 4 of 

the Richard B. Russell National School 

Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753) provides 

general cash for food assistance 

payments to States to assist schools in 

purchasing food. The Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act provides 

two different section 4 payment levels 

for lunches served under the National 

School Lunch Program. The lower 

payment level applies to lunches served 

by school food authorities in which less 

than 60 percent of the lunches served in 

the school lunch program during the 

second preceding school year were 

served free or at a reduced price. The 

higher payment level applies to lunches 

served by school food authorities in 

which 60 percent or more of the lunches 

served during the second preceding 

school year were served free or at a 

reduced price. 

To supplement these section 4 

payments, section 11 of the Richard B. 

Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

U.S.C. 1759(a)) provides special cash 

assistance payments to aid schools in 

providing free and reduced price 

lunches. The section 11 National 

Average Payment Factor for each 

reduced price lunch served is set at 40 

cents less than the factor for each free 

lunch. 

As authorized under sections 8 and 11 

of the Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757 and 

1759a), maximum reimbursement rates 

for each type of lunch are prescribed by 

the Department in this Notice. These 

maximum rates are to ensure equitable 

disbursement of Federal funds to school 

food authorities. 

Performanced-Based 

Reimbursement—In addition to the 

funding mentioned above, school food 

authorized certified as meeting the meal 

pattern and nutrition standard 

requirements set forth in 7 CFR 210 and 

220 are eligible to receive performancebased cash assistance for each 

reimbursable lunch served (an 

additional six cents per lunch available 

beginning October 1, 2012, and adjusted 

annually thereafter). 

Afterschool Snack Payments in 

Afterschool Care Programs—Section 

17A of the Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) 

establishes National Average Payments 

for free, reduced price and paid 

afterschool snacks as part of the 

National School Lunch Program. 

Breakfast Payment Factors—Section 4 

of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

U.S.C. 1773) establishes National 

Average Payment Factors for free, 

reduced price, and paid breakfasts 

served under the School Breakfast 

Program and additional payments for 

free and reduced price breakfasts served 

in schools determined to be in ‘‘severe 

need’’ because they serve a high 

percentage of needy children. 

Adjusted Payments 

The following specific section 4, 

section 11, and section 17A National 

Average Payment Factors and maximum 

reimbursement rates for lunch, the 

afterschool snack rates, and the 

breakfast rates are in effect from July 1, 

2018 through June 30, 2019. Due to a 

higher cost of living, the average 

payments and maximum 

reimbursements for Alaska, Puerto Rico 

and Hawaii are higher than those for all 

other States. The District of Columbia, 

Virgin Islands, and Guam use the figures 

specified for the contiguous States. 

These rates do not include the value of 

USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA 

Foods which schools receive as 

additional assistance for each meal 

served to participants under the 

Program. A notice announcing the value 

of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of 

USDA Foods is published separately in 

the Federal Register. 

Adjustments to the national average 

payment rates for all lunches served 

under the National School Lunch 

Program, breakfasts served under the 

School Breakfast Program, and 

afterschool snacks served under the 

National School Lunch Program are 

rounded down to the nearest whole 

cent. 

Special Milk Program Payments 

For the period July 1, 2018 through 

June 30, 2019, the rate of reimbursement 

for a half-pint of milk served to a nonneedy child in a school or institution 

that participates in the Special Milk 

Program is 20.50 cents reflecting a 

decrease of 0.25 cents from the School 

Year (SY) 2017–2018 level.This change 

is based on the 0.22 percent decrease in 

the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk 

Products from May 2017 to May 2018. 

As a reminder, schools or institutions 

with pricing programs that elect to serve 

milk free to eligible children continue to 

receive the average cost of a half-pint of 

milk (the total cost of all milk purchased 

during the claim period divided by the 

total number of purchased half-pints) 

for each half-pint served to an eligible 

child. 

National School Lunch Program 

Payments 

Overall, payments for the National 

School Lunch Program and the 

Afterschool Snack Program either 

remained the same or increased from 

last years payments due to a 2.68 

percent increase in the national average 

payment rates for schools and 

residential child care institutions for the 

period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 

2019 in the Consumer Price Index for 

All Urban Consumers during the 12- 

month period May 2017 to May 2018 

(from a level of 268.128 in May 2017, as 

previously published in the Federal 

Register to 275.307 in May 2018). 

These changes are reflected below. 

Section 4 National Average Payment 

Factors—In school food authorities that 

served less than 60 percent free and 

reduced price lunches in School Year 

(SY) 2016–2017, the payments for meals 

served are: Contiguous States—paid 

rate—31 cents (no change from the SY 

2017–2018 level), free and reduced 

price rate—31 cents (no change), 

maximum rate—39 cents (no change); 

Alaska—paid rate—51 cents (1 cent 

increase), free and reduced price rate— 

51 cents (1 cent increase), maximum 

rate—61 cents (no change); Hawaii and 

Puerto Rico—paid rate—37 cents (1 cent 

increase), free and reduced price rate— 


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37 cents (1 cent increase), maximum 

rate—45 cents (no change). 

In school food authorities that served 

60 percent or more free and reduced 

price lunches in School Year 2016– 

2017, payments are: Contiguous 

States—paid rate—33 cents (no change 

from the SY 2017–2018 level), free and 

reduced price rate—33 cents (no 

change), maximum rate—39 cents (no 

change); Alaska—paid rate—53 cents (1 

cent increase), free and reduced price 

rate—53 cents (1 cent increase), 

maximum rate—61 cents (no change); 

Hawaii and Puerto Rico—paid rate—39 

cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced 

price rate—39 cents (1 cent increase), 

maximum rate—45 cents (no change). 

School food authorities certified to 

receive the performance-based cash 

assistance will receive an additional 6 

cents (adjusted annually) added to the 

above amounts as part of their section 

4 payments. 

Section 11 National Average Payment 

Factors—Contiguous States—free 

lunch—3 dollars (8 cents increase from 

the SY 2017–2018 level), reduced price 

lunch—2 dollars and 60 cents (8 cents 

increase); Alaska—free lunch—4 dollars 

and 87 cents (13 cents increase), 

reduced price lunch—4 dollars and 47 

cents (13 cents increase); Hawaii and 

Puerto Rico—free lunch—3 dollars and 

51 cents (9 cents increase), reduced 

price lunch—3 dollars and 11 cents (9 

cents increase). 

Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool 

Care Programs—The payments are: 

Contiguous States—free snack—91 cents 

(3 cents increase from the SY 2017–2018 

level), reduced price snack—45 cents (1 

cent increase), paid snack—8 cents (no 

change); Alaska—free snack—1 dollar 

and 48 cents (4 cents increase), reduced 

price snack—74 cents (2 cents increase), 

paid snack—13 cents (no change); 

Hawaii and Puerto Rico—free snack—1 

dollar and 6 cents (2 cents increase), 

reduced price snack—53 cents (1 cent 

increase), paid snack—9 cents (no 

change). 

School Breakfast Program Payments 

Overall, payments for the National 

School Breakfast Program either 

remained the same or increased from 

last years payments due to a 2.68 

percent increase in the national average 

payment rates for schools and 

residential child care institutions for the 

period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 

2019 in the Consumer Price Index for 

All Urban Consumers during the 12- 

month period May 2017 to May 2018 

(from a level of 268.128 in May 2017, as 

previously published in the Federal 

Register to 275.307 in May 2018). 

These changes are reflected below. 

For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the 

payments are: Contiguous States—free 

breakfast—1 dollar and 79 cents (4 cents 

increase from the SY 2017–2018 level), 

reduced price breakfast—1 dollar and 49 

cents (4 cents increase), paid breakfast— 

31 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska—free 

breakfast—2 dollars and 87 cents (8 

cents increase), reduced price 

breakfast—2 dollars and 57 cents (8 

cents increase), paid breakfast—46 cents 

(1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto 

Rico—free breakfast—2 dollars and 9 

cents (6 cents increase), reduced price 

breakfast—1 dollar and 79 cents (6 cents 

increase), paid breakfast—35 cents (1 

cent increase). 

For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the 

payments are: Contiguous States—free 

breakfast—2 dollars and 14 cents (5 

cents increase from the SY 2017–2018 

level), reduced price breakfast—1 dollar 

and 84 cents (5 cents increase), paid 

breakfast—31 cents (1 cent increase); 

Alaska—free breakfast—3 dollars and 43 

cents (8 cents increase), reduced price 

breakfast—3 dollars and 13 cents (8 

cents increase), paid breakfast—46 cents 

(1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto 

Rico—free breakfast—2 dollars and 50 

cents (7 cents increase), reduced price 

breakfast—2 dollars and 20 cents (7 

cents increase), paid breakfast—35 cents 

(1 cent increase). 

Payment Chart 

The following chart illustrates the 

lunch National Average Payment 

Factors with the sections 4 and 11 

already combined to indicate the per 

lunch amount; the maximum lunch 

reimbursement rates; the reimbursement 

rates for afterschool snacks served in 

afterschool care programs; the breakfast 

National Average Payment Factors 

including severe need schools; and the 

milk reimbursement rate. All amounts 

are expressed in dollars or fractions 

thereof. The payment factors and 

reimbursement rates used for the 

District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and 

Guam are those specified for the 

contiguous States. 

SCHOOL PROGRAMS—MEAL, SNACK AND MILK PAYMENTS TO STATES AND SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES

[Expressed in dollars or fractions thereof, effective from: July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019] 

National school lunch program 1 Less than 

60% 

Less than 

60% +6 

cents 2

60% or 

more 

60% or 

more +6 

cents 2

Maximum 

rate 

Maximum 

rate +6 

cents 2

CONTIGUOUS STATES: 

PAID .................................................................................................. 0.31 0.37 0.33 0.39 0.30 0.45 

REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................ 2.91 2.97 2.93 2.99 3.08 3.14 

FREE ................................................................................................ 3.31 3.37 3.33 3.39 3.48 3.54 

ALASKA: 

PAID .................................................................................................. 0.51 0.57 0.53 0.59 0.62 0.67 

REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................ 4.98 5.04 5.00 5.06 5.22 5.28 

FREE ................................................................................................ 5.38 5.44 5.40 5.46 5.62 5.68 

HAWAII and PUERTO RICO: 

PAID .................................................................................................. 0.37 0.43 0.39 0.45 0.45 0.51 

REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................ 3.48 3.54 3.50 3.56 3.66 3.73 

FREE ................................................................................................ 3.88 3.94 3.90 3.96 4.06 4.12 

School breakfast program Non-severe 

need Severe need 

CONTIGUOUS STATES: 

PAID ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.31 0.31 

REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................ 1.49 1.84 

FREE ................................................................................................................................................................ 1.79 2.14 

ALASKA: 

PAID ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.46 0.46 

REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................ 2.57 3.13 


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School breakfast program Non-severe 

need Severe need 

FREE ................................................................................................................................................................ 2.87 3.43 

HAWAII and PUERTO RICO: 

PAID ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.35 0.35 

REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................ 1.79 2.20 

FREE ................................................................................................................................................................ 2.09 2.50 

Special milk program All milk Paid milk Free milk 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE OPTION ................................. 0.2050 N/A N/A. 

PRICING PROGRAMS WITH FREE OPTION ......................................... N/A 0.2050 Average Cost Per 1/2 Pint of Milk. 

NONPRICING PROGRAMS ..................................................................... 0.2050 N/A N/A. 

After school snacks served in after school care programs 

CONTIGUOUS STATES: 

PAID ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 0.08 

REDUCED PRICE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.45 

FREE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 0.91 

ALASKA: 

PAID ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 0.13 

REDUCED PRICE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.74 

FREE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1.48 

HAWAII and PUERTO RICO: 

PAID ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 0.09 

REDUCED PRICE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.53 

FREE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1.06 

1Payment listed for Free and Reduced Price Lunches include both section 4 and section 11 funds. 

2Performance-based cash reimbursement (adjusted annually for inflation). 

This action is not a rule as defined by 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601–612) and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of that Act. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

no new recordkeeping or reporting 

requirements have been included that 

are subject to approval from the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant and was reviewed by the 

Office of Management and Budget in 

conformance with Executive Order 

12866. 

National School Lunch, School 

Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs 

are listed in the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance under No. 10.555, 

No. 10.553, and No. 10.556, 

respectively, and are subject to the 

provisions of Executive Order 12372, 

which requires intergovernmental 

consultation with State and local 

officials. (See 2 CFR 415.3–415.6). 

Authority: Sections 4, 8, 11, and 17A of the 

Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757, 

1759a, 1766a) and sections 3 and 4(b) of the 

Child Nutrition Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 

1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)). 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Brandon Lipps, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Child and Adult Care Food Program: 

National Average Payment Rates, Day 

Care Home Food Service Payment 

Rates, and Administrative 

Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring 

Organizations of Day Care Homes for 

the Period July 1, 2018 Through June 

30, 2019 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

annual adjustments to the national 

average payment rates for meals and 

snacks served in child care centers, 

outside-school-hours care centers, atrisk afterschool care centers, and adult 

day care centers; the food service 

payment rates for meals and snacks 

served in day care homes; and the 

administrative reimbursement rates for 

sponsoring organizations of day care 

homes, to reflect changes in the 

Consumer Price Index. Further 

adjustments are made to these rates to 

reflect the higher costs of providing 

meals in Alaska and Hawaii. The 

adjustments contained in this notice are 

made on an annual basis each July, as 

required by the laws and regulations 

governing the Child and Adult Care 

Food Program. 

DATES: These rates are effective from 

July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief, Program 

Monitoring and Operational Support 

Division, Child Nutrition Programs, 

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22302–1594. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to sections 4, 11, and 17 of 

the Richard B. Russell National School 

Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 

1766), section 4 of the Child Nutrition 

Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and 7 CFR 

226.4, 226.12 and 226.13 of the Program 

regulations, notice is hereby given of the 

new payment rates for institutions 

participating in the Child and Adult 

Care Food Program (CACFP). As 

provided for under the law, all rates in 

the CACFP must be revised annually, on 

July 1, to reflect changes in the 

Consumer Price Index (CPI), published 

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 

United States Department of Labor, for 

the most recent 12-month period. These 

rates are in effect during the period July 

1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. 

Adjusted Payments 

The following national average 

payment factors and food service 

payment rates for meals and snacks are 

in effect from July 1, 2018 through June 


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