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Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FARM) Application and Family Economic Survey Form

School Year 2024--2025

Looking for the SUNBucks (formerly Summer EBT) application? . Please note, FARM Applications processed after March 22nd, 2024 will not be able to be considered for summer 2024 SUNBucks eligibility.

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The SY24-25 FARM Application is . 

School breakfast, after-school snacks, and after-school supper meals are free for ALL DCPS students.  The purpose of this form is to determine eligibility for students attending schools not participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). For students attending CEP schools, the information will be used to determine eligibility for other benefits.

 

Who Qualifies?

Students may qualify for free lunch benefits if they fall into one of the following categories:

1.  Direct Certification. Students are part of households receiving SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR benefits or identified as Foster child.

2.  Meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant. Students/families should contact their school counselor or the MD传媒官方less Liasion.

3.  Income-Eligible. The household's gross income falls within the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines (see below).

The below schools do not qualify for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for SY 24-25 and therefore families must complete a FARM application to determine eligibility for free meals:

1. Brent Elementary School
2. Deal Middle School
3. Eaton Elementary School
4. Hardy Middle School
5. Hearst Elementary School
6. Hyde-Addison Elementary School
7. Jackson-Reed High School
8. Janney Elementary School
9. Key Elementary School
10. Lafayette Elementary School
11. MacArthur High School
12. Mann Elementary School
13. Maury Elementary School
14. Murch Elementary School
15. Oyster-Adams – Adams Campus
16. Oyster-Adams – Oyster Campus
17. Peabody Elementary School
18. Ross Elementary School
19. Shepherd Elementary School
20. Stoddert Elementary School
21. School Within A School – Goding
22. School Without Walls High School

See the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines below if you believe your household qualifies: 

Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines 24/25 Household Size Annual Monthly Twice Per Month Every Two Weeks Weekly 1 $27,861 $2,322 $1,161 $1072 $536 2 $37,814 $3,152 $1,576 $1,455 $728 3 $47,767 $3,981 $1,991 $1,838 $919 4 $57,720 $4,810 $2,405 $2,220 $1,110 5 $67,673 $5,640 $2,820 $2,603 $1,302 6 $77,626 $6,469 $3,235 $2,986 $1,493 7 $87,579 $7,299 $3,650 $3,369 $1,685 8 $97,532 $8,128 $4,064 $3,752 $1,876 Each additional person +$9,953 +$830 +$415 +$383 +$192

 

Please note the following information when completing :

1. Only ONE APPLICATION PER HOUSEHOLD should be completed even if your students attend different schools. A household is considered all persons, related or unrelated, living at the same address. 
2. Food and Nutrition Services only accepts FARM & Economic Survey Form applications from DCPS schools. If you or your child attends a charter or private school, please contact that school directly.  
3. FARM applications for School Year 2023-2024 expired on June 30, 2024 and a new application is needed for School Year 2024-2025.
   • The grace period for students who qualified for free lunch during the school year 2023-2024 will end on:
     • October 7, 2024 for K-12 students 
     • October 10, 2024 for ECE (PK3-PK4) students

  Benefits of FARM Status 

1. Access to a nutritionally, balanced lunch meal at no cost.
2. Waiver of college test fees 
3. Waiver of college application fees 
4. Reduced price internet services
5. SUNBucks benefits for the following summer

After filling out the FARM application, a letter with the determination of the eligibility status (free, reduced, paid) will be emailed to the family. Applications are confidential and may be submitted at any time during the school year.

For a paper application, please contact your school. Please read our Letter to Household linked below for more information.

 

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