These rates are effective from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
Lunch
- Paid - $0.42
- Reduced - $4.03
- Free - $4.43
Lunch - Severe Need
Contracting entities serving at least 60 percent free and reduced-price lunches under NSLP for at least the first three months of school year 2022-2023 will receive a 2-cent supplemental lunch reimbursement. In addition, contracting entities certified to receive the performance-based cash assistance will receive an additional 9 cents added to the lunch reimbursement. These additional reimbursements will be applied and paid automatically to eligible contracting entities through the Texas Unified Nutrition Programs System (TX-UNPS).
After School Care Program
- Paid - $0.11
- Reduced - $0.60
- Free - $1.21
Breakfast
- Paid - $0.39
- Reduced - $2.07
- Free - $2.37
Reduced-Price-Eligible Students Will Receive Breakfast at No Charge in the 2024-25 school year. Click here for more information.
Breakfast - Severe Need
Individual schools may qualify for Severe Need Breakfast reimbursement to supplement the regular free and reduced-price breakfast reimbursements. Within a CE, some sites may be eligible for severe need funding and others may not. For a site to be eligible in SY 2024-2025, at least 40 percent of its total lunches served in school year 2022-2023 must have been free or reduced (minimum three months operation). There are instances where a new school may qualify for Severe Need Breakfast reimbursement. For additional information, email Food and Nutrition at squaremeals@texasagriculture.gov or call toll-free at (877) TEX-MEAL. Reimbursement rates including severe need are as follows:
- Reduced - $2.54 ($0.47 severe need reimbursement included)
- Free - $2.84 ($0.47 severe need reimbursement included)
USDA Foods Published Rate Of Assistance
- SY 2024-2025 Commodity Meal Rate – The published rate for the period July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, is $0.30 per meal for NSLP schools.
- Additionally, USDA’s 12% provision dollars and the 20M breakfast dollars for NSLP make the effective SY 2024-2025 NSLP rate $0.45 cents.
- Texas does not have a separate rate and is following the national rate of $0.45 cents.