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There are three main programs within the School Nutrition Programs (SNP); National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Special Milk Program (SMP).

Review the requirements below. If you believe that you meet these requirements and would like to apply, use the form at the bottom of this page.

The NSLP and SBP is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free breakfasts and/or lunches to children each school day.

The SMP provides milk to children in schools, child care institutions and eligible camps that do not participate in other child nutrition meal service programs.

• Your organization administers one or more public or charter schools and has been issued a 6 digit county/district number by the Texas Education Agency.
• Your nonprofit organization administers one or more private schools of high school grade or under, recognized as part of the educational system in Texas.
• Your public or private nonprofit administers one or more residential child care institutions, which operate principally for the care of children. If private your organization must be licensed to provide residential child care services.

• Your organization is not already participating in National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), (Child and Adult Care Program (CACFP) or Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
• Your organization is participating in the NSLP and/or SBP and has split-session kindergartens in which children do not have access to meal service.
• Your organization administers one or more public or charter schools and has been issued a county/district number by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
• Your nonprofit organization administers one or more private schools of high school grade or under, recognized as part of the educational system in Texas.
• Your public or private nonprofit organization administers one or more residential child care institutions, which operate principally for the care of the children, and if private, is licensed to provide residential child care services.
• Your public or private nonprofit organization is responsible for the administration of one or more nonprofit licensed child care centers, nonprofit summer camps, settlement houses, homeless shelters or similar groups caring for or training children.

• Residential summer camps (may be eligible to participate in the Summer Food Service Program).
• Job Corps Centers funded by the Department of Labor.
• Private foster homes.

• Residential summer camps (may be eligible to participate in the Summer Food Service Program)
• Job Corps Centers funded by the Department of Labor
• Private foster homes.