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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Programs: Income
Eligibility Guidelines
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
Department’s annual adjustments to the
Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used
in determining eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk for
the period from July 1, 2018 through
June 30, 2019. These guidelines are used
by schools, institutions, and facilities
participating in the National School
Lunch Program (and Commodity School
Program), School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program for Children,
Child and Adult Care Food Program and
Summer Food Service Program. The
annual adjustments are required by
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act. The
guidelines are intended to direct
benefits to those children most in need
and are revised annually to account for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
DATES: Implementation Date: July 1,
2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Saracino, Program Monitoring
and Operational Support Division,
Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Suite 628, Alexandria,
Virginia 22302.
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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.
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no 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 not reviewed by
the Office of Management and Budget in
conformance with Executive Order
12866. The affected programs are listed
in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.553, No.
10.555, No. 10.556, No. 10.558, and No.
10.559 and are subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372, which
requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR
part 415).
Background
Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and
17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)),
and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the
Department annually issues the Income
Eligibility Guidelines for free and
reduced price meals for the National
School Lunch Program (7 CFR part 210),
the Commodity School Program (7 CFR
part 210), School Breakfast Program (7
CFR part 220), Summer Food Service
Program (7 CFR part 225) and Child and
Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR part
226) and the guidelines for free milk in
the Special Milk Program for Children
(7 CFR part 215).
These eligibility guidelines are based
on the Federal income poverty
guidelines and are stated by household
size. The guidelines are used to
determine eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk in
accordance with applicable program
rules.
Definition of Income
In accordance with the Department’s
policy as provided in the Food and
Nutrition Service publication Eligibility
Manual for School Meals, ‘‘income,’’ as
the term is used in this notice, means
income before any deductions such as
income taxes, Social Security taxes,
insurance premiums, charitable
contributions, and bonds. It includes the
following: (1) Monetary compensation
for services, including wages, salary,
commissions or fees; (2) net income
from nonfarm self-employment; (3) net
income from farm self-employment; (4)
Social Security; (5) dividends or interest
on savings or bonds or income from
estates or trusts; (6) net rental income;
(7) public assistance or welfare
payments; (8) unemployment
compensation; (9) government civilian
employee or military retirement, or
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pensions or veterans payments; (10)
private pensions or annuities; (11)
alimony or child support payments; (12)
regular contributions from persons not
living in the household; (13) net
royalties; and (14) other cash income.
Other cash income would include cash
amounts received or withdrawn from
any source including savings,
investments, trust accounts and other
resources that would be available to pay
the price of a child’s meal.
‘‘Income’’, as the term is used in this
notice, does not include any income or
benefits received under any Federal
programs that are excluded from
consideration as income by any
statutory prohibition. Furthermore, the
value of meals or milk to children shall
not be considered as income to their
households for other benefit programs
in accordance with the prohibitions in
section 12(e) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act and section
11(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1760(e) and 1780(b)).
The Income Eligibility Guidelines
The following are the Income
Eligibility Guidelines to be effective
from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
The Department’s guidelines for free
meals and milk and reduced price meals
were obtained by multiplying the year
2018 Federal income poverty guidelines
by 1.30 and 1.85, respectively, and by
rounding the result upward to the next
whole dollar.
This notice displays only the annual
Federal poverty guidelines issued by the
Department of Health and Human
Services because the monthly and
weekly Federal poverty guidelines are
not used to determine the Income
Eligibility Guidelines. The chart details
the free and reduced price eligibility
criteria for monthly income, income
received twice monthly (24 payments
per year); income received every two
weeks (26 payments per year) and
weekly income.
Income calculations are made based
on the following formulas: Monthly
income is calculated by dividing the
annual income by 12; twice monthly
income is computed by dividing annual
income by 24; income received every
two weeks is calculated by dividing
annual income by 26; and weekly
income is computed by dividing annual
income by 52. All numbers are rounded
upward to the next whole dollar.
The numbers reflected in this notice
for a family of four in the 48 contiguous
States, the District of Columbia, Guam
and the territories represent an increase
of 2.0 percent over last year’s level for
a family of the same size.
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Authority: Section 9(b)(1) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(1)(A)).
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
[Effective from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019]
Household size
Federal
poverty
guidelines
Reduced Price Meals—185%
Annual
Monthly
Annual
Twice per
month
Every two
weeks
Free Meals—130%
Weekly
Annual
Monthly
Twice per
month
Every two
weeks
Weekly
48 Contiguous States, District of Columbia, Guam, and Territories
1 ........................................
2 ........................................
3 ........................................
4 ........................................
5 ........................................
6 ........................................
7 ........................................
8 ........................................
For each add’l family
member, add .................
12,140
16,460
20,780
25,100
29,420
33,740
38,060
42,380
22,459
30,451
38,443
46,435
54,427
62,419
70,411
78,403
1,872
2,538
3,204
3,870
4,536
5,202
5,868
6,534
936
1,269
1,602
1,935
2,268
2,601
2,934
3,267
864
1,172
1,479
1,786
2,094
2,401
2,709
3,016
432
586
740
893
1,047
1,201
1,355
1,508
15,782
21,398
27,014
32,630
38,246
43,862
49,478
55,094
1,316
1,784
2,252
2,720
3,188
3,656
4,124
4,592
658
892
1,126
1,360
1,594
1,828
2,062
2,296
607
823
1,039
1,255
1,471
1,687
1,903
2,119
304
412
520
628
736
844
952
1,060
4,320
7,992
666
333
308
154
5,616
468
234
216
108
Alaska
1 ........................................
2 ........................................
3 ........................................
4 ........................................
5 ........................................
6 ........................................
7 ........................................
8 ........................................
For each add’l family
member, add .................
15,180
20,580
25,980
31,380
36,780
42,180
47,580
52,980
28,083
38,073
48,063
58,053
68,043
78,033
88,023
98,013
2,341
3,173
4,006
4,838
5,671
6,503
7,336
8,168
1,171
1,587
2,003
2,419
2,836
3,252
3,668
4,084
1,081
1,465
1,849
2,233
2,618
3,002
3,386
3,770
541
733
925
1,117
1,309
1,501
1,693
1,885
19,734
26,754
33,774
40,794
47,814
54,834
61,854
68,874
1,645
2,230
2,815
3,400
3,985
4,570
5,155
5,740
823
1,115
1,408
1,700
1,993
2,285
2,578
2,870
759
1,029
1,299
1,569
1,839
2,109
2,379
2,649
380
515
650
785
920
1,055
1,190
1,325
5,400
9,990
833
417
385
193
7,020
585
293
270
135
Hawaii
1 ........................................
2 ........................................
3 ........................................
4 ........................................
5 ........................................
6 ........................................
7 ........................................
8 ........................................
For each add’l family
member, add .................
13,960
18,930
23,900
28,870
33,840
38,810
43,780
48,750
25,826
35,021
44,215
53,410
62,604
71,799
80,993
90,188
2,153
2,919
3,685
4,451
5,217
5,984
6,750
7,516
1,077
1,460
1,843
2,226
2,609
2,992
3,375
3,758
994
1,347
1,701
2,055
2,408
2,762
3,116
3,469
497
674
851
1,028
1,204
1,381
1,558
1,735
18,148
24,609
31,070
37,531
43,992
50,453
56,914
63,375
1,513
2,051
2,590
3,128
3,666
4,205
4,743
5,282
757
1,026
1,295
1,564
1,833
2,103
2,372
2,641
698
947
1,195
1,444
1,692
1,941
2,189
2,438
349
474
598
722
846
971
1,095
1,219
4,970
9,195
767
384
354
177
6,461
539
270
249
125
Dated: April 18, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
Guidelines, NRCS gives notice of the
intent to deauthorize Federal funding
for the Lick Creek Watershed project,
Russell, Dickenson and Wise Counties,
Virginia.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments within 60 days of this
notice being published in the Federal
Register.
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Service
[Docket No. NRCS–2018–0002]
Lick Creek Watershed, Russell,
Dickenson and Wise Counties, Virginia
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to deauthorize
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(804) 287–1691 or email: Jack.Bricker@
va.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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improvement for the Lick Creek
Watershed project will not be installed.
The sponsoring local organizations have
concurred in this determination and
agree that Federal funding should be
deauthorized for the project.
Information regarding this
determination may be obtained from
John Bricker, NRCS State
Conservationist in Virginia at the above
address and telephone number.
No administrative action on
implementation of the proposed
deauthorization will be taken until 60
days after the date of this publication in
the Federal Register.
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and Flood Prevention. Executive Order 12372
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Department's annual adjustments to
the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility
for free and reduced price meals and free milk for the period from July
1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. These guidelines are used by schools,
institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch
Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program
and Summer Food Service Program. The annual adjustments are required by
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The
guidelines are intended to direct benefits to those children most in
need and are revised annually to account for changes in the Consumer
Price Index.
DATES: Implementation Date: July 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Saracino, Program Monitoring
and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Suite 628, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 not
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget in conformance with
Executive Order 12866. The affected programs are listed in the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.553, No. 10.555, No.
10.556, No. 10.558, and No. 10.559 and are subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR part 415).
Background
Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and 17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C.
1766(c)(4)), and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the Department
annually issues the Income Eligibility Guidelines for free and reduced
price meals for the National School Lunch Program (7 CFR part 210), the
Commodity School Program (7 CFR part 210), School Breakfast Program (7
CFR part 220), Summer Food Service Program (7 CFR part 225) and Child
and Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR part 226) and the guidelines for
free milk in the Special Milk Program for Children (7 CFR part 215).
These eligibility guidelines are based on the Federal income
poverty guidelines and are stated by household size. The guidelines are
used to determine eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free
milk in accordance with applicable program rules.
Definition of Income
In accordance with the Department's policy as provided in the Food
and Nutrition Service publication Eligibility Manual for School Meals,
``income,'' as the term is used in this notice, means income before any
deductions such as income taxes, Social Security taxes, insurance
premiums, charitable contributions, and bonds. It includes the
following: (1) Monetary compensation for services, including wages,
salary, commissions or fees; (2) net income from nonfarm self-
employment; (3) net income from farm self-employment; (4) Social
Security; (5) dividends or interest on savings or bonds or income from
estates or trusts; (6) net rental income; (7) public assistance or
welfare payments; (8) unemployment compensation; (9) government
civilian employee or military retirement, or pensions or veterans
payments; (10) private pensions or annuities; (11) alimony or child
support payments; (12) regular contributions from persons not living in
the household; (13) net royalties; and (14) other cash income. Other
cash income would include cash amounts received or withdrawn from any
source including savings, investments, trust accounts and other
resources that would be available to pay the price of a child's meal.
``Income'', as the term is used in this notice, does not include
any income or benefits received under any Federal programs that are
excluded from consideration as income by any statutory prohibition.
Furthermore, the value of meals or milk to children shall not be
considered as income to their households for other benefit programs in
accordance with the prohibitions in section 12(e) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act and section 11(b) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1760(e) and 1780(b)).
The Income Eligibility Guidelines
The following are the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be effective
from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. The Department's guidelines
for free meals and milk and reduced price meals were obtained by
multiplying the year 2018 Federal income poverty guidelines by 1.30 and
1.85, respectively, and by rounding the result upward to the next whole
dollar.
This notice displays only the annual Federal poverty guidelines
issued by the Department of Health and Human Services because the
monthly and weekly Federal poverty guidelines are not used to determine
the Income Eligibility Guidelines. The chart details the free and
reduced price eligibility criteria for monthly income, income received
twice monthly (24 payments per year); income received every two weeks
(26 payments per year) and weekly income.
Income calculations are made based on the following formulas:
Monthly income is calculated by dividing the annual income by 12; twice
monthly income is computed by dividing annual income by 24; income
received every two weeks is calculated by dividing annual income by 26;
and weekly income is computed by dividing annual income by 52. All
numbers are rounded upward to the next whole dollar.
The numbers reflected in this notice for a family of four in the 48
contiguous States, the District of Columbia, Guam and the territories
represent an increase of 2.0 percent over last year's level for a
family of the same size.
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Authority: Section 9(b)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)).
Income Eligibility Guidelines
[Effective from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019]
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Federal Reduced Price Meals--185% Free Meals--130%
poverty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Household size guidelines
------------- Annual Monthly Twice per Every two Weekly Annual Monthly Twice per Every two Weekly
Annual month weeks month weeks
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48 Contiguous States, District of Columbia, Guam, and Territories
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1............................ 12,140 22,459 1,872 936 864 432 15,782 1,316 658 607 304
2............................ 16,460 30,451 2,538 1,269 1,172 586 21,398 1,784 892 823 412
3............................ 20,780 38,443 3,204 1,602 1,479 740 27,014 2,252 1,126 1,039 520
4............................ 25,100 46,435 3,870 1,935 1,786 893 32,630 2,720 1,360 1,255 628
5............................ 29,420 54,427 4,536 2,268 2,094 1,047 38,246 3,188 1,594 1,471 736
6............................ 33,740 62,419 5,202 2,601 2,401 1,201 43,862 3,656 1,828 1,687 844
7............................ 38,060 70,411 5,868 2,934 2,709 1,355 49,478 4,124 2,062 1,903 952
8............................ 42,380 78,403 6,534 3,267 3,016 1,508 55,094 4,592 2,296 2,119 1,060
For each add'l family member, 4,320 7,992 666 333 308 154 5,616 468 234 216 108
add.........................
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Alaska
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1............................ 15,180 28,083 2,341 1,171 1,081 541 19,734 1,645 823 759 380
2............................ 20,580 38,073 3,173 1,587 1,465 733 26,754 2,230 1,115 1,029 515
3............................ 25,980 48,063 4,006 2,003 1,849 925 33,774 2,815 1,408 1,299 650
4............................ 31,380 58,053 4,838 2,419 2,233 1,117 40,794 3,400 1,700 1,569 785
5............................ 36,780 68,043 5,671 2,836 2,618 1,309 47,814 3,985 1,993 1,839 920
6............................ 42,180 78,033 6,503 3,252 3,002 1,501 54,834 4,570 2,285 2,109 1,055
7............................ 47,580 88,023 7,336 3,668 3,386 1,693 61,854 5,155 2,578 2,379 1,190
8............................ 52,980 98,013 8,168 4,084 3,770 1,885 68,874 5,740 2,870 2,649 1,325
For each add'l family member, 5,400 9,990 833 417 385 193 7,020 585 293 270 135
add.........................
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Hawaii
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1............................ 13,960 25,826 2,153 1,077 994 497 18,148 1,513 757 698 349
2............................ 18,930 35,021 2,919 1,460 1,347 674 24,609 2,051 1,026 947 474
3............................ 23,900 44,215 3,685 1,843 1,701 851 31,070 2,590 1,295 1,195 598
4............................ 28,870 53,410 4,451 2,226 2,055 1,028 37,531 3,128 1,564 1,444 722
5............................ 33,840 62,604 5,217 2,609 2,408 1,204 43,992 3,666 1,833 1,692 846
6............................ 38,810 71,799 5,984 2,992 2,762 1,381 50,453 4,205 2,103 1,941 971
7............................ 43,780 80,993 6,750 3,375 3,116 1,558 56,914 4,743 2,372 2,189 1,095
8............................ 48,750 90,188 7,516 3,758 3,469 1,735 63,375 5,282 2,641 2,438 1,219
For each add'l family member, 4,970 9,195 767 384 354 177 6,461 539 270 249 125
add.........................
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Dated: April 18, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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