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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program; 2024
Reimbursement Rates
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice informs the public
of the annual adjustments to the
reimbursement rates for meals served in
the Summer Food Service Program.
These adjustments address changes in
the Consumer Price Index, as required
under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act. The 2024
reimbursement rates are presented as a
combined set of rates to highlight
simplified cost accounting procedures.
The 2024 rates are also presented
individually, as separate operating and
administrative rates of reimbursement,
to show the effect of the Consumer Price
Index adjustment on each rate. On
average, the 2024 rates adjustment
represents a 5.3 percent increase in the
rates from last year.
DATES: This adjustment is applicable
January 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Penny Burke, Program Monitoring and
Operational Support Division, Child
Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Suite
401, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, (303)
844–0357.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
is listed in the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance under No. 10.559
and is subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372, which requires
intergovernmental consultation with
State and local officials. (See 2 CFR, 415
and final rule-related notice published
at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 1983.)
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
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reporting requirements have been
included that are subject to approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget.
This notice 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. Additionally, this
notice has been determined to be
exempt from formal review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866.
Special Note: While the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) does not
have the authority to adjust
reimbursement rates above inflation in
the contiguous United States (CONUS),
pursuant to section 12 of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1760), USDA may make
adjustments to reimbursement rates in
the outlying areas to reflect differences
between the cost of providing meals and
supplements in those areas and the
costs of providing meals and
supplements in all other States.
Therefore, FNS is increasing the
reimbursement rates for the child
nutrition programs in Guam, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to 30
percent above CONUS rates. This
adjustment to the Summer Food Service
Program rates will be applied beginning
on January 1, 2024, until further notice.
Definitions
The terms used in this notice have the
meaning ascribed to them under 7 CFR
part 225 of the SFSP regulations.
Background
This notice informs the public of the
annual adjustments to the
reimbursement rates for meals served in
SFSP. In accordance with sections 12(f)
and 13, 42 U.S.C. 1760(f) and 1761 of
the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (NSLA) and SFSP regulations
under 7 CFR part 225, the USDA
announces the adjustments in SFSP
payments for meals served to
participating children during calendar
year 2024.
The 2024 reimbursement rates are
presented as a combined set of rates to
highlight simplified cost accounting
procedures. Reimbursement is based
solely on a ‘‘meals times rates’’
calculation, without comparison to
actual or budgeted costs.
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Sponsors receive reimbursement that
is determined by the number of
reimbursable meals served, multiplied
by the combined rates for food service
operations and administration.
However, the combined rate is based on
separate operating and administrative
rates of reimbursement, each of which is
adjusted differently for inflation.
Calculation of Rates
The combined rates are constructed
from individually authorized operating
and administrative reimbursements.
Simplified procedures provide
flexibility, enabling sponsors to manage
their reimbursements to pay for any
allowable cost, regardless of the cost
category. Sponsors remain responsible,
however, for ensuring proper
administration of the Program, while
providing the best possible nutrition
benefit to children.
The operating and administrative
rates are calculated separately.
However, the calculations of
adjustments for both cost categories are
based on the same set of 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 United States
Department of Labor. They represent a
5.3 percent increase in this series for the
12-month period, from November 2022
through November 2023 (from 342.266
in November 2022 to 360.383 in
November 2023).
Table of 2024 Reimbursement Rates
Presentation of the 2024 maximum
per meal rates for meals served to
children in SFSP combines the results
from the calculations of operational and
administrative payments, which are
further explained in this notice. The
total amount of payments to State
agencies for disbursement to SFSP
sponsors will be based upon these
adjusted combined rates and the
number of meals of each type served.
These adjusted rates will be in effect
from January 1, 2024, through December
31, 2024.
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and
Hawaii—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—2 dollars and 97.75 cents
(15.25 cent increase from the 2023
reimbursement rate), Lunch or Supper—
5 dollars and 21.25 cents (26.25 cent
increase), Snack—1 dollar and 23.50
cents (6.75 cent increase); All Other
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Types of Sites—Breakfast—2 dollars and
92.25 cents (15 cent increase), Lunch or
Supper—5 dollars and 13 cents (26 cent
increase), Snack—1 dollar and 20.50
cents (6.50 cent increase).
Alaska—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—4 dollars and 82.50 cents
(24.25 cent increase), Lunch or
Supper—8 dollars and 45 cents (42 cent
increase), Snack—1 dollar and 99.75
cents (10 cent increase); All Other Types
of Sites—Breakfast—4 dollars and 73.50
cents (23.75 cent increase), Lunch or
Supper—8 dollars and 31.25 cents
(41.25 cent increase), Snack—1 dollar
and 95.25 cents (10 cent increase).
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and
Virgin Islands 1—Rural or Self-prep
Sites—Breakfast—3 dollars and 87 cents
(56.25 cent increase), Lunch or
Supper—6 dollars and 78.25 cents
(98.50 cent increase), Snack—1 dollar
and 60.50 cents (23.50 cent increase);
All Other Types of Sites—Breakfast—3
dollars and 79.50 cents (55 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper—6 dollars
and 67.25 cent (96.75 cent increase),
Snack—1 dollar and 56.75 cents (23
cent increase).
2024 REIMBURSEMENT RATES (COMBINED)
Per meal rates in whole or fractions of
U.S. dollars
All states
except Alaska
and Hawaii
All states
except Alaska
and Hawaii
Site types
Rural or selfprep sites
All other types
of sites
Breakfast ..................................................
Lunch or Supper ......................................
Snack .......................................................
2.9775
5.2125
1.2350
Alaska
Alaska
Rural or selfprep sites
All other types
of sites
2.9225
5.1300
1.2050
4.8250
8.4500
1.9975
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and
Hawaii—Breakfast—2 dollars and 71
cents (14 cents increase from the 2023
reimbursement rate), Lunch or Supper—
4 dollars and 72 cents (24 cents
increase), Snack—1 dollar and 10 cents
(6 cents increase).
Alaska—Breakfast—4 dollars and 39
cents (22 cents increase), Lunch or
Operating Rates
The portion of the SFSP rates for
operating costs is based on payment
amounts set in section 13(b)(1) of the
NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(1). They are
rounded down to the nearest whole
cent, as required by section
11(a)(3)(B)(iii) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C.
1759a(a)(3)(B)(iii).
4.7350
8.3125
1.9525
Guam, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico,
and Virgin
Islands
Guam, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico,
and Virgin
Islands
Rural or selfprep sites
All other types
of sites
3.8700
6.7825
1.6050
3.7950
6.6725
1.5675
Supper—7 dollars and 65 cents (38
cents increase), Snack—1 dollar and 78
cents (9 cents increase).
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and
Virgin Islands—Breakfast—3 dollars and
52 cents (51 cents increase), Lunch or
Supper—6 dollars and 14 cents (89
cents increase), Snack—1 dollar and 43
cents (21 cents increase).
OPERATING COMPONENT OF 2024 REIMBURSEMENT RATES
All states
except Alaska
and Hawaii
Operating rates in U.S. dollars, rounded down to the nearest whole cent
Breakfast ................................................................................................................................
Lunch or Supper ....................................................................................................................
Snack .....................................................................................................................................
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Administrative Rates
The administrative cost component of
the reimbursement is authorized under
section 13(b)(3) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C.
1761(b)(3). Rates are higher for sponsors
of sites located in rural areas and for
‘‘self-prep’’ sponsors that prepare their
own meals at the SFSP site or at a
central facility instead of purchasing
them from vendors. The administrative
portion of SFSP rates are adjusted,
either up or down, to the nearest
quarter-cent.
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and
Hawaii—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—26.75 cents (1.25 cent
increase from the 2023 reimbursement
rate), Lunch or Supper—49.25 cents
(2.25 cent increase), Snack—13.50 cents
(0.75 cent increase); All Other Types of
Sites—Breakfast—21.25 cents (1 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper—41 cents (2
cent increase), Snack 10.50 cents (0.50
cent increase).
Alaska—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—43.50 cents (2.25 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper—80 cents (4
cent increase), Snack—21.75 cents (1
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cent increase); All Other Types of
Sites—Breakfast—34.50 cents (1.75 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper—66.25 cents
(3.25 cent increase), Snack—17.25 cents
(1 cent increase).
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and
Virgin Islands—Rural or Self-prep
Sites—Breakfast—35 cents (5.25 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper—64.25 cents
(9.50 cents increase), Snack—17.50
cents (2.50 cent increase); All Other
Types of Sites—Breakfast—27.50 cents
(4 cent increase), Lunch or Supper—
53.25 cents (7.75 cent increase), Snack—
13.75 cents (2 cent increase).
1 Starting January 1, 2024, Guam, Puerto Rico,
and Virgin Islands receive the same reimbursement
rates as Hawaii for Summer Food Service Program.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT OF 2024 REIMBURSEMENT RATES
Administrative rates in U.S. dollars,
adjusted, up or down, to the nearest
quarter-cent
All states
except Alaska
and Hawaii
All states
except Alaska
and Hawaii
Site types
Rural or selfprep sites
All other types
of sites
Breakfast ..................................................
Lunch or Supper ......................................
Snack .......................................................
0.2675
0.4925
0.1350
Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14,
Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and
1762a, respectively.
Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–01009 Filed 1–18–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Request for Information: Food Price
Data for State of Hawaii
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) requests
comments from the public—including
the food industry and research
community—to help inform future
policy and decisions about potentially
updating Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) cost
estimates for the State of Hawaii.
Specifically, FNS invites comments and
ideas about food price data for the State
of Hawaii—including communities in
the State outside of the County of
Honolulu—that may be available,
potentially accessible to FNS, and of
sufficient quality, format, sample size,
and recent period to be used potentially
by FNS to make cost adjustments for the
State of Hawaii to the TFP pursuant to
section 3(u)(2) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008, as amended. Comments
must be received on or before March 4,
2024.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before March 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Kevin Meyers Mathieu, Economic
Advisor, Nutrition Guidance and
Analysis Division, Center for Nutrition
Policy and Promotion, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place,
Fourth Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Comments may also be submitted via
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Alaska
Rural or selfprep sites
All other types
of sites
0.2125
0.4100
0.1050
0.4350
0.8000
0.2175
email to fns.foodplans@usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically. All comments
received in response to this notice will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Kevin Meyers
Mathieu, Economic Advisor, Nutrition
Guidance and Analysis Division, Center
for Nutrition Policy and Promotion,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, at 703–946–
7619.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FNS
makes this request with the goal of
maximizing the range of food price data
specific to communities in the State of
Hawaii outside of the County of
Honolulu—that is, the Neighbor
Islands—that may become accessible to
the Agency and available for the Agency
to assess in terms of feasibility to use for
updating TFP cost estimates in Hawaii.
Data should be of a similar quality,
format, and sample size to data used for
reevaluating the TFP for the mainland
United States in August 2021 (Thrifty
Food Plan, 2021, FNS–916) 1 and
making cost adjustments for Alaska and
Hawaii in July 2023 (Thrifty Food Plan
Cost Estimates for Alaska and Hawaii,
FNS–989).2
The TFP represents a healthy,
practical, cost-conscious diet for a
family of four, and its cost forms the
basis for Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit
levels. Through a rigorous and
transparent process, USDA used
updated food price data to recalculate
the cost estimates of the TFP for Alaska
and Hawaii. This update ensured SNAP
participants in Alaska and Hawaii have
1 The Thrifty Food Plan, 2021 report and
supplemental materials are available at: https://
www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/thrifty-food-plan-2021.
2 The Thrifty Food Plan Cost Estimates for Alaska
and Hawaii report and supplemental materials are
available at: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/tfpakhi.
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0.6625
0.1725
Guam, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico,
and Virgin
Islands
Guam, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico,
and Virgin
Islands
Rural or selfprep sites
All other types
of sites
0.3500
0.6425
0.1750
0.2750
0.5325
0.1375
a data-driven benefit amount that is
equitable to the benefits provided to
people living in the 48 contiguous
States and DC so they can afford
nutritious food essential for health and
well-being.
The updated cost estimates for Alaska
and Hawaii were calculated in
alignment with the existing statutory
and regulatory framework. Namely, TFP
costs for Alaska and Hawaii were
calculated by comparing food prices in
the 48 contiguous States and DC to
those in Anchorage and Honolulu,
respectively. The Anchorage TFP cost is
further adjusted to reflect food prices
throughout urban and rural areas of the
State of Alaska, as per statute. In
contrast, the Honolulu TFP cost, as per
regulation, is used as the basis for SNAP
benefits throughout the entire State of
Hawaii. Evidence suggests that
Honolulu was originally used because it
was the only location in the State where
the Bureau of Labor Statistics routinely
collected food price information at the
time. The availability of food price data
in the State of Hawaii—including
communities in the State outside of the
County of Honolulu—of sufficient
quality, format, sample size, and recent
period may motivate a reexamination of
the regulatory language that stipulates
Honolulu as the basis for the Hawaii
TFP cost estimate. The features of the
data may also contribute to potential
future decisions on a preferred
methodology that could be used to
calculate a Hawaii TFP cost using food
price data from throughout the State of
Hawaii.
List of Questions for Commenters
The Agency requests responses to the
following questions:
Question 1: How does the cost of food
differ between the Island of Oahu (i.e.,
the County of Honolulu) and the
Neighbor Islands (i.e., all other areas of
the State of Hawaii)? To what extent are
any differences in the cost of food
driven by differences in prices for
identical foods and beverages versus
differences in other factors (e.g., region-
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program; 2024 Reimbursement Rates
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to
the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service
Program. These adjustments address changes in the Consumer Price Index,
as required under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The
2024 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of rates to
highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. The 2024 rates are
also presented individually, as separate operating and administrative
rates of reimbursement, to show the effect of the Consumer Price Index
adjustment on each rate. On average, the 2024 rates adjustment
represents a 5.3 percent increase in the rates from last year.
DATES: This adjustment is applicable January 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Burke, Program Monitoring and
Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Place, Suite 401, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, (303) 844-0357.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is
listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.559
and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which
requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials.
(See 2 CFR, 415 and final rule-related notice published at 48 FR 29114,
June 24, 1983.)
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3501-3520, no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements have been
included that are subject to approval from the Office of Management and
Budget.
This notice 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. Additionally, this notice has been determined to be exempt from
formal review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive
Order 12866.
Special Note: While the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) does not have the authority to
adjust reimbursement rates above inflation in the contiguous United
States (CONUS), pursuant to section 12 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760), USDA may make adjustments
to reimbursement rates in the outlying areas to reflect differences
between the cost of providing meals and supplements in those areas and
the costs of providing meals and supplements in all other States.
Therefore, FNS is increasing the reimbursement rates for the child
nutrition programs in Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
to 30 percent above CONUS rates. This adjustment to the Summer Food
Service Program rates will be applied beginning on January 1, 2024,
until further notice.
Definitions
The terms used in this notice have the meaning ascribed to them
under 7 CFR part 225 of the SFSP regulations.
Background
This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the
reimbursement rates for meals served in SFSP. In accordance with
sections 12(f) and 13, 42 U.S.C. 1760(f) and 1761 of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) and SFSP regulations under 7
CFR part 225, the USDA announces the adjustments in SFSP payments for
meals served to participating children during calendar year 2024.
The 2024 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of
rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. Reimbursement
is based solely on a ``meals times rates'' calculation, without
comparison to actual or budgeted costs.
Sponsors receive reimbursement that is determined by the number of
reimbursable meals served, multiplied by the combined rates for food
service operations and administration. However, the combined rate is
based on separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement,
each of which is adjusted differently for inflation.
Calculation of Rates
The combined rates are constructed from individually authorized
operating and administrative reimbursements. Simplified procedures
provide flexibility, enabling sponsors to manage their reimbursements
to pay for any allowable cost, regardless of the cost category.
Sponsors remain responsible, however, for ensuring proper
administration of the Program, while providing the best possible
nutrition benefit to children.
The operating and administrative rates are calculated separately.
However, the calculations of adjustments for both cost categories are
based on the same set of 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 United States Department of Labor.
They represent a 5.3 percent increase in this series for the 12-month
period, from November 2022 through November 2023 (from 342.266 in
November 2022 to 360.383 in November 2023).
Table of 2024 Reimbursement Rates
Presentation of the 2024 maximum per meal rates for meals served to
children in SFSP combines the results from the calculations of
operational and administrative payments, which are further explained in
this notice. The total amount of payments to State agencies for
disbursement to SFSP sponsors will be based upon these adjusted
combined rates and the number of meals of each type served. These
adjusted rates will be in effect from January 1, 2024, through December
31, 2024.
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and Hawaii--Rural or Self-prep Sites--
Breakfast--2 dollars and 97.75 cents (15.25 cent increase from the 2023
reimbursement rate), Lunch or Supper--5 dollars and 21.25 cents (26.25
cent increase), Snack--1 dollar and 23.50 cents (6.75 cent increase);
All Other
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Types of Sites--Breakfast--2 dollars and 92.25 cents (15 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper--5 dollars and 13 cents (26 cent increase),
Snack--1 dollar and 20.50 cents (6.50 cent increase).
Alaska--Rural or Self-prep Sites--Breakfast--4 dollars and 82.50
cents (24.25 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--8 dollars and 45 cents
(42 cent increase), Snack--1 dollar and 99.75 cents (10 cent increase);
All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--4 dollars and 73.50 cents (23.75
cent increase), Lunch or Supper--8 dollars and 31.25 cents (41.25 cent
increase), Snack--1 dollar and 95.25 cents (10 cent increase).
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands \1\--Rural or Self-
prep Sites--Breakfast--3 dollars and 87 cents (56.25 cent increase),
Lunch or Supper--6 dollars and 78.25 cents (98.50 cent increase),
Snack--1 dollar and 60.50 cents (23.50 cent increase); All Other Types
of Sites--Breakfast--3 dollars and 79.50 cents (55 cent increase),
Lunch or Supper--6 dollars and 67.25 cent (96.75 cent increase),
Snack--1 dollar and 56.75 cents (23 cent increase).
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\1\ Starting January 1, 2024, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin
Islands receive the same reimbursement rates as Hawaii for Summer
Food Service Program.
2024 Reimbursement Rates (Combined)
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Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars All states All states Alaska Alaska Guam, Hawaii, Guam, Hawaii,
--------------------------------------------------------- except Alaska except Alaska -------------------------------- Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico,
and Hawaii and Hawaii and Virgin and Virgin
-------------------------------- Islands Islands
Site types Rural or self- All other -------------------------------
Rural or self- All other prep sites types of sites Rural or self- All other
prep sites types of sites prep sites types of sites
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Breakfast............................................... 2.9775 2.9225 4.8250 4.7350 3.8700 3.7950
Lunch or Supper......................................... 5.2125 5.1300 8.4500 8.3125 6.7825 6.6725
Snack................................................... 1.2350 1.2050 1.9975 1.9525 1.6050 1.5675
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Operating Rates
The portion of the SFSP rates for operating costs is based on
payment amounts set in section 13(b)(1) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C.
1761(b)(1). They are rounded down to the nearest whole cent, as
required by section 11(a)(3)(B)(iii) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C.
1759a(a)(3)(B)(iii).
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and Hawaii--Breakfast--2 dollars and 71
cents (14 cents increase from the 2023 reimbursement rate), Lunch or
Supper--4 dollars and 72 cents (24 cents increase), Snack--1 dollar and
10 cents (6 cents increase).
Alaska--Breakfast--4 dollars and 39 cents (22 cents increase),
Lunch or Supper--7 dollars and 65 cents (38 cents increase), Snack--1
dollar and 78 cents (9 cents increase).
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands--Breakfast--3 dollars
and 52 cents (51 cents increase), Lunch or Supper--6 dollars and 14
cents (89 cents increase), Snack--1 dollar and 43 cents (21 cents
increase).
Operating Component of 2024 Reimbursement Rates
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Guam, Hawaii,
Operating rates in U.S. dollars, rounded down to the nearest All states Puerto Rico,
whole cent except Alaska Alaska and Virgin
and Hawaii Islands
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Breakfast.................................................... 2.71 4.39 3.52
Lunch or Supper.............................................. 4.72 7.65 6.14
Snack........................................................ 1.10 1.78 1.43
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Administrative Rates
The administrative cost component of the reimbursement is
authorized under section 13(b)(3) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(3).
Rates are higher for sponsors of sites located in rural areas and for
``self-prep'' sponsors that prepare their own meals at the SFSP site or
at a central facility instead of purchasing them from vendors. The
administrative portion of SFSP rates are adjusted, either up or down,
to the nearest quarter-cent.
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and Hawaii--Rural or Self-prep Sites--
Breakfast--26.75 cents (1.25 cent increase from the 2023 reimbursement
rate), Lunch or Supper--49.25 cents (2.25 cent increase), Snack--13.50
cents (0.75 cent increase); All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--21.25
cents (1 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--41 cents (2 cent increase),
Snack 10.50 cents (0.50 cent increase).
Alaska--Rural or Self-prep Sites--Breakfast--43.50 cents (2.25 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper--80 cents (4 cent increase), Snack--21.75
cents (1 cent increase); All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--34.50
cents (1.75 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--66.25 cents (3.25 cent
increase), Snack--17.25 cents (1 cent increase).
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands--Rural or Self-prep
Sites--Breakfast--35 cents (5.25 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--64.25
cents (9.50 cents increase), Snack--17.50 cents (2.50 cent increase);
All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--27.50 cents (4 cent increase),
Lunch or Supper--53.25 cents (7.75 cent increase), Snack--13.75 cents
(2 cent increase).
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Administrative Component of 2024 Reimbursement Rates
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Administrative rates in U.S. dollars, adjusted, up or All states All states Alaska Alaska Guam, Hawaii, Guam, Hawaii,
down, to the nearest quarter-cent except Alaska except Alaska -------------------------------- Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico,
--------------------------------------------------------- and Hawaii and Hawaii and Virgin and Virgin
-------------------------------- Islands Islands
Rural or self- All other -------------------------------
Site types Rural or self- All other prep sites types of sites Rural or self- All other
prep sites types of sites prep sites types of sites
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Breakfast............................................... 0.2675 0.2125 0.4350 0.3450 0.3500 0.2750
Lunch or Supper......................................... 0.4925 0.4100 0.8000 0.6625 0.6425 0.5325
Snack................................................... 0.1350 0.1050 0.2175 0.1725 0.1750 0.1375
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Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a, respectively.
Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-01009 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
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