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Meal & Snack Reimbursement for Claiming Providers


Providers are subsidized for meals and snacks served to each enrolled child. A provider can claim a maximum of two meals and one snack or two snacks and one meal per child per day at the following rates: 


 USDA CACFP Reimbursement Rates
Effective July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
                         Tier I         Tier II

Breakfast              $1.19             $0.44

Lunch/Supper        $2.22             $1.34

Snack                  $0.66             $0.18

Payment is based on a two-tier reimbursement system. Tier I reimbursement is determined by either income, school or census eligibility. Tier II reimbursement applies to those who are not eligible based on the above.
 
To determine your eligibility for Tier I rates based on income, see chart below:

                                                                   Gross Income Eligibility Chart
                                                                   July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011 
 Household Size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
For each additional household member, add
 Annual Income
$20,036
26,955
33,874
40,793
47,712
54,631
61,550
68,469




$6,919
Monthly
Income
$1,670
2,247
2,823
3,400
3,976
4,553
5,130
5,706




$577 
Twice/Month Income
$835
1,124
1,412
1,700
1,988
2,277
2,565
2,853




$289
Every2Weeks

$771
1,037
1,303
1,569
1,836
2,102
2,368
2,634




267
 Weekly Income
$386
519
652
785
918
1,051
1,184
1,317




$134



  
To determine if you are eligible based on school area, click here. To find out if you are eligible based on census, contact the Heartland office; 701-250-0140, or 1-800-366-6793.
 

                   



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