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Direct Certification | Categorical Eligibility | Free Application | Reduced Application |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF)
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Free and Reduced price meal applicant approved to receive free school meals/milk determined by the income indicated on the application was at or below 130 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines. | Free and Reduced price meal applicant approved to receive reduced price school meals determined by the income indicated on the application was between 130 and at or below 185 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines. |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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Food Distribution Program On Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
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Medicaid recipients at or below 133 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines, determined by the Medicaid Program
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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* Data Matching Systems indicate the corresponding Assistance Program |
Homeless
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EXTENSION OF CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY means that all children in a household with at least one child or household member who receives benefits from an Assistance Program are categorically eligible for free meals. Any one child’s or household member’s receipt of benefits from an Assistance Program extends free school meal eligibility to all children who are members of the household. |
Runaway
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Migrant
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Foster
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Head Start and Even Start
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