Summer Food Service Program Participant Eligibility

Day Camps, Residential Camps, some Closed Enrolled Programs and Conditional Non-Congregate site types that cannot use Area Eligibility to establish site eligibility must establish each participants eligibility for freeand reduced price meals.

The Meal Application is one way these types of sites can determine participant eligibility. All Meal Applications must also receive the Letter to the Household, which explains the Meal Application.

For more information on Participant Eligibility refer to Unit 1: Participating in the Summer Food Service Program of The Summer Food Service Program Administration Guide.

Meal Application and Parent Letter

Use between July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027

Meal Application

[Meal Application in Arabic] [Meal Application in Chinese Simplified] [Meal Application in Chinese Traditional] [Meal Application in Chuukese] [Meal Application in Russian] [Meal Application in Somali] [Meal Application in Spanish] [Meal Application in Vietnamese]

Letter to the Household

[Letter to the Household in Arabic] [Letter to the Household in Chinese Simplified] [Letter to the Household in Chinese Traditional] [Letter to the Household in Chuukese] [Letter to the Household in Russian] [Letter to the Household in Somali] [Letter to the Household in Spanish] [Letter to the Household in Vietnamese]

Income Eligibility Guidelines