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Special Milk Program

 
Program
web site		 http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/milk/
Sponsor USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Deadlines Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose The Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools, child care institutions and eligible camps that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs. The program reimburses schools and institutions for the milk they serve.

When local school officials offer free milk under the program to low-income children, any child from a family that meets income guidelines for free meals is eligible. Each child's family must apply annually for free milk eligibility.
Eligibility Generally, public or nonprofit private schools of high school grade or under and public or nonprofit private residential child care institutions and eligible camps may participate in the Special Milk Program provided they do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs.

Schools in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs may also participate in the Special Milk Program to provide milk to children in half-day pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs where children do not have access to the school meal programs.
Geographic
coverage		 Nationwide
Amount of
funding		 See Program web site for details.
Application
process		 See Program web site for details.
 

For more information contact:
For information on the operation of the Special Milk Program and all the Child Nutrition Programs, contact the State agency in your state that is responsible for the administration of the programs. A listing of all our State agencies may also be found at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd, select "Contact Us", then select "Child Nutrition - School Meal Programs".

You may also contact the office of USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Public Information Staff at 703-305-2286, or by mail at 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 914, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.