Documents/Forms

Application Forms for Free and Reduced Meals and Milk (School Year 2022-23)

 

Family Application  |   Addenda  |   Parent/Guardian Notification Letters

Parent Video

• How to Fill Out the Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals or Free Milk (CSDE)
  16-minute video for parents and guardians of schoolchildren

Family Application

• Application
  • Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk (English)
  • Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk (Spanish): Solicitud para comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido en la escuela, o para leche gratuita 
  • Foreign Language Translations for Free and Reduced-price Application Forms (USDA)
• FAQ Parent Letter: Correct forms are dated August 8, 2022
  • LEAs Not Receiving School Meals Assistance Revenue for Transition (SMART) Funds for School Year 2022-23
    • FAQ Parent/Guardian Letter Version 1 English: Frequently Asked Questions About Free and Reduced-price School Meals in the NSLP and SBP 
    • FAQ Parent/Guardian Letter Version 1 Spanish: Frequently Asked Questions About Free and Reduced-price School Meals in the NSLP and SBP: Preguntas frecuentes sobre comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido en la escuela
  • LEAs Receiving SMART Funds for School Year 2022-23
    • FAQ Parent/Guardian Letter Version 2 English: Frequently Asked Questions About Free and Reduced-price School Meals in the NSLP and SBP
    • FAQ Parent/Guardian Letter Version 2 Spanish: Frequently Asked Questions About Free and Reduced-price School Meals in the NSLP and SBP: Preguntas frecuentes sobre comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido en la escuela

Addenda

• Addendum A
  • Sharing Information with Other Programs (English)
  • Sharing Information with Other Programs (Spanish): Apéndice A: Divulgación de información con otros programas
• Addendum B: Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth (HUSKY)
  • Does Your Family Need Health Insurance? Connecticut offers low-cost or free coverage! (English) (Access Health CT)
  • Does Your Family Need Health Insurance? Connecticut offers low-cost or free coverage! (Spanish): ¿ Su familia necesita seguro médico? Connecticut ofrece cobertura a bajo costo o gratuita! (Access Health CT)
• Addendum C
  • Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (English)
  • Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Spanish): Anexo C: Información sobre el Programa Asistencial de Nutrición Suplementaria (SNAP)
• SNAP Brochure (DSS)  Additional information for parents about SNAP benefits

Parent/Guardian Notification Letters

• Approval/Denial of Free and Reduced Meals
  • LEAs Not Receiving SMART Funds for School Year 2022-23
    • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1 (English)
    • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1 (Spanish): Carta de notificación para el padre/tutor
  • LEAs Receiving SMART Funds for School Year 2022-23
    • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2 (English)
    • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2 (Spanish): Carta de notificación para el padre/tutor
• CEP School to Non-CEP School
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Letter: Notification of Change in Free Eligibility Due to a Transfer from a CEP School to a Non-CEP School (English)
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Letter: Notification of Change in Free Eligibility Due to a Transfer from a CEP School to a Non-CEP School (Spanish): Notificación de cambio en la elegibilidad gratuita debido a una transferencia de una escuela con Community Eligibility Program (CEP) a una escuela sin CEP
• Direct Certification: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid (English)
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid (Spanish): Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 1: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función del Programa de Responsabilidad Nutricional Escolar (SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) o de los beneficios de Asistencia  Temporal Familiar (TFA, Temporary Familiy Assistance) o Medicaid
• Direct Certification: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, Head Start 
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start (English)
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start (Spanish): Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 2: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función de estado de niño en acogimiento familiar, sin hogar, fugado o del programa Head Start
• Direct Certification: Medicaid Benefits – Reduced-price Meals
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 3: Medicaid Benefits – Reduced-price Meals (English)
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 3: Medicaid Benefits – Reduced-price Meals (Spanish): Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 3: Elegibilidad establecida a precio reducido por medio de certificación directa en función de beneficios de Medicaid – comidas a precio reducido

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

• Visit the Documents/Forms section of the CEP webpage

Special Milk Program (SMP)

• Visit the Documents/Forms section of the SMP webpage