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
- LEAs Not Receiving School Meals Assistance Revenue for Transition (SMART) Funds for School Year 2022-23
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
- LEAs Not Receiving SMART Funds for School Year 2022-23
- 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