Forms

Family Application  |   Parent Video  |   Policy Statement
Public Media Release  |   SMP Online Application  |   Milk Count Forms

Family Application for School Year 2026-27

The current free milk application documents for school year 2026-27 are dated August 2026. Do not use documents from previous years.

Application for Free Milk

SMP sponsors that operate a Pricing Program with the Free Milk Option in summer 2026 will use the 2025-26 Application for Free Milk (dated July 2025). SMP sponsors that operate during the school year will use the 2026-27 Application for Free Milk below.

• English: Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk and Summer EBT 
• Spanish: Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk and Summer EBT: Solicitud para comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido en la escuela, o para leche gratuita y EBT de verano

Parent/Guardian Letters

Frequently Asked Questions  |   Notification Letter for Approval/Denial  |   Direct Certification

Parent/Guardian Letter: Frequently Asked Questions About Free School Milk

• English: Sample Parent/Guardian Letter: Frequently Asked Questions About Free School Milk
• Spanish: Preguntas frecuentes acerca de leche gratuita escuelar 

Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Approval/Denial of Free Milk

• English: SMP Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Free Milk Eligibility
• Spanish: Carta de Notificación para el padre/tutor

Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Direct Certification

• Version 1: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid
  • English: SMP Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on School Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) or Medicaid Benefits
  • Spanish: 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
• Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, Head Start
  • English: SMP Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2: Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start Program Status
  • Spanish: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función de estado de niño en acogimiento familiar, sin hogar, fugado o del Programa Head Start

Parent Video

• How to Fill Out the Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals or Free Milk and Summer EBT (CSDE): This 18-minute video for parents and guardians of schoolchildren is updated for school year 2026-27.

Policy Statement

• Policy Statement for Free and Reduced-price Meals, Afterschool Snack Programs, and Free Milk (CSDE)  
  Required for the local educational agency’s (LEA) Policy Statement for Free Milk
  • Application and Data Management Process for Connecticut Special Milk Programs (CSDE)
  • Site Information on Money Collection and Point-of-service Milk Count Systems for Connecticut Special Milk Programs (CSDE)

Public Media Release

• Sample Public Media Release for Connecticut Special Milk Programs  (CSDE) 

SMP Online Application

• Application Checklist: SMP Required Items for the Online Sponsor Application “Checklist Summary” in the CSDE's Agreement for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Instructions: Updating the Sponsor Application for Summer Sponsors of the Special Milk Program: School Year 2026-27  (CSDE)  April 2026
• Special Milk Program section of CSDE's Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CNP System) webpage

Milk Count Forms

• SMP Daily Milk Count Form (CSDE)
• Instructions for SMP Daily Milk Count Form (CSDE)
• Sample Completed SMP Daily Milk Count Form (CSDE)