School Nutrition Programs
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) federal assistance program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. Participating schools provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children during the school day. Schools receive cash reimbursement and domestic commodity foods.
School Breakfast Program (SBP) provides cash reimbursement to schools for meals served, much the same as the School Lunch Program. Children eligible to receive a lunch at free or reduced price are also eligible to receive breakfast at the same rate.
The Special Milk Program was established to encourage consumption of fluid milk by children in the United States in:
- Nonprofit schools of high school grade and under, which do not participate in National School Lunch, School Breakfast, or Summer Food Service Program; schools with split-session kindergarten programs, in which children do not have access to meal service can participate in the Special Milk Program
- Nonprofit nursery schools, child care centers, settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit institutions devoted to the care and training of children, which do not participate in a meal service program
For more information, contact the SD Department of Education, Child and Adult Nutrition Services at 605-773-3413, or DOE.SchoolLunch@state.sd.us.