Summer Food Service Program; 2025 Reimbursement Rates
Published Date: 1/13/2025
Notice
Summary
Starting January 1, 2025, the Summer Food Service Program will boost meal reimbursement rates by about 3.6% to keep up with rising costs. This means organizations serving free summer meals to kids will get a bit more money to help cover food and admin expenses. It’s a win for everyone making sure kids stay fed and fueled during summer break!
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SFSP Rates Up 3.6% in 2025
Starting January 1, 2025, the Summer Food Service Program reimbursement rates rise by an average of 3.6 percent. Sponsors (organizations that serve free summer meals) will be paid using the new combined per-meal rates (for example, in most states rural breakfast is $3.0875, lunch or supper is $5.4025, and snack is $1.2800).
Alaska Gets Higher Per-Meal Rates
For Alaska sites the 2025 combined per-meal rates are higher: rural or self-prep breakfast is $5.0000 (17.50 cent increase), rural or self-prep lunch or supper is $8.7600 (31 cent increase), and rural or self-prep snack is $2.0750 (7.75 cent increase). These Alaska rates are effective January 1, 2025 and remain in effect through December 31, 2025.
Higher Rates for Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands
The combined 2025 per-meal rates for Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are higher than for the continental states; for rural or self-prep sites they are breakfast $4.0125, lunch or supper $7.0250, and snack $1.6600, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. These increases (for example, a 14.25 cent breakfast increase) are intended to help cover higher local costs in those territories.
Free Summer Meals Stay Funded for Families
The 2025 rate increases take effect January 1, 2025 and last through December 31, 2025, which supports the Summer Food Service Program that provides free meals to children. If you have children under 18, the program’s combined per-meal rates in most states are now about $3.0875 for rural breakfasts, $5.4025 for rural lunches or suppers, and $1.2800 for snacks.
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