🍽️2025 Reimbursement Rates Update for Summer Food Service Program
Summer Food Service Program; 2025 Reimbursement Rates
Summary
This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program. These adjustments address changes in the Consumer Price Index, as required under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The 2025 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. The 2025 rates are also presented individually, as separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement, to show the effect of the Consumer Price Index adjustment on each rate. On average, the 2025 rates adjustment represents a 3.6 percent increase in the rates from last year.
Agencies
- Agriculture Department
- Food and Nutrition Service
Business Impact
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The adjustments to the reimbursement rates for the Summer Food Service Program directly impact businesses that participate in the program, as they determine financial assistance levels for meals. The increase of 3.6% in rates will affect budgeting and financial planning for food service operations serving children.