This notice announces the Department's annual adjustments to

the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility

for free and reduced price meals and free milk for the period from July

1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. These guidelines are used by schools,

institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch

Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program,

Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program

and Summer Food Service Program. The annual adjustments are required by

section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The

guidelines are intended to direct benefits to those children most in

need and are revised annually to account for changes in the Consumer

Price Index.

DATES: Implementation July 1, 2020.

The

 Income Eligibility Guidelines

    The following are the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be effective

from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The Department's guidelines

for free meals and milk and reduced price meals were obtained by

multiplying the year 2020 Federal income poverty guidelines by 1.30 and

1.85, respectively, and by rounding the result upward to the next whole

dollar.​