The National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs (Fund 312) are voluntary programs available to all public schools, private schools, and residential child - care institutions that agree to operate a non-profit program offering
lunches meeting federal requirements to all children in attendance.
Not exact matches
It is presenting these meals under the supervision of the National School
Lunch Program, which provides
federal funding in exchange for
meeting certain
requirements.
In order to get the cash subsidies, the schools have to provide
lunches that
meet the
federal requirements AND provide free or reduced - price
lunches to eligible students.
It costs an average of about $ 2.92 to prepare and serve a
lunch that
meets federal nutrition
requirements, according to a national study by the School Nutrition Association.
School
lunches must
meet Federal nutrition
requirements, but decisions about what specific foods to serve and how they are prepared are made by local school food authorities.
The
federal school
lunch program does not do a very good job of verifying that students whose families sign up for the program actually
meet the eligibility
requirements.