Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended the National School Lunch Act to provide an alternative to household eligibility applications for free and reduced price meals in high poverty local educational agencies (LEAs) (or districts) and schools. The overall purpose of the CEP is to improve access to nutritious meals for students in high poverty areas by providing meals to all students “at no cost” to the students.


Reports	2017 Annual Notification of Schools CEP Eligibility Report (rev. 6/2/2017) 2016 - Annual Notification of Local Education Agencies CEP Eligibility Report 2015 - Annual Notification of North Carolina CEP Eligibility Report
Regulation/Guidance	SP 22-2016 - Community Eligibility Provision: Planning and Implementation Guidance SP 22-2016 Attachment SP 21-2014 - Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Q&As CEP - Title I Guidance (USDE) E-rate Guidance for CEP (Letter from FCC)
Continuing Education	Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) (PowerPoint) WEBINAR - March 30, 2016 - CEP Data Collection Requirements SY 2016-17 POWERPOINT RECORDED WEBINAR (52:34)
Forms/Worksheets	CEP Site Data Template Sample - CEP Site Data Worksheet CEP Reimbursement Worksheet (rev. 4/2017) Sample - CEP Reimbursement Worksheet 2014-15 Application for Need-Based Assistance
Links	(USDA) Community Eligibility Provision Evaluation Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) Community Eligibility Information

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