Reimbursement Method

Select from these options:

• Actual Meal Count by Type: Base reimbursement to institutions on actual time of service counts of meals served, and multiply the number of meals, by type, served to participants that are eligible to receive free meals, participants eligible to receive reduced-price meals, and participants not eligible for free or reduced-price meals by the applicable national average payment rate.
• Blended Per Meal: Multiply the assigned blended per meal rate of reimbursement by the total number of meals, by type, served to participants.
• Claiming Percentages: Apply the applicable claiming percentage or percentages to the total number of meals, by type, served to participants and multiply the product or products by the assigned rate of reimbursement for each meal type. You have the option to either round down or use conventional rounding, which allows the My Food Program claim estimates to match exactly the claim amounts calculated by state agencies with different rounding protocols.