Free and Reduced-price Meal (FARM) Application School Year 2023-2024
Looking for the SUNBucks (formerly Summer EBT) application? Click here for more information. Please note, FARM Applications processed after March 22, 2024 will not be able to be considered for summer 2024 SUNBucks eligibility. FARM Apps are still accepted for free and reduced meal eligibility for the duration of school year 2023-2024.
Many students qualify for free lunch through one of the following ways:
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For School Year 2023- 2024, 96 of our schools qualify for free lunch under the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). To see a list of these schools, please click here. Households where all students attend a DCPS CEP school do not need to complete a FARM application and will automatically be eligible for all benefits associated with approved FARM status.
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At DCPS schools (listed below) students may automatically qualify for free meals through 'direct certification' which means the student or family meets one of the following criteria:
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Students in households receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or
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Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court, or
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Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, migrant status.
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If your student does not meet the above qualifications and attends a DCPS school listed below, then a Free And Reduced-price Meal (FARM) Application is required to qualify for free meals based on family income.
- Brent Elementary School
- Deal Middle School
- Eaton Elementary School
- Hardy Middle School
- Hearst Elementary School
- Hyde-Addison Elementary School
- Jackson-Reed (Wilson) High School
- Janney Elementary School
- Key Elementary School
- Lafayette Elementary School
- MacArthur High School
- Mann Elementary School
- Maury Elementary School
- Murch Elementary School
- Oyster-Adams – Adams Campus
- Oyster-Adams – Oyster Campus
- Peabody Elementary School
- Ross Elementary School
- Shepherd Elementary School
- Stoddert Elementary School
- School Within A School – Goding
- School Without Walls High School
- You can complete an application either online or through a paper application. For fastest processing, please complete an online application.
Please complete a FARM application if your child attends a DCPS school listed above, even if you decline the service.
Looking for the SUNBucks (formerly Summer EBT) application? Click here for more information. Please note, FARM Applications processed at this point in the school year will not be able to be considered for summer 2024 SUNBucks eligibility.
Click here to access the online application!
Please complete only one application for all students that attend DCPS in your household every school year, even if they attend different DCPS schools. Families with students only enrolled in charter or private schools should contact your school directly. DCPS FNS cannot accept or process applications for charter or private schools.
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See the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines below if you believe your household qualifies:
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Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines 23/24 |
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Household Size |
Annual Income |
Monthly Income |
Twice Per Month |
Bi-Weekly Income |
Weekly Income |
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1 |
$26,973 |
$2,248 |
$1,124 |
$1,038 |
$519 |
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2 |
$36,482 |
$3,041 |
$1,521 |
$1,404 |
$702 |
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3 |
$45,991 |
$3,833 |
$1,917 |
$1,769 |
$885 |
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4 |
$55,500 |
$4,625 |
$2,313 |
$2,135 |
$1,068 |
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5 |
$65,009 |
$5,418 |
$2,709 |
$2,501 |
$1,251 |
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6 |
$74,518 |
$6,210 |
$3,105 |
$2,867 |
$1,434 |
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7 |
$84,027 |
$7,003 |
$3,502 |
$3,232 |
$1,616 |
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8 |
$93,536 |
$7,795 |
$3,898 |
$3,598 |
$1,799 |
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Each additional person |
+$9,509 |
+$793 |
+$397 |
+$366 |
+$183 |
a. Only ONE FARM APPLICATION PER HOUSEHOLD should be completed even if the students attend different schools. A household is considered all persons, related or unrelated, living at the same address.
b. DCPS only accepts FARM applications for the DCPS schools listed above. If you or your child attends a charter or private school, please reach out to the school directly.
c. FARM applications for school year 2022-2023 expired on June 30th, 2023 and a new application is needed for school year 2023-2024.
d. The grace period for students who qualified for free lunch during school year 2022-2023 ended in October. Please fill out a new application for school year 2023-2024.
Benefits of FARM Status
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Free lunch at your student's DCPS school
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Waiver of college test fees
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Waiver of college application fees
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Reduced price internet services
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
District of Columbia Human Rights Act
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