Free and Reduced Price Meals (FARM)

Free and Reduced-price Meals (FARM) Application and Family Economic Survey Form

School Year 2024--2025

Looking for the SUNBucks (formerly Summer EBT) application? Click here for more information. Please note, FARM Applications processed after March 22nd, 2024 will not be able to be considered for summer 2024 SUNBucks eligibility.

The SY24-25 FARM Application is available here.

The below schools do not qualify for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for SY 24-25 and therefore require qualification for FARM status:

Brent Elementary School
Deal Middle School
Eaton Elementary School
Hardy Middle School
Hearst Elementary School
Hyde-Addison Elementary School
Jackson-Reed 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

See the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines below if you believe your household qualifies:

Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines 24/25
Household Size	Annual	Monthly	Twice Per Month	Every Two Weeks	Weekly
1	$27,861	$2,322	$1,161	$1072	$536
2	$37,814	$3,152	$1,576	$1,455	$728
3	$47,767	$3,981	$1,991	$1,838	$919
4	$57,720	$4,810	$2,405	$2,220	$1,110
5	$67,673	$5,640	$2,820	$2,603	$1,302
6	$77,626	$6,469	$3,235	$2,986	$1,493
7	$87,579	$7,299	$3,650	$3,369	$1,685
8	$97,532	$8,128	$4,064	$3,752	$1,876
Each additional person	+$9,953	+$830	+$415	+$383	+$192

Please note the following information when completing a FARM application:

a. Only ONE APPLICATION PER HOUSEHOLD should be completed even if your 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 the school year 2023-2024 expire on June 30th, 2024 and a new application is needed for the school year 2024-2025

d. The grace period for students who qualified for free lunch during the school year 2023-2024 will end on October 7th, 2024 for K-12 students and October 10th for ECE (PK3-PK4) students. Please fill out a new application for the school year 2024-2025 before these dates to prevent a lapse in meal benefits.