Completing the Application

Your child’s school offers nutritious, appetizing breakfasts and lunches each school day through National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs; most schools also offer a light snack or supper to students attending afterschool programming. The DCPS Free and Reduced-meal (FARM) application supports DCPS Food and Nutrition Services providing students with high-quality meals through federal meal reimbursement.

• Please complete a FARM application if your child attends a NON-CEP school, even if you decline the service. A list of CEP schools can be found here.

• To fill out an online application, please visit dcps.heartlandapps.com

• To fill out a paper application [PDF], please print and mail or fax it to:

Food & Nutrition Services
Attn: Nadine James
1200 First Street, NE 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Fax: (202) 727-2512

• Please complete 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 Schools do not need to complete a FARM application

Checking Your Eligibility Status

Effective School Year 2018-2019, families can check their FARM eligibility status online though NutriStatus once the application has been submitted and processed.
 

Important Dates

• FARM Applications for the 2018-19 school year are available now!

We are happy to help answer any questions by email at [email protected], or by phone at (202) 299-2159.

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