Reimbursement Rates for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Effective January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement for all States (not including Alaska and Hawaii)
Rate Per Meal in Whole or Fractions of U.S. Dollars
Operating Costs
Administrative Costs
Type of
Meal Served
Meals served at
rural or self-
preparation sites
Meals served at
other types of
sites
Breakfast 1.42
.1400
.1125
Lunch or Supper
1
2.48
.2600
.2150
Supplement .58
.0700
.0550
Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement for the State of Alaska*
Rate Per Meal in Whole or Fractions of U.S. Dollars
Operating Costs
Administrative Costs
Type of
Meal Served
Meals served at
rural or self-
preparation sites
Meals served at
other types of
sites
Breakfast 2.31
.2300
.1800
Lunch or Supper
4.02
.4200
.3500
Supplement .94
.1150
.0900
Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement for the State of Hawaii*
Rate Per Meal in Whole or Fractions of U.S. Dollars
Operating Costs
Administrative Costs
Type of
Meal Served
Meals served at
rural or self-
preparation sites
Meals served at
other types of
sites
Breakfast 1.66
.1650
.1300
Lunch or Supper
2.90
.3050
.2525
Supplement .67
.0825
.0650
USDA annually informs the public of the adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the
Summer Food Service Program for Children. Adjustments for 2005 are based on the 3.2 percent increase
in the food away from home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the period
November 2003 through November 2004.