Notice2025-13892
Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for the Period July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026
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Published
July 24, 2025
Effective
July 1, 2025
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Further adjustments are made to these rates to reflect the higher costs of providing meals in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The adjustments contained in this notice are made on an annual basis each July, as required by the laws and regulations governing the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 140 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34830-34832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13892]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment
Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative
Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for
the Period July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national
average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care
centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care
centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for
meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative
reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes, to
reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Further adjustments are
made to these rates to reflect the higher costs of providing meals in
Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The
adjustments contained in this notice are made on an annual basis each
July, as required by the laws and regulations governing the Child and
Adult Care Food Program.
DATES: These rates are in effect from July 1, 2025, through June 30,
2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Burke, Branch Chief, Program
Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs,
FNS USDA, 1320 Braddock Place, Suite 401, Alexandria, Virginia 22314,
720-822-8597.
Background
Pursuant to sections 4, 11, and 17 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 1766), section 4
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and 7 CFR
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226.4, 226.12 and 226.13 of the Program regulations, notice is hereby
given of the new payment rates for institutions participating in the
Child and Adult Care Food Program. As provided for under the law, all
rates in the Child and Adult Care Food Program must be revised
annually, on July 1, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index
(CPI), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States
Department of Labor, for the most recent 12-month period. These rates
are in effect during the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Adjusted Payments
The following national average payment factors and food service
payment rates for meals and snacks are in effect from July 1, 2025,
through June 30, 2026. All amounts are expressed in dollars or
fractions thereof. Due to a higher cost of living, the reimbursements
for Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands are higher
than those for all other States. The District of Columbia uses the
figures specified for the contiguous States. These rates do not include
the value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods, which
institutions receive as additional assistance for each lunch or supper
served to participants under the Program. A notice announcing the value
of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods is published separately in
the Federal Register.
Adjustments to the national average payment rates for all meals
served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program are rounded down to
the nearest whole cent.
National Average Payment Rates for Centers
The changes in the national average payment rates for centers
reflect a 3.85 percent increase during the 12-month period from May
2024 to May 2025 (from 367.099 in May 2024, as previously published in
the Federal Register, to 381.228 in May 2025) in the Food Away From
Home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
Payments for breakfasts served are: Contiguous States--paid rate--
40 cents (1 cent increase from the 2024-2025 rate), reduced price
rate--2 dollar and 16 cents (9 cents increase), free rate--2 dollars
and 46 cents (9 cents increase); Alaska--paid rate--62 cents (2 cents
increase), reduced price rate--3 dollars and 65 cents (15 cents
increase), free rate--3 dollars and 95 cents (15 cents increase); Guam,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands--paid rate--51 cents (2 cents
increase), reduced price rate-2 dollars and 88 cents (12 cents
increase), free rate--3 dollars and 18 cents (12 cents increase).
Payments for lunch or supper served are: Contiguous States--paid
rate--44 cents (2 cents increase), reduced price rate--4 dollars and 20
cents (17 cents increase), free rate--4 dollars and 60 cents (17 cents
increase); Alaska--paid rate--71 cents (2 cents increase), reduced
price rate--7 dollars and 5 cents (27 cents increase), free rate--7
dollars and 45 cents (27 cents increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and
Virgin Islands--paid rate--57 cents (2 cents increase), reduced price
rate--5 dollars and 58 cents (22 cents increase), free rate--5 dollars
and 98 cents (22 cents increase).
Payments for snacks served are: Contiguous States--paid rate--11
cents (no change), reduced price rate--63 cents (3 cents increase),
free rate--1 dollar and 26 cents (5 cents increase); Alaska--paid
rate--18 cents (no change), reduced price rate--1 dollar and 2 cents (4
cent increase), free rate--2 dollars and 4 cents (7 cents increase);
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands--paid rate--15 cents (1
cent increase), reduced price rate--82 cents (3 cents increase), free
rate--1 dollar and 64 cents (6 cents increase).
Food Service Payment Rates for Day Care Homes
The changes in the food service payment rates for day care homes
reflect a 2.23 percent increase during the 12-month period from May
2024 to May 2025 (from 305.679 in May 2024, as previously published in
the Federal Register, to 312.491 in May 2025) in the Food At Home
series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
Payments for breakfast served are: Contiguous States--Tier I--1
dollar and 70 cents (4 cent increase from the 2024-2025 rate) and Tier
II--61 cents (1 cents increase); Alaska--Tier I--2 dollars and 72 cents
(6 cents increase) and Tier II--95 cents (2 cent increase); Guam,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands--Tier I--2 dollar and 19 cents
(5 cents increase) and Tier II--77 cents (1 cent increase).
Payments for lunch and supper served are: Contiguous States--Tier
I--3 dollars and 22 cents (7 cents increase) and Tier II--1 dollar and
94 cents (4 cents increase); Alaska--Tier I--5 dollars and 22 cents (12
cents increase) and Tier II--3 dollars and 15 cents (7 cents increase);
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands--Tier I--4 dollars and 18
cents (9 cents increase) and Tier II--2 dollar and 52 cents (5 cents
increase).
Payments for snacks served are: Contiguous States--Tier I--96 cents
(3 cent increase) and Tier II--26 cents (no change); Alaska--Tier I--1
dollar and 55 cents (3 cents increase) and Tier II--43 cents (1 cent
increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands--Tier I--1
dollar and 24 cents (2 cents increase) and Tier II--34 cents (1 cent
increase).
Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day
Care Homes
The changes in the administrative reimbursement rates for
sponsoring organizations of day care homes reflect a 2.35 percent
increase during the 12-month period, May 2024 to May 2025 (from 314.069
in May 2024, as previously published in the Federal Register, to
321.465 in May 2025) in the series for All Items of the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers.
Monthly administrative payments to sponsors for each sponsored day
care home are: Contiguous States--Initial 50 homes--150 dollars (3
dollar increase from 2024-2025 annual level), next 150 homes--115
dollars (3 dollar increase), next 800 homes--89 dollars (2 dollar
increase), each additional home--79 dollars (2 dollar increase);
Alaska--Initial 50 homes--244 dollars (6 dollar increase), next 150
homes--186 dollars (5 dollar increase), next 800 homes--145 dollars (3
dollar increase), each additional home--128 dollars (3 dollar
increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands--Initial 50
homes--195 dollars (4 dollar increase), next 150 homes--149 dollars (4
dollar increase), next 800 homes--116 dollars (2 dollar increase), each
additional home--102 dollars (2 dollar increase).
Payment Chart
The following chart illustrates the national average payment
factors and food service payment rates for meals and snacks in effect
from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
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This action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) and thus is exempt from the provisions of that
Act. This notice has been determined to be exempt under Executive Order
12866.
Child and Adult Care Food Program is listed in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.558 and is subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental
consultation with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR 415.3-415.6).
This notice imposes no new reporting or recordkeeping provisions
that are subject to OMB review in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3518).
Authority: Sections 4(b)(2), 11a, 17(c) and 17(f)(3)(B) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(2),
1759a, 1766(f)(3)(B) and section 4(b)(1)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)).
James C. Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
[FR Doc. 2025-13892 Filed 7-23-25; 8:45 am]
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