Notice2025-15510
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods From July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026
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Published
August 15, 2025
Effective
July 1, 2025
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
This notice announces the national average value of donated foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be provided in school year 2026 (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026) for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 156 (Friday, August 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15510]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 156 / Friday, August 15, 2025 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods From July 1,
2025, Through June 30, 2026
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the national average value of donated
foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be
provided in school year 2026 (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026) for
each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch
Program (NSLP), and for each lunch and supper served by institutions
participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
DATES: Effective date: July 1, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Farah Ahmad, Program Analyst, Food
Distribution Policy Branch, SNAS Policy Division, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314, or telephone 703-305-2453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These programs are located in the Assistance
Listings under Nos. 10.555 and 10.558 and are subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, and
final rule related notice published at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 1983).
This notice imposes no new reporting or recordkeeping provisions that
are subject to Office of Management and Budget review in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507). 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 was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866. Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5
U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this rule as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
National Average Minimum Value of Donated Foods for the Period July 1,
2025, Through June 30, 2026
This notice implements mandatory provisions of sections 6(c) and
17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (the
Act) (42 U.S.C. 1755(c) and 1766(h)(1)(B)). Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the
Act establishes the national average value of donated food assistance
to be given to States for each lunch served in the NSLP at 11.00 cents
per meal. Pursuant to section 6(c)(1)(B), this amount is subject to
annual adjustments on July 1 of each year to reflect changes in a
3Principamonth average value of the Producer Price Index for Foods Used
in Schools and Institutions for March, April, and May each year (Price
Index). Section 17(h)(1)(B) of the Act provides that the same value of
donated foods (or cash in lieu of donated foods) for school lunches
shall also be established for lunches and suppers served in the CACFP.
Notice is hereby given that the national average minimum value of
donated foods, or cash in lieu thereof, per lunch under the NSLP (7 CFR
part 210) and per lunch and supper under the CACFP (7 CFR part 226)
shall be 30.50 cents for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30,
2026.
The Price Index is computed using five major food components in the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index (cereal and bakery
products; meats, poultry, and fish; dairy; processed fruits and
vegetables; and fats and oils). Each component is weighted using the
relative weight as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
value of food assistance is adjusted each July 1 by the annual
percentage change in a 3-month average value of the Price Index for
March, April, and May each year. The 3-month average of the Price Index
increased by 1.51 percent from 263.66 for March, April, and May of 2024
as previously published in the Federal Register, to 267.65 for the same
3 months in 2025. When computed on the basis of unrounded data and
rounded to the nearest one-quarter cent, the resulting national average
for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, will be 30.50 cents
per meal. This is an increase of one-half (\1/2\) cents from the school
year 2025 (July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025) rate.
Authority: Sections 6(c)(1)(A) and (B), 6(e)(1), and 17(h)(1)(B) of
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1755(c)(1)(A) and (B) and (e)(1), and 1766(h)(1)(B)).
James Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
[FR Doc. 2025-15510 Filed 8-14-25; 8:45 am]
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