Meal Benefits Application (Free and Reduced) Application
The Grand County School District strongly encourages ALL families to complete a meal benefit application for the 2024-2025 school year.
Many programs, including Title 1 (interventions for reading), BEACON, and Technology rely heavily on funding based on these applications - so it’s critical that as many families as possible complete an application for the 2024-2025 school year. Applications are only valid for the school year in which you applied, so applications from the 2023-2024 school year (all applications prior to July 1, 2024) are no longer applicable. Free or reduced price meal eligibility is based on the income eligibility guideline below or participation in SNAP, FDPIR, or TANF; however, families or students meeting any of the following criteria may also be eligible for free or reduced price meals, regardless of income:
- Families or children who are living in motels, hotels, hostels, RVs, campgrounds, emergency or transitional shelters, abandoned buildings, cars, parks, or any other public or private places not designed or ordinarily used as permanent lodging.
- Families or children who are sharing the housing of another person due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.
- A child who is formally placed by the court into foster care.
- A child who is identified as a runaway and receiving assistance from a program under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
- Families or children considered migrant agricultural workers.
Printable Meal Benefits (Free & Reduced) Application
How to fill out your Printable Meal Benefits (Free & Reduced) Application

Who can get FREE or reduced price meals?
My child was approved for Free or Reduced Meals last school year. Do I need to fill out a new application this year?
I didn't compete my Free & Reduced Application on time and my child has a negative balance. Will that go away if I am approved for Free & Reduced Meals?
Should I fill out an application if I received a letter for the 2023-2024 school year stating my children are already approved for free meals?
Can I apply for Free or Reduced Meals ONLINE?
Do I need to fill out an application for each child?
If I don't qualify now, may I apply later?
My family receives WIC. Can my children get free school meals?
What if my income is not always the same?
How do I know if my family is considered homeless or migrant?
What if someone in my household has no income to report?
We don't qualify for free meals, but we can't afford to pay for lunches. What do we do?
How do I know if my children qualify as homeless, migrant, or runaway?
May I apply if someone in my household is not a U.S. Citizen?
What if there isn't enough space on the application for all of my family members?
We are in the military. Do we report our income differently?
Will the information on my application be verified?
I speak a language other than English. Do you have resources available in other languages?
My family needs more help. Are there other programs we can apply for?
What if I disagree with the school's decision about my Free or Reduced Application?

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; - Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
- Email: [email protected].
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
ADA Compliant 5/20/22