Apply for Free and Reduced Lunch

Schools will transition back to requiring family applications for free and reduced-price meals to meet USDA requirements.

During the pandemic, schools were able to offer no cost meals to all students due to temporary program flexibilities provided by the federal government. These flexibilities have expired, and the U.S. Congress did not provide funding in this year’s budget to allow schools to serve free meals to all students in the 2022-2023 school year. Your school nutrition team looks forward to serving healthy, balanced meals to every student in the new school year.

All Income Eligible Families Should Complete These Steps:

  • As soon as possible, complete the NSLP Application for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals
  • Complete the form and submit it online
  • Watch for notification of eligibility in the mail or in an email
  • Familiarize yourself with how your school accepts payment in the cafeteria for meals and a la carte items
  • Ask questions! Contact us with any questions. Your school nutrition department is excited to serve you and your student(s).

 If you are income eligible, you must apply for Free and Reduced Lunch before the first day of school, August 17, 2022.

If you have questions please contact Child Nutrition Director, Carlette Drabek, at (830) 372-1930 or carlette.drabek@nisd.us