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Plant Industry. Applications and Forms. Grants, Financial Services. Topics A to Z. School Lunch Commodity Distribution Program. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Reimbursement rates typically don't increase during the school year. But because of the pandemic, the agency is providing schools with funding based on rates for the summer food services program.

Read More. The summer rates adjust annually for inflation each January. The move will help alleviate some of the pressure schools are facing, Lisa Davis, senior vice president of Share Our Strength, which is focused on ending hunger and poverty, said in a statement. Schools have been struggling to serve students meals amid the spike in food prices and supply chain disruptions.