Free and Reduced Price School Meals Information & Application & Fee Waiver Form & Translated Versions of the Application and Information

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Translated Free & Reduced Price Meal Applications & Information

This section features foreign language translations of the Prototype Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals. They are provided as a template to assist state and local agencies in serving households where English is not spoken as a primary language. Households may also download these resources directly to be filled out and submitted to their local school district.

In addition to the application form, each translated packet also includes application instructions and a parent letter/FAQ. We also provide a packet of communications documents to be used by state and local agencies for information sharing requests, income verification, and benefit issuance notices to households. State and local agencies responsible for administering the school meal programs may use these materials in their current form, or may adapt them as needed.

An “I Speak” resource document is available to help identify the primary language of non-English speakers. It uses a short phrase in each of the 49 languages that an applicant can check to indicate the language they speak. “I Speak” can help local educational agencies select the appropriate translation as well as ensure consistent and effective interaction with applicants who have limited English proficiency.

Albanian New
Amharic New
Arabic New
Armenian
Bengali
Bosnian
Burmese
Chinese (Simplified) New
Chinese (Traditional) New
Croatian
Farsi New
French New

Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole New
Hebrew New
Hindi
Hmong
Igbo
Ilokano
Italian New
Iu Mien
Jamaican Creole
Japanese New
Karen

Khmer
Korean New
Kru
Kurdish
Laotian
Nepali
Pashto New
Polish
Portuguese New
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian New
Samoan

Serbian New
Somali New
Sudanese
Spanish
Tagalog New
Thai
Tigrinya
Turkish New
Ukrainian
Urdu
Vietnamese New
Yiddish
Yoruba

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (Revised 2-15-23)

All FNS nutrition assistance programs, State or local agencies, and their subrecipients, must post the following Nondiscrimination Statement:

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 at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, 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, DC 20250-9410; or
Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
Email:
program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Declaración de no discriminación del Departmamento de Agricultura (USDA)

Iowa Nondiscrimination Statement (Revised 7-1-25)

It is the policy of this CNP provider not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or religion in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.6, 216.7, and 216.9. If you have questions or grievances related to compliance with this policy by this CNP Provider, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, 6200 Park Ave Suite 100, Des Moines, IA 50321-1270; phone number 515-281-4121 or 1-800-457-4416; website: https://icrc.iowa.gov/.