Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provides the option to offer free meals to all students in eligible high poverty Local Education Agencies (LEA) and schools without collecting household applications. Eligible LEAs and schools use a claiming percentage based on the number of identified students (primarily directly certified students) of at least 25%, multiplied by a factor of 1.6, to determine a free claiming percentage. The difference between the free claiming percentage and 100% determines the percentage of meals to claim in the paid category. Please contact 573-751-7664 if you have any questions.
- Who’s eligible?
- Eligible and Near Eligible LEA's - Annual Notification
- This report contains LEAs with ISPs of 15%-24.99% as near eligible, LEAs with ISPs of 25% or more as eligible, LEAs that are currently participating, and LEAs in their 4th year as CEP.
- Eligible & Near Eligible by Site - Annual Notification
- Eligible and Near Eligible LEA's - Annual Notification
- CEP calculator
- Traditional vs CEP Comparison (This is a tool to assist in determining if CEP is beneficial for you based on monthly reimbursement.)
- Directions and Guidance
- CEP Learning Module
- DirectMatch User Guidance
- Program Packet (Application Instructions)
- Planning and Implementation Guidance - SP-61-2016
- Forms
- Other programs
- Title I
- E-Rate
- SP-08-2015: Updated E-Rate Guidance for Schools Electing Community Eligibility
- USDA
- CEP Monthly Federal Reimbursement Estimator (This is a tool to assist in determining whether the CEP is right for you based on your monthly reimbursement.)
- Community Eligibility Provision: Q&As 2024 - SP 9-2024 (v.2)
- SP-09-2024: Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
- State Agency ISP checklist
- Reports