USDA Publishes New Reimbursement Rates 2020-07-23On July 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the annual adjustments to School Year (SY) 2020-21 reimbursement rates for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Special Milk, School Breakfast Program (SBP), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). USDA also announced the average value of donated foods. The per meal rate for NSLP and CACFP SY 2021 is .2450 cents which is an increase of three quarter of a cent per meal from SY 2020.