APPLY FOR FREE & REDUCED MEAL BENEFITS

To determine eligibility for free or reduced-price meals for the 2023-2024 school year, families with students who do not attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) campus will need to complete a Free & Reduced Meal Application. Applications must be completed each school year to determine eligibility. 

View the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) administers school nutrition programs in Texas and offers an eligibility calculator on the Square Meals Online Program Eligibility Form.

Please note that students who are attending a USDA designated Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) campus during the 2023-2024 school year will receive free meals and are not required to complete a Free and Reduced Meal Application. Information about the USDA CEP program and eligible Cy-Fair ISD campuses is posted on the CEP page.  

Free & Reduced Meals Application
Questions about the Free and Reduced Lunch program? Contact the office at 281-897-4550 or freeandreduced@cfisd.net.
Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP)
Questions or concerns about the CACFP Program?  Fill out and submit this form, or contact the number provided on the form.  

How to access the application in SchoolCafe Online.  

• Log into schoolcafe.com. (Users will need to sign into an existing School Cafe account or create a new one).
• After you log in, on the left side under 'Benefits', click 'Apply'.

FREE BREAKFAST FOR REDUCED-PRICE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

NEW: Reduced-Price Eligible Students Will Receive Breakfast at No Charge for 2023 and 2024

The 88th Texas Legislature approved funding as part of the General Appropriations Act so that students who qualify for reduced-price school meals can eat breakfast at no charge for the next two years. Students who meet eligibility requirements for reduced-price meals must be offered breakfast at no charge by Texas school districts that participate in the School Breakfast Program.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: Texas Department of Agriculture | Food and Nutrition Division Section 3, Civil Rights & Confidentiality | January 4, 2022 | Page 9 of 20

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal-opportunity provider.