To receive meal benefits you must complete a Meal Benefits Program application, either online or as a paper application.  We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so please be sure to fill out all the required information.

Completed applications must contain:

• Student(s) Name(s)
• Adult Social Security Number OR check the box indicating "I do not have a Social Security Number"
• If an income application, total household gross income or check the box indicating "No income"
• Adult Signature
• For more information, please review MEAL BENEFITS PROGRAM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• You will NOT need to apply for P-EBT through a separate application.
• Your student must be eligible for free or reduced-price school meals and be enrolled in a National School Lunch Program (NSLP) participating school. Apply for the free or reduced-price school meal program before the end of the school year.
• Benefits for school-age children will begin to be issued in late May. Benefits for children under 6 on SNAP will begin to be issued in August.
• Make sure your address is up-to-date at your child’s school as new P-EBT cards may be mailed to this address. Eligible families already participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can expect to have P-EBT benefits automatically loaded on their current EBT card.

After you have completed the school meal application you will either receive a letter in your email if there is one on file from Titan School Solutions or a letter addressed to the parent or guardian. If you have any questions concerning your eligibility you can call 970.348.6600 and speak with Fatima Santiago.

We are unable to accept applications by phone or fax, due to our application scanning program. All applications must be completed online or by paper. Paper forms may be turned in to the school offices, kitchens or to the Nutrition Office located at 2508 4th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631.

Aside from the healthy delicious meals that we provide, completing the Meal Benefits Program Application helps Nutrition Services with its federal funding for students qualifying for Free or Reduced priced meals even if you choose to not participate in the school meals program. Just by your qualifying, the district receives money for educational needs.

The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) is a federally funded program created to provide additional funds for families to buy food when schools were closed or on a remote or hybrid learning model due to COVID-19. 

P-EBT has created a customer support center to help families with questions or concerns about P-EBT payments and other inquiries that may arise. You can call 1.800.536.5298 or email cdhs_pebtcolorado@state.co.us

We may share your eligibility information with federal education programs, state health and nutrition programs to help evaluate, fund or determine benefits for their programs, audits for program state and federal reviews, district finance office.

The following are some scenarios why you might have changed to a full paid status:

• Federal guidelines require a new application every school year.  If you do not complete a new application within 30 student contact days from the first day of school, your children will automatically change to full paid status.
• Federal guidelines require a verification once a year.  If you do not submit the required documentation within the verification time frame, your student's status will become full paid.

Federal guidelines require that we have a new application on file each school year.

Federal guidelines require us to conduct income verification of at least 3% of all applications on file each year. Applications are randomly selected for verification by our computer system. Within a specified time period, parents/guardians must provide adequate documentation to verify income. If adequate documentation is not provided, the student could lose meal benefits.