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If you are not eligible now, but have a decrease in household income, become unemployed, or have an increase in household size, fill out an application at that time.\nVerification: Your eligibility may be checked at any time during the school year. School officials may ask you to send papers showing your child should receive free or reduced-price meals.\nConfidentiality: School officials use the information on the application only to decide if your child should receive free or reduced-price meals, or benefits under other federal and state education programs as permitted by law.\nIf you wish to review the decision further, you have a right to a fair hearing. This can be done by calling or writing the following official:\n\u0003Name/Title\u0004\n\u0003Phone\u0004\n\u0003Email\u0004\n\u000e\u0003Mailing Address\u0004\nIn 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, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.\nPersons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.\nTo file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at 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: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"mailto:program.intake@usda.gov\" \u0014program.intake@usda.gov\u0015.\nThis institution is an equal opportunity provider.","cbCaitFsCGVfbt9b","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitFsCGVfbt9b","docx",49542,"English","# Notification Details\n## Eligibility Determination (Approved or Denied)\n## Reapplication, Verification, and Confidentiality\n## Fair Hearing Rights and Contact Information\n## Civil Rights Notice and Complaint Filing","[{\"question\":\"What does this letter communicate to parents or guardians?\",\"answer\":\"It reports the determination for free and reduced-price meal services or free milk, indicating whether the household is approved or denied and why.\"},{\"question\":\"Why might an application be denied?\",\"answer\":\"Common reasons include income being above the allowable amount, an incomplete application, an inappropriate SNAP/TANF case identification number, or other listed reasons.\"},{\"question\":\"Can families reapply and how is eligibility verified?\",\"answer\":\"Families may reapply at any time during the school year. 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