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Severe need reimbursement is for sites serving breakfast to a large number of low income students. To be eligible for Severe Need Breakfast reimbursement, a site must meet the following criteria:  \n• Forty percent or more of the lunches claimed at the site in the second preceding school year were served free or at a reduced price  \n• The site is participating in or initiating a School Breakfast Program  \nSponsors will automatically receive the higher rate of reimbursement for each eligible site. Eligibility is shown on the site application which is completed annually through Child Nutrition ACES in IWAS. Additionally the SFA must maintain documentation of all costs associated with the School Breakfast Program. The funds reimbursed for severe need may only be expended in those sites approved for the additional funding.  \nIf you have any questions, please contact School-based Child Nutrition Program staff at (800) 545-7892 or (217) 782-2491 or via electronic mail [cnp@isbe.net](cnp@isbe.net).","cbCaiduv9cobKOdW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiduv9cobKOdW","pdf",19392,"English","# Severe need reimbursement overview\n## Eligibility criteria\n## Sponsor reimbursement process\n## Documentation and allowable expenditures\n## Contact information","[{\"question\":\"What is severe need breakfast reimbursement?\",\"answer\":\"It is a higher reimbursement rate for breakfasts served to eligible children in the current school year, based on USDA severe need criteria.\"},{\"question\":\"What site criteria must be met to qualify?\",\"answer\":\"A site must have 40% or more of lunches claimed in the second preceding school year served free or at a reduced price, and must participate in or initiate a School Breakfast Program.\"},{\"question\":\"How do sponsors receive the higher reimbursement rate and what must they document?\",\"answer\":\"Sponsors automatically receive the higher rate for each eligible site. 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