Notice of Center and Day Care Home CACFP Participation
The Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) Special Nutrition Programs’ team is excited to celebrate the institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and their efforts to combat food insecurity in the Commonwealth. Facilities approved for participation receive reimbursements for nutritious meals served to enrolled participants in their care. Care centers interested in learning more about the CACFP and seeing if they are eligible to apply for Program participation may contact VDH’s Special Nutrition Programs team at cacfp@vdh.virginia.gov or our Help Desk at 1-877-618-7282.
Notice of Center and Day Care Home CACFP Participation
Participating non-pricing sponsoring organizations, emergency shelters, centers and homes provide the same meals at no extra charge to all participants at their facility 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). A list of participating institutions, including sponsoring organizations for centers and family day care home providers, can be found on the VDH CACFP Livewell page at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/child-and-adult-care-food-program/195-2/.
Participating child and adult care centers will receive free or reduced price reimbursements for eligible meals served based on the following income eligibility guidelines, effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
| Reduced Price Meals | Free Price Meals | |||||||||
| Household Size | Annual | Monthly | Twice per
month |
Every two
weeks |
Weekly | Annual | Monthly | Twice per
month |
Every two
weeks |
Weekly |
| 1 | 28,953 | 2,413 | 1,207 | 1,114 | 557 | 20,345 | 1,696 | 848 | 783 | 392 |
| 2 | 39,128 | 3,261 | 1,631 | 1,505 | 753 | 27,495 | 2,292 | 1,146 | 1,058 | 529 |
| 3 | 49,303 | 4,109 | 2,055 | 1,897 | 949 | 34,645 | 2,888 | 1,444 | 1,333 | 667 |
| 4 | 59,478 | 4,957 | 2,479 | 2,288 | 1,144 | 41,795 | 3,483 | 1,742 | 1,608 | 804 |
| 5 | 69,653 | 5,805 | 2,903 | 2,679 | 1,340 | 48,945 | 4,079 | 2,040 | 1,883 | 942 |
| 6 | 79,828 | 6,653 | 3,327 | 3,071 | 1,536 | 56,095 | 4,675 | 2,338 | 2,158 | 1,079 |
| 7 | 90,003 | 7,501 | 3,751 | 3,462 | 1,731 | 63,245 | 5,271 | 2,636 | 2,433 | 1,217 |
| 8 | 100,178 | 8,349 | 4,175 | 3,853 | 1,927 | 70,395 | 5,867 | 2,934 | 2,708 | 1,354 |
| For each add’l family member,
add… |
10,175 | 848 | 424 | 392 | 196 | 7,150 | 596 | 298 | 275 | 138 |
- Children who receive TANF, FDPIR, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or who are Head Start participants, are automatically eligible for free meals. Foster children or a child who is a member of a household receiving SNAP, FDPIR, or TANF assistance, or a Head Start participant, are automatically eligible for free
- Adult participants at enrolled adult care centers who are a part of SNAP or FDPIR households or are SSI or Medicaid participants are automatically eligible for reimbursement benefits at the free
- According to the Keep Kids Fed Act, family day care home providers automatically qualify to receive tier I reimbursement rate for eligible meals
In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, 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.
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 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.
To 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:
- 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;
- Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
- Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Participating centers will receive free or reduced price reimbursements for meals served based on the following income eligibility guidelines, effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
