---
kind: "unit"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
key: "subtB/chII/subchA/part245"
level: "part"
label: "Part 245"
heading: "Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/subtB-chII-subchA-part245"
sections_count: 16
---

# Part 245 — Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools

Title 7 C.F.R. — Agriculture › Subtitle B — Regulations of the Department of Agriculture › Chapter II — Food and Nutrition Administration, Department of Agriculture › Subchapter A — Child Nutrition Programs

## Sections

- [§245.1. General purpose and scope.](/cfr/7/245.1.md)
- [§245.2. Definitions.](/cfr/7/245.2.md)
- [§245.3. Eligibility standards and criteria.](/cfr/7/245.3.md)
- [§245.4. Exceptions for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.](/cfr/7/245.4.md)
- [§245.5. Public announcement of the eligibility criteria.](/cfr/7/245.5.md)
- [§245.6. Application, eligibility and certification of children for free and reduced price meals and free milk.](/cfr/7/245.6.md)
- [§245.6a. Verification requirements.](/cfr/7/245.6a.md)
- [§245.7. Hearing procedure for families and local educational agencies.](/cfr/7/245.7.md)
- [§245.8. Nondiscrimination practices for children eligible to receive free and reduced price meals and free milk.](/cfr/7/245.8.md)
- [§245.9. Special assistance certification and reimbursement alternatives.](/cfr/7/245.9.md)
- [§245.10. Action by local educational agencies.](/cfr/7/245.10.md)
- [§245.11. Second review of applications.](/cfr/7/245.11.md)
- [§245.12. Action by State agencies and FNSROs.](/cfr/7/245.12.md)
- [§245.13. State agencies and direct certification requirements.](/cfr/7/245.13.md)
- [§245.14. Fraud penalties.](/cfr/7/245.14.md)
- [§245.15. Information collection/recordkeeping—OMB assigned control numbers.](/cfr/7/245.15.md)