Community Eligibility Provision
E121751
United States federal school meal program
provision of the National School Lunch Act
school nutrition program
The Community Eligibility Provision is a federal program that allows eligible high-poverty schools and districts in the United States to offer free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students without collecting individual household applications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Community Eligibility Provision canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1021760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Community Eligibility Provision Context triple: [Food and Nutrition Service, hasProgram, Community Eligibility Provision]
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A.
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is a U.S. Department of Defense database that maintains personnel and benefits eligibility information for service members, retirees, and their dependents.
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B.
Head Start program
The Head Start program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
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C.
Lifeline program
The Lifeline program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides discounted phone and broadband services to low-income consumers to help ensure affordable access to communications.
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D.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a U.S. federal assistance program that provides low-income individuals and families with monthly benefits to purchase food and improve their nutritional security.
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E.
KIPP Foundation
The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports and oversees the national network of KIPP public charter schools serving primarily underserved communities in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Community Eligibility Provision Target entity description: The Community Eligibility Provision is a federal program that allows eligible high-poverty schools and districts in the United States to offer free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students without collecting individual household applications.
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A.
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is a U.S. Department of Defense database that maintains personnel and benefits eligibility information for service members, retirees, and their dependents.
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B.
Center for Educational Equity
The Center for Educational Equity is a research and policy institute at Teachers College, Columbia University focused on advancing fair and inclusive educational opportunities through scholarship, advocacy, and collaboration with schools and communities.
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C.
Head Start program
The Head Start program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
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D.
Lifeline program
The Lifeline program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides discounted phone and broadband services to low-income consumers to help ensure affordable access to communications.
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E.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a U.S. federal assistance program that provides low-income individuals and families with monthly benefits to purchase food and improve their nutritional security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal school meal program
ⓘ
provision of the National School Lunch Act ⓘ school nutrition program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Food and Nutrition Service
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
simplify school meal administration
ⓘ
support child nutrition in low-income communities ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
high-poverty schools
ⓘ
local educational agencies ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
ⓘ
Section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ⓘ |
| benefits | all enrolled students in participating schools ⓘ |
| calculationMethod | multiplies identified student percentage by a federal multiplier ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibilityCriterion |
minimum identified student percentage threshold
ⓘ
school or district participation in NSLP and SBP ⓘ |
| eliminates | household school meal applications ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | federal reimbursement for meals ⓘ |
| goal |
improve student participation in school meals
ⓘ
increase access to school meals ⓘ reduce administrative burden for schools ⓘ reduce stigma associated with free and reduced-price meals ⓘ |
| implementedAt |
district level
ⓘ
group-of-schools level ⓘ school level ⓘ |
| initialImplementationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | permanent option under federal law ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | state education agencies ⓘ |
| nationwideAvailabilityYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| partOf |
National School Lunch Program
ⓘ
School Breakfast Program ⓘ |
| policyType | universal free meals policy ⓘ |
| provides |
free school breakfast
ⓘ
free school lunch ⓘ |
| reduces |
paperwork for families
ⓘ
paperwork for school districts ⓘ verification requirements for meal applications ⓘ |
| reimbursementCategory |
free meal reimbursement rate
ⓘ
paid meal reimbursement rate for meals not covered by multiplier ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National School Lunch Program
ⓘ
School Breakfast Program ⓘ direct certification ⓘ universal free school meals ⓘ |
| sector |
child nutrition policy
ⓘ
education ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | students in high-poverty schools ⓘ |
| uses |
direct certification data
ⓘ
identified student percentage ⓘ other means-tested program data ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Community Eligibility Provision Description of subject: The Community Eligibility Provision is a federal program that allows eligible high-poverty schools and districts in the United States to offer free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students without collecting individual household applications.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.