Ohio Hi-Point Joint Vocational School DistrictLocal Government

7 CFR Subpart B ? 210.4 states that, in part, to the extent funds are available, the Food and Nutrition Service will make cash assistance available in accordance with the provisions of this section to each State agency for lunches and meal supplements served to children under the National School Lunch and Commodity School Programs. The Secretary will make cash and/or donated food assistance available to each State agency and distributing agency, as appropriate, administering the National School Lunch Program. 7 CFR Subpart B ? 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that Claims for Reimbursement are limited to the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements that are served to children eligible for free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements, respectively, for each day of operation. Claims for reimbursement shall be based on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children. Each school food authority shall correctly record, consolidate, and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement as well as ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced. The District completed the required reports including CN-6 and CN-7 reports and site claim forms; however, due to lack of controls over review of the forms for accuracy, the April 2022 site claim form was overstated by 27 meals from the CN report. The site claim form was used for federal reimbursement to the District and thus resulted in $70 more reimbursements than the District was entitled based on free, reduced, and paid meals. Failure to properly report meals for reimbursement can result in loss of revenue, excess reimbursements, and/or federal questioned costs. The District should establish and implement procedures to verify the accuracy of reimbursement site claim reports.