New Jersey Department of Education

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Information

The NJDOE Household Income Survey for schools participating in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) has been discontinued and the information, documents, and links have been removed from our website. Beginning in SY2024-2025, all schools and districts will determine household incomes for state reporting purposes by using the new application developed by the NJ Department of Agriculture, the “School Meals and Summer EBT Application (For Both Standard & CEP Schools/Sites),”
along with the NJ Direct Certification process.
Please contact the NJ Department of Agriculture’s Division of Food and Nutrition for more information regarding the new process.