Feeding the people in your care should not mean carrying every food expense alone. Georgia’s Child and Adult Care Food Program offers eligible providers reimbursement for qualifying meals and snacks.
The program can serve qualifying child care centers, family child care homes, afterschool programs, emergency shelters, and adult day care centers. Reimbursement depends on eligible meals served and applicable rates. Providers submit monthly claims; this is ongoing program participation rather than a one-time business grant.
How to get started: Providers seeking a direct agreement with Georgia DECAL must attend its program training before applying. Call 404-657-1779 about registration. Providers participating through an approved sponsor obtain training and application materials through that sponsor.
Our tips to avoid losing reimbursement:
- Ask which enrollment route fits your facility before completing paperwork.
- Request the current recordkeeping checklist. Set up meal counts, attendance, menus, and receipts in separate folders.
- Assign one person to track claim deadlines and one backup person to review submissions.
- Ask when reimbursement eligibility begins before assuming past meals will qualify.
- Build a food budget that accounts for the time between spending money and receiving reimbursement.
A useful question to ask: “What documentation errors most often cause providers like mine to have claims reduced or rejected?”
Official application instructions
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