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Though some school districts across the country have stopped serving free breakfast and lunch after sweeping cuts to federal food assistance programs, officials say New Mexico鈥檚 universal free meal program will remain in place until at least 2030.

An estimated 1 million children in the 近距离内射合集 States have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since the federal government鈥檚 program cuts and implementation of stricter work requirements last year, according to the , a nonpartisan think tank.

School districts apply for federal student lunch reimbursement through the U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP, which allows districts in low-income areas to serve free breakfast and lunch without collecting household applications.

The federal government helps pay for school meals if at least a quarter of students are enrolled in aid programs like SNAP. Fewer students receiving SNAP benefits could cause federal funding to dwindle, forcing school districts to cover the rest of the cost.

This summer, several large school districts throughout the U.S. 鈥� including those in , and 鈥� have ended their free school meal programs, leaving families to apply individually for coverage.

Around 10,060 New Mexico children have lost SNAP coverage since July 2025, according to the CBPP report.

Officials at the New Mexico Public Education Department say they worked with school districts to reestablish their CEP eligibility last year, guaranteeing their reimbursement rates for the next four years and protecting schools from SNAP fluctuations.

Schools will continue to receive their established federal reimbursement, with the state making up the difference, PED spokesperson Janelle Taylor Garc铆a told the Journal.

New Mexico is one of nine states that provide free breakfast and lunch to all public school students after the passage of a 2023 state law intended to address one of the nation鈥檚 highest food insecurity rates.

The free meals are paid for using a mix of state and federal funds, though the federal government picks up the tab for students whose families fall under a federal poverty threshold or who receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP.

A 2025 report from the state Legislative Finance Committee posited that changes to SNAP could affect about 3% of New Mexico students, causing 20 schools to lose eligibility status and 60 more to lose full federal reimbursement, raising the cost burden for the state. 

The cost of the program has grown from $206 million in its initial year to $248 million for the 2023-24 school year, according to the LFC report. Total spending on food per student has gone from $486 in 2018 to $830 in 2024.

In its first year, 88.2% of the funds came from the federal government and the rest was paid for by the state鈥檚 general fund.

Marie Johnson, the executive director for food and nutrition services at Albuquerque Public Schools, said she recertified the district鈥檚 CEP eligibility for another four years in July.

鈥淓ven when the SNAP cuts occur, there will be no change to our free/paid meal reimbursement percentages,鈥� Johnson said in an email. 鈥淲e are good.鈥�

The state鈥檚 largest district will spend about $90.5 million this school year to feed more than 60,000 students. Of that share, $36.4 million came from the federal government, according to district spokesperson Martin Salazar.

APS serves 4.3 million breakfasts, 6.6 million lunches, 1.2 million snacks and 188,000 dinners in 142 cafeterias throughout the district.

Natalie Robbins covers education for the Journal. You can reach her at nrobbins@abqjournal.com.