Breakfast after the Bell

Budget and RfR Process

Awarding Process• Business/Finance Manager submits Budget Authorization Request (BAR) through OBMS system

•Upload a copy of the award letter in OBMS

• Reimbursements are paid on a per-meal basis for children eligible for reduced-price or paid meals

• Provision 2 schools should multiply the school’s “claiming percentages” of paid and reduced-price meals by the total meals served

Reimbursement

• Reimbursements are based on the difference between the federal established reduced and paid meal rate and the free price meal rate under the National School Lunch Act of 1946

Reimbursement

• All Requests for Reimbursement must be submitted through OBMS

• Purpose of BAB- defray cost, not 100% cost reimbursed

• SFAs are encouraged to submit Requests for Reimbursement (RfR) minimum of once/month

Reimbursement

Reimbursement• STEP 1

• Program Invoice• Meals served must

correlate to same as reported in CNS

• STEP 2• Expenditure Report

• STEP 3• Reclassification Journal Entry

Program Invoice for Standard School

Reimbursement

Program Invoice for Provision 2 School

Reimbursement

Tips• Submit RfR in OBMS at the same time as the monthly claim for Breakfast in CNS

• Calculate the Program Invoice first

• Double check the meal count total to ensure counts on Program Invoice match those reported in CNS

• Use the current Program Invoice• Ensure YTD expenditures reported on expenditure report=Total Reimbursement $ on Program Invoice