1. Community Processing Free Categorical Applications

2. Manually processing Free Categorical applications
Students can be manually processed as Free Categorical from a family application for SNAP or TANF, or for individual students; such as Runaway, Migrant, Foster, etc.
Look up the student through Student Records
Click on their Eligibility to access their Free and Reduced Application.
Students can be manually processed as Free Categorical from a family application for SNAP or TANF, or for individual students; such as Runaway, Migrant, Foster, etc.
Look up the student through Student Records
Click on their Eligibility to access their Free and Reduced Application.

3. And let you Add Students and Non-Students as well as remove Members
The application will shown all members of the household
The application will shown all members of the household
And let you Add Students and Non-Students as well as remove Members

4. Foster and HMR statuses should be entered under the student.
Use the Foster, Case or HMR (Homeless, Migrant, Runaway) fields to indicate case type
And then click Next
Foster and HMR statuses should be entered under the student.
Case status, like SNAP or TANF should be entered under the signer
Because your processing manually, you’ll need to indicate the Signer and provide the last 4 of SSN or check No SSN
Use the Foster, Case or HMR (Homeless, Migrant, Runaway) fields to indicate case type
Because your processing manually, you’ll need to indicate the Signer and provide the last 4 of SSN or check No SSN
Foster and HMR statuses should be entered under the student.
Case status, like SNAP or TANF should be entered under the signer
And then click Next

5. If a case number is required, you will be take to the Benefits screen
and select Next
Input the Case Number
The Income page will appear. If Income has been provided, it should be entered, then click Next.
If a case number is required, you will be take to the Benefits screen
Input the Case Number
and select Next
The Income page will appear. If Income has been provided, it should be entered.
If no income was entered, this popup will appear and you can Continue to the application form.
click Next.
If no income was entered, this popup will appear and you can Continue to the application form.

6. The application provides a recap of all information entered to date.
When all information is up to date select Save and Preview.
The application provides a recap of all information entered to date.
You can edit this information.
Use the Arrow keys to open and edit the Household, Benefits and Ethnicity sections if needed.
When all information is up to date select Save and Preview.
You can edit this information.
Use the Arrow keys to open and edit the Household, Benefits and Ethnicity sections if needed.

7. Note that DC (Directly Certified) is not checked.
The edits you made will be saved and you’ll see a preview of the impending changes.
Note that DC (Directly Certified) is not checked.
It does not apply for Cases submitted through application.
Process the Application to apply the changes
The edits you made will be saved and you’ll see a preview of the impending changes.
Note that DC (Directly Certified) is not checked. It does not apply for Cases submitted through application.
Process the Application to apply the changes

8. like indicating SNAP in case type have been saved.
If you do not Process the Application, the application will be put In Review because the edits you made,
like indicating SNAP in case type have been saved.
If you do not Process the Application, the application will be put In Review because the edits you made,
like indicating SNAP in case type have been saved.

9. For a roster of Free Categorical students by Eligibility
Go to >Reports>Standard>Community>Roster
And pick Status Active and
Eligibility Free-Categorical
You can use the Case dropdown
to drill down to specific case types
For a roster of Free Categorical students by Eligibility
Go to >Reports>Standard>Community>Roster
And pick Status Active and Eligibility Free-Categorical
You can use the Case dropdown to drill down to specific case types

10. Thank you for your time. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions!