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Date FNS Document# Title
SP 01,CACFP 01, SFSP 01-2016 Procuring Local Meat, Poultry, Game and Eggs for Child Nutrition Programs
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid
Farm to School State Formula Grant
Procuring Local Foods
Farm to School Resources
Serving Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
FY 2022-24 WIC FMNP eSolution Grant Summaries
Improving the Shopping Experience
Farm to School Fact Sheets
FNS-945 Overview: HARPC and HACCP
FNS-943 Food Safety Information and Resources for the Farm to School Community
FNS-942 Food Safety Frequently Asked Questions
Nutrition Education and Local Food Access Dashboard
Overview of USDA Resources to Support Emergency Feeding Programs
908 Selling Local Food to Schools: A Resource for Producers
Food Safety Research: Farm to School
FNS-893 The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program
909 Local Meat in Schools
907 USDA Foods: A Resource for Maximizing Food Budgets To Buy Local
906 USDA DoD Fresh Program: A Source for Locally Grown Produce
FNS-854 Local Procurement Decision Tree
USDA Secretary Vilsack Letter to States for SY 2022-23
Seeding Success 2022 Webinar 3: Purchasing Outside the Box: Local Procurement Beyond the Apple
Seeding Success 2022 Webinar 2: Track It! How to Make Your Farm to School Efforts Count
Planning a Successful Farm to School Program (2016 OCFS Webinar Series)
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program Report to Congress: State Implementation Progress, SY 2015-16 and 2016-17
2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant Summaries
Bringing Tribal Foods and Traditions into Cafeterias, Classrooms, and Gardens
Geographic Preference
SP41-2017 2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant RFA
Comment Request - Evaluation of the Direct Certification With Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price (DCM-F/RP) Meals Demonstrations
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program Report to Congress: State Implementation Progress, SY 2014-15
Comment Request: State Agency (NSLP/SNAP) Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report (FNS-834)
Comment Request - State Agency (NSLP/SNAP) Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report (FNS-834)
Planning Toolkit: Finding and Buying Local Foods
Direct Certification Improvement Grant Summaries
2015-16 Direct Certification Improvement Grant Summaries
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program Report to Congress: State Implementation Progress, SY 2013-14
CACFP11-2015 Local Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Evaluation of Demonstrations of NSLP and SBP Direct Certification of Children Receiving Medicaid Benefits: Access Evaluation Report
Evaluation of Demonstrations of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Direct Certification of Children Receiving Medicaid Benefits: Year 1 Report
National School Lunch Program Direct Certification Study: State Practices and Performance Report
National School Lunch Program Direct Certification Improvement Study
Finding, Buying and Serving Local Food - Introduction to Procurement
Attachments to SP12-2014: RFA for Participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid in SY 2014-15
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress, SY 2012–13: Report to Congress
2013-2014 Direct Certification Improvement Grant Summaries
Interim Rule: Direct Certification and Certification of Homeless, Migrant and Runaway Children for Free School Meals - Approval of Information Collection Request
SP54-2013 Transmittal of Q&As on Computation of Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP
FY 2010-12 Direct Certification Grant Summaries
Page updated: November 20, 2019