FNS Documents & Resources (Compact View) | Food and Nutrition Service

Date	FNS Document#	Title
10/01/2023		Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Information
03/07/2023		SNAP COVID-19 Emergency Allotments Guidance
03/02/2022	SP 05-2022	Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
03/02/2022	SP04-2022, CACFP04-2022	Question & Answer Guidance on the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
02/07/2022		Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains and Sodium - Final Rule
01/27/2022		CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Correcting Amendments
12/14/2021		SNAP – Emergency Allotments
09/22/2021		Child Nutrition Waiver Update to Address Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures and Supply Chain Issues
09/22/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #106	Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
09/22/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #105	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Service of Meals at School Sites during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #104	Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #103	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals Served by Service Institutions through the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #102	Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #101	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/15/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #100	Waiver to Allow Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Related to COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting School Meals in SY 2021-22
08/27/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #90 (Corrected)	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific School Meal Pattern Flexibility for SY 2021-22
08/16/2021		SNAP FY 2022 Cost-of-Living Adjustments
06/08/2021	CACFP 12-2021	Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the CACFP - Q&A's
05/24/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #97	Nationwide Waiver to Provide Flexibility for School Meal Programs Administrative Reviews of SFAs Operating Only the SSO in SY 2021-22
05/14/2021	SP11 CACFP10 SFSP06 -2021	Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs - REVISED
05/13/2021		SNAP - Waive Fair Hearing Timelines Guidance
04/21/2021		Temporary Suspension of Claims Collections Guidance
04/20/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #91	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific Meal Pattern Flexibility in the CACFP for SY 2021-22
04/20/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #84	Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for SY 2021-22
03/19/2021		Commodity Supplemental Food Program: Guidance on Temporary Shortage of Ultra-High Temperature Fluid Milk
02/26/2021		CSFP: Guidance on Temporary Food Package Issuance with Modified Quantities of Vegetables
02/19/2021		CSFP Caseload Assignments for the 2021 Caseload Cycle and Administrative Grants
02/16/2021		FY 2021 Food and Administrative Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program
11/16/2020		P-EBT Assistance for Children in Schools that are Closed or have Reduced Attendance
11/16/2020		P-EBT State Plans for SY 2020-21
10/09/2020	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #70	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
10/09/2020	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #63	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option - Extension 8
05/21/2020	COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #24	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension 2
04/21/2020	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #13	Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension
09/23/2019	SP36-2019	Updated School Meal Guidance
09/23/2019	SP41-2019	Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
09/23/2019	SP40 CACFP17 SFSP17-2019	Smoothies Offered in the Child Nutrition Programs
09/23/2019	SP39-2019	Clarification on the Milk and Water Requirements in the School Meal Program
09/23/2019	SP38-2019	Meal Requirements under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Q&As for Program Operators
09/23/2019	SP37 CACFP16-2019	Q&As on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
03/20/2019		TEFAP: Availability of Foods for FY 2019
03/10/2017	CACFP 08-2017	Questions and Answers on the Updated Meal Pattern Requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
06/30/2016	CACFP15-2016	Optional Best Practices to Further Improve Nutrition in the CACFP
01/12/2015	SP13 SFSP05-2015v2	Summer Meal Programs Meal Service Requirements Q&As - Revised
03/07/2013	FD-129	USDA Foods Bone-in-Chicken Products
03/14/2000		Participation of Emergency Shelters in the Child and Adult Care Food Program - Questions and Answers
03/08/1997	783-1 REV. 2	The Grains/Breads Requirement for the Food-Based Menu Planning Alternatives in the Child Nutrition Programs

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