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

Date	FNS Document#	Title
03/06/2023	SFSP 04-2024, SP 06-2024	Rural Designations in the Summer Meal Programs - Revised
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
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
08/11/2021	SP20 CACFP16-2021	Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: Q&As #3
08/09/2021	SP19-2021	Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2021-22 during COVID-19
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
04/20/2021	COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #84	Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for SY 2021-22
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
04/01/2020	SP10 CACFP05-2020	FY 2020 Reallocation of SAE Funds in Child Nutrition Programs
12/27/2019	FD-147	Policy Cancellation Memorandum
10/30/2019	SP20 CACFP07 SFSP06-2019	Federal Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds
10/02/2019	SP02 CACFP02 SFSP02-2020	Best Practices for Project Management for the Child Nutrition Programs System Replacement or Upgrade
10/02/2019	SP01 CACFP01 SFSP01-2020	CN Information Technology Solutions: Best Practices for Defining the Child Nutrition Programs System Replacement or Upgrade
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
09/12/2017	SP43-2017	Revised SY16-17 SFA-3 Administrative Review Form for FNS-640 Reporting
02/27/2017	SP18 CACFP07-2017	FY 2017 Reallocation of SAE Funds in Child Nutrition Programs
12/01/2016	SP09-2017	2017 Edition of Questions and Answers for the National School Lunch Program’s Seamless Summer Option
01/12/2015	SP13 SFSP05-2015v2	Summer Meal Programs Meal Service Requirements Q&As - Revised
11/12/2013	SP05 CACFP02 SFSP05-2014	Use of School and Census Data
04/30/2013	SP01 CACFP01 SFSP01-2013	Federal Small Purchase Threshold Adjustment
03/27/2013	783-13 Rev. 3	Variations in Meal Requirements for Religious Reasons: Jewish Schools, Institutions and Sponsors
03/07/2013	FD-129	USDA Foods Bone-in-Chicken Products
10/11/2012	FD-125	Offering School Food Authorities the Required Value and Variety of USDA Foods, and Efficient and Cost-Effective Distribution
10/13/2011	FD-118	Automatic Revocation of Tax-Exempt Status
01/25/2011	FD-080	Guidance in Crediting for, and Use of Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies
12/29/2010	FNS Instruction 410-1 Rev. 2	Claims For Losses of Donated Foods and Related Administrative Losses - Procedures for the State Distributing Agency
01/19/2010	FD-067, SP15-2010	School Food Authorities Acting as a Collective Unit in the Control and Use of Donated Foods (Revised)
11/24/2008	FD-081	Distribution of Donated Foods to Service Institutions Participating in the Summer Food Service Program
02/15/2008	SP17 CACFP05 SFSP04-2008	Sharing Income Eligibility Information between Child Nutrition Programs
03/28/2006	FD-054	Monthly Performance Report Correction
02/23/2005	FD-045	Direct Certification and Direct Verification for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
02/25/2004	FD-023	Accounting for Donated Foods in Cost-Reimbursable Contracts Between School Food Authorities and Food Service Management Companies

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