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Date FNS Document# Title
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
Final Rule for School Meal Standards
Implementation Timeline for Updating the School Meal Standards
How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
Webinar: Community Eligibility Provision 101
Community Eligibility Provision Fact Sheet
CEP Planning and Implementation Guidance
SP 11-2024 CEP: State Agency Procedures to Ensure Identified Student Percentage Accuracy
SP 10-2024 CEP: Statutory Annual Notification and Publication Requirements and School Year 2024-25 Election Deadline
SP 09-2024 Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
SP 08-2024 Community Eligibility Provision: Planning and Implementation Guidance - Updated
FNS-965 Child Nutrition Labeling Manual
Community Eligibility Provision Status of School Districts and Schools by State
Authorized Labels and Manufacturers
Community Eligibility Provision Resource Center
Webinar on Final Rule: CEP- Increasing Options for Schools
CEP Final Rule Summary
SP 22-2023 Community Eligibility Provision: Implementing the New Minimum Identified Student Percentage
Proposed Rule: Community Eligibility Provision – Increasing Options for Schools Webinar
Community Eligibility Provision - Summary of Proposed Rule
SP 10-2023 Updated Title I Guidance for Making Within District Allocations
SP 09-2023 Community Eligibility Provision: Statutory Annual Notification and Publication Requirements and School Year 2023-2024 Election Deadline
SP 08-2023 Free or Low-Cost Internet Services Available to All Households with Kids at Schools Participating in the Community Eligibility Provision
School Meal Standards Comparison Chart
USDA Secretary Vilsack Letter to States for SY 2022-23
Support for Child Nutrition Program Operators
SP 12-2021 Department of Education Information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
CN Label Approval - Completing FSIS Form 7234
Points to Remember for Facilitating the CN Label Review Process
CN Labeling - Notice to the Trade
SP20-2017 Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
Tip Sheet for Accepting Processed Product Documentation
SP28 CACFP09 SFSP11-2016 FDA Requirements for Vending Machines
Tips for Evaluating a Manufacturer's Product Formulation Statement
Voluntary Menu Labeling in the NSLP and SBP
SP27 CACFP09 SFSP12-2015 Administrative Review Process Regarding the CN Label, Watermarked CN Label and Manufacturer’s Product Formulation Statement
SP11 CACFP10 SFSP13-2015v2 CN Labels Copied with a Watermark Acceptable Documentation
SP63-2014 Smart Snacks Standards for Exempt Foods when Paired Together
SP53-2014 Transition of Foods and Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value to Smart Snacks in School Standards
SP30-2014 Determining Eligibility for Two Cent Differential Reimbursement in New Schools
SOP for Submitting and Approving QC Programs for CN Labeled Products
Industry Guidelines for Preparation of QC Program for CN Labeled Products
NSLP Afterschool Snack Service - FAQs
CN Plant Monitoring Review Checklist
Smart Snacks in School
Smart Snacks in School: Fundraisers
Smart Snacks in School: Beverage Options
Smart Snacks in School: Flexibility for Entrees Served as Part of National School Lunch and School Breakfast
SOP for Verification Services for Child Nutrition Labeled Products
Product Formulation Statement (PFS) for Documenting Vegetables and Fruits
Page updated: November 20, 2019