FNS Documents & Resources (Compact View)

Date	FNS Document#	Title
04/24/2024		How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
03/06/2023	SFSP 04-2024, SP 06-2024	Rural Designations in the Summer Meal Programs - Revised
07/14/2022	FNS-74	FNS-74: Federal-State Agreement Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Programs
03/21/2022		Meal Talk: School Breakfast
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
02/24/2022		School Lunch and Breakfast Sodium Limits and Timeline
02/24/2022		School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern Chart
02/24/2022		National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Chart
02/17/2022		Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains - Industry Partners Webinar
02/16/2022		Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium and Whole Grains - Webinar for State Agencies and School Food Authorities
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
08/26/2021		Pandemic EBT – State Plans for 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
08/05/2021		Everything You Need to Know about GS1 GDSN! Accessing Nutrient, Allergen and Ingredient Information for USDA Foods in Schools
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
11/23/2020		Off-site Monitoring Fact Sheets for Child Nutrition Programs
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
12/18/2019		Short and Long Week Calculations
10/30/2019	SP20 CACFP07 SFSP06-2019	Federal Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds
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
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
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
10/11/2012	FD-125	Offering School Food Authorities the Required Value and Variety of USDA Foods, and Efficient and Cost-Effective Distribution
01/25/2011	FD-080	Guidance in Crediting for, and Use of Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies
01/19/2010	FD-067, SP15-2010	School Food Authorities Acting as a Collective Unit in the Control and Use of Donated Foods (Revised)
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
02/05/2003	FD-002	Determining School and Child Care Commodity Entitlements