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Date FNS Document# Title
FNS-942 Food Safety Frequently Asked Questions
Questions and Answers on Alternate Protein Products
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
SP20 CACFP16-2021 Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: Q&As #3
SP16 CACFP14-2021 Previously Issued Questions and Answers Relating to Operation of the Child Nutrition Programs: Updated for SY 2021-22
SP15 CACFP13 SFSP08-2021 Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in SY 2021-22
SP09 CACFP07-2021 Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: State Agency Implementation Plan Template and Q&A Guidance
SP05 CACFP04 SFSP04-2021 Q&As to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations SY 2020-21 #4
SP24 CACFP13 SFSP13-2020 Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during SY 2020-21 – #5
SP20 CACFP11 SFSP11-2020 Questions and Answers on the Nationwide Waiver to Extend Unanticipated School Closure Operations through June 30, 2020
SP18 SFSP10-2020 SFSP and NSLP SSO Nationwide Waivers - Q&As
SP05-2020 Questions & Answers Regarding Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Program Personnel
SP41-2019 Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
SP40 CACFP17 SFSP17-2019 Smoothies Offered in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP38-2019 Meal Requirements under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Q&As for Program Operators
SP37 CACFP16-2019 Q&As on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
SP34 CACFP15 SFSP15-2019 Crediting Coconut, Hominy, Corn Masa and Masa Harina in the Child Nutrition Programs
Farm to School - Food Safety FAQs
School Meals FAQs
SP03-2019 National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Questions and Answers for Charter Schools
SP09-2018 Reducing School Meal Certification Error through Improved Online Application Design
SP36 CACFP15 SFSP11-2017 Eligibility Manual for School Meals
SP37-2017 Flexibility for Co-Mingled Preschool Meals: Questions and Answers
SP26-2017 Accommodating Disabilities in the School Meal Programs: Guidance and Q&As
SP24-2017 Local School Wellness Policy: Guidance and Q&As
SP23-2017 Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&As
SP10 SFSP06-2017 Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs, with Questions and Answers – Revised
SP09-2017 2017 Edition of Questions and Answers for the National School Lunch Program’s Seamless Summer Option
SP05 CACFP03 SFSP02-2017 Q&A: Purchasing Goods and Services Using Cooperative Agreements, Agents, and Third-Party Services
SP37-2016 Meaningful Access for Persons with Limited English Proficiency in the School Meal Programs: Guidance and Q&As
Local Foods and Related Activities in Summer Meal Programs, with Q&As
SP05 SFSP05-2016 Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs
SP02 CACFP02 SFSP02-2016 Questions and Answers on the Transition to and Implementation of 2 CFR Part 200
SP23-2014v3 Q&As Related to the “Smart Snacks” Interim Final Rule
SP28-2015 Q&As Regarding the Use of SAE Funds and SA Funds for Farm to School Related Expenses
SP06-2015 Farm to School and School Garden Expenses
SP44-2014 Q&As Related to the Independent Review of Applications
SP43-2014 Q&As on the School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern in SY 2014-15
SP26-2014 New Q&As Related to the Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the NSLP
NSLP Afterschool Snack Service - FAQs
Copying Federally Inspected Product Labels for Bidding Process - FAQs
SP57-2013 Q&As Regarding the Use of SAE Funds and SAE Reallocation Funds in the Food Distribution Program for Child Nutrition Programs
SP54-2013 Transmittal of Q&As on Computation of Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP
Smart Snacks in Schools Nutrition Standards - Interim Final Rule Q&As
SP40 CACFP11 SFSP13-2013 Q&As Regarding the Participation of Head Start Programs in Child Nutrition Programs
SP37-2013 Enhancing the School Food Safety Program FAQs
USDA Proposes Standards to Provide Healthy Food Options in Schools Questions & Answers
SP03 CACFP02 SFSP02-2013 Procurement Geographic Preference Q&As: Part II
SP44-2012 Q&As Related to the 6 Cents Certification Tool
SP28-2012 Q&As on the Paid Lunch Price Report
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