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Date FNS Document# Title
Unpaid Meals: Best Practices to Ensure Student Access to Meals
Unpaid Meal Charges
SP 05-2018, CACFP 05-2018 Providing Child Nutrition Program Benefits to Disaster Survivor Evacuees
SP29-2017 2017 Edition: Overcoming the Unpaid Meal Challenge - Proven Strategies from Our Nation’s Schools
SP23-2017 Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&As
SP43-2016 Ensuring Access to Free and Reduced Price School Meals for Low-Income Students
SP51-2016 Ensuring Year-long Eligibility in the School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
SP47-2016 Unpaid Meal Charges: Clarification on Collection of Delinquent Meal Payments
SP46-2016 Unpaid Meal Charges: Local Meal Charge Policies
Foster Care Letter
SP51-2014 Eligibility Effective Date for Directly Certified Students
SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014, SFSP 18-2014 Disaster Response
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP11-2014 Effective Date of Free or Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations
SP40 CACFP11 SFSP13-2013 Q&As Regarding the Participation of Head Start Programs in Child Nutrition Programs
SP03-2012 Direct Certification and Zero Benefit Households
National School Lunch Program and Direct Certification with SNAP
SP50 CACFP27 SFSP20-2011 Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications – Requests for Additional Information
SP32-2011 Direct Certification Benchmarks and Continuous Improvement Plans
SP13-2011 Letter Method for Direct Certification
SP25 CACFP11 SFSP10-2010 Q&As on Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
SP22 CACFP10 SFSP08-2010 Categorical Eligibility: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
SP38 CACFP08 SFSP07-2009 Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
CACFP 08-2007 Documentation of Tier I Eligibility Determinations in the CACFP
SP32-2006 Clarification of Direct Verification
Transfer of Data Related to the CACFP and the Food Stamp Program
SP-12-2005 Statutory Changes in the Free and Reduced Price Eligibility Determination Process and Revised Prototype Application Implementation Memo
Categorical Eligibility of Pre-Kindergarten Even Start Participants for Free Meal Benefits
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