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Date FNS Document# Title
SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024 Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
CACFP 11-2023 Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers (Revised September 2023)
SP08-2022, CACFP07-2022, SFSP03-2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
SP04-2022, CACFP04-2022 Question & Answer Guidance on the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Correcting Amendments
CACFP 12-2021 Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the CACFP - Q&A's
SP11 CACFP10 SFSP06 -2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs - REVISED
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #91 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific Meal Pattern Flexibility in the CACFP for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #84 Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #70 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #63 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option - Extension 8
SP24 CACFP13 SFSP13-2020 Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during SY 2020-21 – #5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #38 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #36 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 4
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #26 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension 3
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #24 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #13 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #4 COVID-19 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP40 CACFP17 SFSP17-2019 Smoothies Offered in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP39-2019 Clarification on the Milk and Water Requirements in the School Meal Program
SP37 CACFP16-2019 Q&As on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
SP23 CACFP10 SFSP09-2019 Crediting Popcorn in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP08 CACFP02 SFSP02-2019 Update of Food Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP01 CACFP01-2019 Updated CACFP Meal Patterns and Updated NSLP and SBP Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns
CACFP09-2018 Grain Requirements in the CACFP: Questions and Answers
CACFP17-2017 Documenting Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
CACFP16-2017 Grain-Based Desserts in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
SP30 CACFP13-2017 Transition Period for Updated CACFP, Infant, Preschool Meal Patterns
CACFP09-2017 Vegetable and Fruit Requirements in CACFP: Q&As
CACFP 08-2017 Questions and Answers on the Updated Meal Pattern Requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
CACFP08- 2017 Q&As on the Updated Meal Pattern Requirements for CACFP
CACFP05-2017 Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
SP10 SFSP06-2017 Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs, with Questions and Answers – Revised
CACFP25-2016 Vegetable and Fruit Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Questions and Answers
CACFP17-2016 Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Substitutions in the CACFP, Q&As
CACFP15-2016 Optional Best Practices to Further Improve Nutrition in the CACFP
Comment Request - Information Collection for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Final Rule: CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Proposed Rule: CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the HHFKA of 2010; Extension of Comment Period
Proposed Rule: CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the HHFKA of 2010
SP13 SFSP05-2015v2 Summer Meal Programs Meal Service Requirements Q&As - Revised
SP65-2014 Instructions for Reporting State Administrative Funds for Implementing the New Meal Patterns
SP48-2013 Extending Flexibility for RCCIs in the NSLP
SP09 CACFP04-2013 Streamlining At-Risk Meal Participation for School Food Authorities
SP07-2012 Allocation of Administrative Funds for State Costs of Implementation of New Meal Patterns
Proposed Rule: Incorporating the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Into the Proposed School Meal Patterns
Amendments to the Child Nutrition Infant Meal Pattern
Participation of Emergency Shelters in the Child and Adult Care Food Program - Questions and Answers
Final Rule: CACFP Overclaim Authority and Technical Changes to the Meal Pattern Requirements
Effective Date for Implementation of Interim Regulation Amending the Infant Meal Patterns
Page updated: November 20, 2019