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Date FNS Document# Title
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid
USDA Secretary Vilsack Letter to States for SY 2022-23
Unpaid Meals: Best Practices to Ensure Student Access to Meals
Unpaid Meal Charges
SP41-2017 2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant RFA
Unpaid Meal Charges: Local Charge Policy Requirement
SP23-2017 Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&As
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
Direct Certification Improvement Grant Summaries
Attachments to SP12-2014: RFA for Participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid in SY 2014-15
SP54-2013 Transmittal of Q&As on Computation of Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP
SP50-2013 Release of the New State Agency Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report (Form FNS-834)
Direct Certification Grants Program Proposal Response Guidance
SP03-2012 Direct Certification and Zero Benefit Households
SP32-2011 Direct Certification Benchmarks and Continuous Improvement Plans
SP31-2011 Frequency of Direct Certification Matching Activities Beginning in SY 2011-2012
FY 2011 Application for Direct Certification Planning Grants
SP32-2006 Clarification of Direct Verification
FD-045 Direct Certification and Direct Verification for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Food Stamp and Child Nutrition Agreements for Direct Certification
School Meal Applications and Direct Certification During the Operation of Provision 2 and 3
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