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Date FNS Document# Title
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2024-2025)
Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
Information Collection: Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer
FDPIR, TEFAP, and CSFP Income Exclusions under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
School Meals Operations Study: Evaluation of the COVID-19 Child Nutrition Waivers and Child Nutrition Programs
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 #96 Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for Sponsors in the Child and Adult Care Food Program – EXTENSION
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #95 Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program – Extension 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #93 Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the Afterschool Programs and for Family Day Care Home Providers in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #89 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #88 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #87 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for SY 2021-22
FDPIR Federal Pandemic Unemployment Income Exclusion
FFCRA Opt-In Waiver for SY 2021-22 National School Lunch Program USDA Foods Entitlement Calculations
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #66 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – EXTENSION 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #65 Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the SFSP - Extension 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #64 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – Extension 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #62 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #61 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – 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
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #68 Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Care Component- Extension
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #33 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension #2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #60 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #58 At-risk Afterschool Area Eligibility Waiver
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 #25 COVID-19 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children - Extension
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #23 CN COVID-19 Meal Times Nationwide Waiver - Extension
COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response #22 Nationwide Non-Congregate Feeding Waiver- Extension
SP13-2020 Child Nutrition Program Nationwide Waivers: Q&As
Comment Request - Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2019-2020)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2018-2019)
SP36 CACFP15 SFSP11-2017 Eligibility Manual for School Meals
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2017-2018)
FD-076 Categorical Eligibility (Revised)
SP08 CACFP04, SFSP03-2017 Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2016-2017)
FD-046 FDPIR - Student Financial Assistance (Revised)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2015-2016)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2001-2002)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2003-2004)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2002-2003)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2005-2006)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2007-2008)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2011-2012)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2012-2013)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2013-2014)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2014-2015)
CACFP01 SFSP01-2015 Duration of Income Eligibility Determinations: Guidance and Q&As
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