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Date FNS Document# Title
SFSP 05-2017 Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers - Revised
SFSP 04-2024, SP 06-2024 Rural Designations in the Summer Meal Programs - Revised
Turnip the Beet! High Quality Summer Meals Award Program
FNS-74 FNS-74: Federal-State Agreement Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Programs
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
Child Nutrition Waiver Update to Address Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures and Supply Chain Issues
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #106 Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #105 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Service of Meals at School Sites during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #104 Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #103 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals Served by Service Institutions through the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #102 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #101 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #99 Nationwide Waiver of the Annual Half Aggregate Monitoring Requirement in the Summer Food Service Program
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #100 Waiver to Allow Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Related to COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting School Meals in SY 2021-22
Pandemic EBT – State Plans for 2021-22
Everything You Need to Know about GS1 GDSN! Accessing Nutrient, Allergen and Ingredient Information for USDA Foods in Schools
SP15 CACFP13 SFSP08-2021 Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #97 Nationwide Waiver to Provide Flexibility for School Meal Programs Administrative Reviews of SFAs Operating Only the SSO in SY 2021-22
Pandemic EBT – Summer 2021
CN - SFSP Application Notification Waiver
FFCRA Opt-In Waiver for SY 2021-22 National School Lunch Program USDA Foods Entitlement Calculations
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #71 Nationwide Waiver of Food Service Management Contract Duration in the NSLP and SFSP Extension
SP05 CACFP04 SFSP04-2021 Q&As to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations SY 2020-21 #4
CN - SFSP Monitoring Waiver
SP04 CACFP03 SFSP03-2021 Q&As Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow SFSP and Seamless Summer Option Operations through SY 2020-21 – Extension Q&As #3
SP02 CACFP02 SFSP02-2021 Reporting of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Data for Forms FNS-10, FNS-44 and FNS-418
SP01 CACFP01 SFSP01-2021 Q&As Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow SFSP and Seamless Summer Option Operations through SY 2020-21 – Extension Q&As #2
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #69 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Reimbursement for Meals Served Prior to Notification of Approval and Provide Flexibility for Pre-Approval Visits in SFSP - Extension
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #67 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibilities in the SFSP – Extension 2
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 #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
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #59 Nationwide Waiver to Allow SFSP and Seamless Summer Option Operations through SY 2020-2021 – Extension
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #57  Nationwide Waiver to Allow Reimbursement for Meals Served Prior to Notification of Approval and Provide Flexibility for Pre-Approval Visits in the SFSP
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response # 19 Nationwide Waiver of Food Service Management Contract Duration in the NLSP and SFSP
SP21 CACFP12 SFSP12-2020 Q&As related to Food Service Management Company Contracts and Allowable Costs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP05-2020 Q&As related to the Child Nutrition Program Monitoring and Reporting Nationwide Waivers
FNS-674 FNS-674: User Access Request Form
SP10 CACFP05-2020 FY 2020 Reallocation of SAE Funds in Child Nutrition Programs
Using USDA DoD Fresh in the Summer Foodservice Program
SFSP 16-2019 Rescission of Summer Food Service Program Guidance on Targeted State Agency Reviews of Sponsors and Sites
SFSP Meal Patterns
Farm to Summer Factsheet
FD-107 Donated Food Storage, Distribution, and Product Dating
Best Practices for the Use of the USDA DoD Fresh Program in the Summer Food Service Program
FD-104 Value of USDA Donated Foods for Audits: Revised
Page updated: November 20, 2019