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Date FNS Document# Title
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
CNP Integrity Final Rule: School Meal Programs Provisions Webinar
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid
Professional Standards: Resources
Recursos de los estándares profesionales
Back to School
Child Nutrition Database
Regreso a clases
FNS-464 The Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
USDA Secretary Vilsack Letter to States for SY 2022-23
Support for Child Nutrition Program Operators
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
FNS-896 Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
Unpaid Meal Charges
SP 05-2018, CACFP 05-2018 Providing Child Nutrition Program Benefits to Disaster Survivor Evacuees
Food Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs - Request for Information
SP41-2017 2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant RFA
Contracting with FSMC: Developing Solicitations and Contracts
Getting to Know USDA's Web-Based Prototype Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
SP43-2016 Ensuring Access to Free and Reduced Price School Meals for Low-Income Students
Direct Certification Improvement Grant Summaries
Foster Care Letter
Finding, Buying and Serving Local Food - Using a Forward Contract
Finding, Buying and Serving Local Foods: Introduction to Geographic Preference
Finding, Buying and Serving Local Foods - Using Geographic Preference
Finding, Buying and Serving Local Foods - Tying It All Together and Digging In
SP51-2014 Eligibility Effective Date for Directly Certified Students
Finding, Buying and Serving Local Foods - Using USDA Foods as Resource to Purchase Local
SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014, SFSP 18-2014 Disaster Response
Attachments to SP12-2014: RFA for Participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid in SY 2014-15
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP11-2014 Effective Date of Free or Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations
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
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
SP02-2012 Verification and Reporting of Foster Children
SP50 CACFP27 SFSP20-2011 Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications – Requests for Additional Information
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
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
SP32-2006 Clarification of Direct Verification
SP-12-2005 Statutory Changes in the Free and Reduced Price Eligibility Determination Process and Revised Prototype Application Implementation Memo
FD-045 Direct Certification and Direct Verification for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
School Meal Applications and Direct Certification During the Operation of Provision 2 and 3
Categorical Eligibility of Pre-Kindergarten Even Start Participants for Free Meal Benefits
Page updated: November 20, 2019