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Date FNS Document# Title
CEP Planning and Implementation Guidance
SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024 Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
SP 01,CACFP 01, SFSP 01-2016 Procuring Local Meat, Poultry, Game and Eggs for Child Nutrition Programs
State Guidance on Pandemic EBT
SFSP 05-2017 Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers - Revised
FNS Instruction 796-2, Revision 4
Summer Food for Children Demonstration FAQs
FNS-425-S Manual de acreditación para el CACFP
SEBT 02-2023 Implementation of Summer EBT in 2024 by WIC Indian Tribal Organizations
SFSP 10-2023 Initial Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program
Summer Food Service Program FAQs
Guia Para El Supervisor Del Sitio
SFSP Site Supervisor's Guide
SFSP State Agency Monitor Guide
SFSP Sponsor Monitor's Guide
SP28-2017 Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application for SY 2017-2018
FNS-425 Crediting Handbook for CACFP
SFSP 04-2024, SP 06-2024 Rural Designations in the Summer Meal Programs - Revised
Questions and Answers on Alternate Protein Products
Transitioning to Standard Operations in the Child Nutrition Programs and the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022: Follow-Up Questions and Answers from Webinars
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
State Guidance on Coronavirus P-EBT in Schools
CACFP 10-2022 Questions and Answers Regarding the 2022 Infant Formula Shortage in the CACFP
CACFP 09-2022, SFSP 05-2022 Questions and Answers Related to Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification in CACFP and SFSP – Policy Rescission
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
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
SP20 CACFP16-2021 Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: Q&As #3
SP19-2021 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2021-22 during COVID-19
SP16 CACFP14-2021 Previously Issued Questions and Answers Relating to Operation of the Child Nutrition Programs: Updated for SY 2021-22
SP15 CACFP13 SFSP08-2021 Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in SY 2021-22
Child Nutrition Response #98 Nationwide Waiver of Local School Wellness Policy Triennial Assessments in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
CACFP 12-2021 Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the CACFP - Q&A's
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
SP 12-2021 Department of Education Information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Pandemic EBT – Summer 2021
CACFP 08-2021 Implementation Guidance for State Agencies on Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in CACFP
SP09 CACFP07-2021 Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: State Agency Implementation Plan Template and Q&A Guidance
CN - SFSP Application Notification Waiver
SP06 CACFP05-2021 Child Nutrition Program Emergency Operating Costs During COVID-19: Implementation Guidance for State Agencies
FFCRA Opt-In Waiver for SY 2021-22 National School Lunch Program USDA Foods Entitlement Calculations
Page updated: November 20, 2019