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Date FNS Document# Title
SP02CACFP03SFSP01-2022 Updates to the Federal Micro-Purchase Threshold in 2 CFR 200.320(a)(1)
Best Practices for Handling Fresh Produce in Schools
USDA Foods in Schools Product Information Sheets - Grains
Food Safety Tips for School Gardens
Ensuring Traceability of Fresh Produce
Handling Fresh Produce on Salad Bars
Handling Fresh Produce in Classrooms
Food Safety Practices to Expect from Your Fresh Produce Distributor
Take Advantage of Nature’s Bounty: Consider Vacuum Seal
Food Safety Practices to Expect from Your Fresh-Cut Produce Processor
Preserving Locally Harvested Produce in School Meals
Storing Fresh Produce
Conducting a Mock Recall of Produce in a School Nutrition Operation
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study
School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study: Methods Used to Estimate the Cost of Producing School Meals
School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study: Methods Used to Examine Student Dietary Intakes
School Nutrition & Meal Cost Study: Methods Used to Examine Nutritional Characteristics of School Meals
School Nutrition & Meal Cost Study: Plate Waste in School Meals
School Nutrition & Meal Cost Study: Study Design & Implementation
CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Technical Amendments
Thanking School Nutrition Professionals
Child Nutrition: Questions and Answers related to COVID-19
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 #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
Planning for a Dynamic School Environment Webinar: Guidance for Meal Service Flexibilities for SY 2021-22
Correction: National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates
Pandemic EBT – State Plans for 2021-22
Program Operator
Program Operator
Procurement Strategies for SY 2021-22: Webinar for School Food Authorities
Procurement Strategies for SY 2021-22: Webinar for State Agencies
SP20 CACFP16-2021 Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: Q&As #3
FNS-896 Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
FNS-896-S Ofrecimiento de carnes y sustitutos de carne en el desayuno escolar
SP19-2021 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2021-22 during COVID-19
Everything You Need to Know about GS1 GDSN! Accessing Nutrient, Allergen and Ingredient Information for USDA Foods in Schools
School Meals Programs - National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022)
Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review
SP16 CACFP14-2021 Previously Issued Questions and Answers Relating to Operation of the Child Nutrition Programs: Updated for SY 2021-22
FNS-897 Offering Smoothies as Part of Reimbursable School Meals
FNS-897-S Ofrecimiento de batidos como parte de las comidas escolares reembolsables
USDA Foods in Schools Photo Contest
USDA Foods in Schools Infographics
Page updated: November 20, 2019