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Date FNS Document# Title
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
CNP Integrity Final Rule: School Meal Programs Provisions Webinar
NSLP Guidance and Resources
Professional Standards: Resources
SP 01-2024, CACFP 01-2024, SFSP 01-2024 Clarification of Allowable Flexibilities for Child Nutrition Programs Experiencing Milk Supply Shortages
SP 22-2023 Community Eligibility Provision: Implementing the New Minimum Identified Student Percentage
Recursos de los estándares profesionales
Back to School
Child Nutrition Database
Regreso a clases
SP16-2023 Revised Prototype Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
FNS-464 The Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
SP16-2022 Third Allocation of Supply Chain Assistance Funds to Alleviate Supply Chain Disruptions in the School Meal Programs
USDA Secretary Vilsack Letter to States for SY 2022-23
Support for Child Nutrition Program Operators
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
USDA Foods in Schools Infographics
SP 05-2018, CACFP 05-2018 Providing Child Nutrition Program Benefits to Disaster Survivor Evacuees
FD-144, SP04 SFSP01 CACFP04-2018 Market Basket Analysis when Procuring Program Goods and Modifying Contracted-For Product Lists
Food Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs - Request for Information
FD-107 Donated Food Storage, Distribution, and Product Dating
FNS Buy American Webinar - Nov. 20, 2017
SP29-2017 2017 Edition: Overcoming the Unpaid Meal Challenge - Proven Strategies from Our Nation’s Schools
Comment Request - Evaluation of the Direct Certification With Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price (DCM-F/RP) Meals Demonstrations
Contracting with FSMC: Developing Solicitations and Contracts
Getting to Know USDA's Web-Based Prototype Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
FD-104 Value of USDA Donated Foods for Audits: Revised
Evaluation of Demonstrations of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Direct Certification of Children Receiving Medicaid Benefits: Year 1 Report
National School Lunch Program Direct Certification Improvement Study
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
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP11-2014 Effective Date of Free or Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations
SP40 CACFP11 SFSP13-2013 Q&As Regarding the Participation of Head Start Programs in Child Nutrition Programs
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress SY 2011-12: Report to Congress
National School Lunch Program and Direct Certification with SNAP
SP02-2012 Verification and Reporting of Foster Children
Final Rule: Geographic Preference Option for the Procurement of Unprocessed Agricultural Products in Child Nutrition Programs
FD-080 Guidance in Crediting for, and Use of Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies
SP13-2011 Letter Method for Direct Certification
FD-110; SP05-2011 Further Clarification in Crediting for, and Use of, Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies
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
FD-089 Clarification of State Agency Review Requirements for Donated Foods in the NSLP
SP32-2006 Clarification of Direct Verification
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