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Date FNS Document# Title
Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
Final Rule for School Meal Standards
Implementation Timeline for Updating the School Meal Standards
How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
Implementation Timeline for Updated Nutrition Requirements in CACFP & SFSP
Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP
SP 01,CACFP 01, SFSP 01-2016 Procuring Local Meat, Poultry, Game and Eggs for Child Nutrition Programs
Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP
Timeline for Enhancing USDA Summer Nutrition Programs
CACFP 08-2023, SFSP 10-2023 Best Practices for Streamlining Applications for Year-Round Program Operations
Community Eligibility Provision - Summary of Proposed Rule
Extension of Comment Period - CNP Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 DGAs
School Meal Standards Comparison Chart
Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP Webinar
CN Flexibilities for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-23
Final Rule: Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP
School Meals Programs Comparison Table of Flexibilities for School Year 2021-22 and School Year 2022-23
Child Nutrition Response #113 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 4
Child Nutrition Response #112 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 7
Child Nutrition Response #111 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 7
Overview of the Keep Kids Fed Act and New Supply Chain Assistance Funding
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #109 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program Reimbursement Rates for the Seamless Summer Option in Summer 2022
Child Nutrition Response #108 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 4
Child Nutrition Response #107 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 5
Transitioning to Normal Child Nutrition Operations: Additional Waiver Opportunities
Summer Feeding Requirements - Summer 2022 Comparison Table
SY 2021-22 Waivers and Flexibilities
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
Planning for a Dynamic School Environment Webinar: Guidance for Meal Service Flexibilities for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #90 (Corrected) Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific School Meal Pattern Flexibility for SY 2021-22
SP17 CACFP15 SFSP09-2021 COVID-19 Waiver Requests Submitted Prior to December 31, 2020
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
Oversight Plan Waiver
School Meals Operations Study: Evaluation of the COVID-19 Child Nutrition Waivers and Child Nutrition Programs
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #84 Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #94 Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements in the School Meal Programs – Revised – EXTENSION 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #93 Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the Afterschool Programs and for Family Day Care Home Providers in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #92 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #89 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #88 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for SY 2021-22
Page updated: November 20, 2019