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Date FNS Document# Title
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
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid
Retailer Criteria to Provide Online Purchasing to SNAP Households
Supporting Kosher and Halal-Observant Communities Through TEFAP
Q&As about the Proposed Rule, Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity
Proposed Rule: Improving Access and Parity in Food Distribution Programs
Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity Proposed Rule
Updated Guidance for Improving State Agency Application Processing Timeliness Rates: Standardizing the Escalation Process
Supporting Kosher and Halal Communities Through TEFAP FAQs
Multi-Agency Task Force to Provide Coordination and Direction for USDA Foods Programs, July 2018 – December 2020
Multi-Agency Task Force to Provide Coordination and Direction for USDA Foods Programs, January 2021 - July 2022
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
SNAP E&T 2022 National Forum: Advancing Equity - Racial, Gender, and LGBTQ+
SNAP E&T 2022 National Forum: Equitable SNAP E&T - Clearing the Path to Economic Mobility for All
SNAP E&T 2022 National Forum: Evolving to the Future Using Pandemic Best Practices
SNAP E&T 2022 National Forum: Public Workforce System and SNAP E&T Alignment to Enhance Service Delivery
USDA Secretary Vilsack Letter to States for SY 2022-23
How to Encourage Variety in CSFP Food Package
SP41-2017 2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant RFA
FY 2017 SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program Report to Congress: State Implementation Progress, SY 2014-15
Review of Major Changes in Program Design and Management Evaluations – Additional Guidance
Implementation Memo: SNAP Review of Major Changes in Program Design and Management Evaluation Systems
Direct Certification Improvement Grant Summaries
Evaluation of Demonstrations of NSLP and SBP Direct Certification of Children Receiving Medicaid Benefits: Access Evaluation Report
Evaluation of Demonstrations of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Direct Certification of Children Receiving Medicaid Benefits: Year 1 Report
Attachments to SP12-2014: RFA for Participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid in SY 2014-15
SP54-2013 Transmittal of Q&As on Computation of Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP
Data Exchange between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for Direct Certification with SNAP
SP50-2013 Release of the New State Agency Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report (Form FNS-834)
SNAP Program Access Toolkit
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress SY 2011-12: Report to Congress
Proposed Rule: NSLP Direct Certification Continuous Improvement Plans Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
National School Lunch Program and Direct Certification with SNAP
SP31-2011 Frequency of Direct Certification Matching Activities Beginning in SY 2011-2012
FY 2011 Application for Direct Certification Planning Grants
SP13-2011 Letter Method for Direct Certification
SP32-2006 Clarification of Direct Verification
Agreement Checklist for Direct Certification and Direct Verification of Children in Food Stamp Households – Reauthorization 2004: Implementation Memo – SP- 14
FD-045 Direct Certification and Direct Verification for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Food Stamp and Child Nutrition Agreements for Direct Certification
School Meal Applications and Direct Certification During the Operation of Provision 2 and 3
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