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Date FNS Document# Title
Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
Implementation Timeline for Updated Nutrition Requirements in School Meals
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
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
Integrated Food Management System (IFMS)
FNS-816 OVS Middle/High School Breakfast Poster
FNS-815 OVS Elementary School Breakfast Poster
FNS Handbook 501, Exhibit O FDPIR Monthly Distribution Guide Rates By Household Size
Extension of Comment Period - CNP Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 DGAs
Comment Request on Proposed Rule: Child Nutrition Programs - Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 DGAs
FDPIR Sharing Gallery: Recipes and Cookbooks
School Meal Standards Comparison Chart
Q&As FDPIR Self-Determination Demonstration Project Round 2
FNS-464 The Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
NAFDPIR Annual Conference Presentations
CN Flexibilities for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-23
School Meals Programs Comparison Table of Flexibilities for School Year 2021-22 and School Year 2022-23
Overview of the Keep Kids Fed Act and New Supply Chain Assistance Funding
Transitioning to Normal Child Nutrition Operations: Additional Waiver Opportunities
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
School Lunch and Breakfast Sodium Limits and Timeline
School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern Chart
Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium and Whole Grains - Webinar for State Agencies and School Food Authorities
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 #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
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #90 (Corrected) Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific School Meal Pattern Flexibility for SY 2021-22
USDA DoD Fresh for FDPIR
FNS-896 Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
Tips for Using the FDPIR Sharing Gallery
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
SP11 CACFP10 SFSP06 -2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs - REVISED
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 #87 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for SY 2021-22
Best Practices to Safely Handle and Store USDA Foods at Home
FDPIR Sharing Gallery: In the News
SP07-2021 Department of Education Guidance on Implementation of Child Nutrition Program Waivers
FDPIR 2018 Farm Bill Demonstration Project for Tribal Organizations
Page updated: November 20, 2019