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Date FNS Document# Title
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2024-2025)
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
Translated Applications
Back to School
Child Nutrition Database
Regreso a clases
School Meals Application Materials in Spanish
Applying for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
SP16-2023 Revised Prototype Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
Income Eligibility Guidelines
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
Local School Wellness Policies
Support for Child Nutrition Program Operators
School Meals Application Materials in French
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
SP 11-2022 Determining Eligibility for Severe Need Reimbursement for the SBP and the Two Cent Differential Reimbursement for the NSLP in SY 2022-23 and 2023-24
Nutrition Standards for School Meals
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2022-2023)
FNS-896 Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
USDA Foods in Schools Infographics
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #82 Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2021-22)
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #64 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – Extension 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #60 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
CN - Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #52 CN: Extend Area Eligibility Waivers Extension 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #32 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers through August 31, 2020
Comment Request - Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
Professional Standards
Tools for Schools: Focusing on Smart Snacks
Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2019-2020)
Verification Toolkit
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2018-2019)
Webinar: Verification Toolkit and Beginning Verification Before October 1
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
SP36 CACFP15 SFSP11-2017 Eligibility Manual for School Meals
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2017-2018)
SP20-2017 Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
Page updated: November 20, 2019