09/28/2023
Area Eligibility
04/26/2021
Pandemic EBT – Summer 2021
04/20/2021
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
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #92
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools in SY 2021-22
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #89
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for SY 2021-22
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #88
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for SY 2021-22
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #81
Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #75
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 6
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #78
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #80
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #77
Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 4
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #76
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 6
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #66
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – EXTENSION 2
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #65
Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the SFSP - Extension 2
10/09/2020
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
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #62
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 5
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #61
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – Extension 5
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #63
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option - Extension 8
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #68
Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Care Component- Extension
10/09/2020
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #33
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension #2
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #60
Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
10/09/2020
CN - Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #55
CN - Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children - Extension 4
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #54
CN - Allow Non-Congregate Feeding in SFSP and SSO - Extension 4
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #53
CN - Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in SFSP and SSO - Extension 7
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #50
CN - Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions in the SFSP and SSO - EXTENSION
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #49
CN - Waive First Week Site Visits in SFSP - Extension
08/20/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #44
CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in SFSP - Extension 3
08/20/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #47
CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 3
07/30/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #38
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
06/10/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #32
Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers through August 31, 2020
05/21/2020
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #25
COVID-19 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children - Extension
05/21/2020
COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response #22
Nationwide Non-Congregate Feeding Waiver- Extension
04/13/2020
SP13-2020
Child Nutrition Program Nationwide Waivers: Q&As
10/11/2018
SFSP01-2019
Summer Food Service Program Memoranda Rescission
07/05/2017
SP36 CACFP15 SFSP11-2017
Eligibility Manual for School Meals
12/01/2016
SP08 CACFP04, SFSP03-2017
Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs
10/31/2014
CACFP01 SFSP01-2015
Duration of Income Eligibility Determinations: Guidance and Q&As
01/16/2014
CACFP07 SFSP12-2014
Guidance on Income Eligibility Determinations and Duration
12/03/2013
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP11-2014
Effective Date of Free or Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations
02/21/2013
CACFP06 SFSP11-2013
Eligibility Based on Census Data: 2013 Data Release
04/26/2012
CACFP13 SFSP11-2012
Revised: Eligibility Based on Census Data: Revision of 2012 Data Release
02/13/2012
CACFP07 SFSP09-2012
Eligibility Based on Census Data: 2012 Data Release
02/10/2012
CACFP06 SFSP08-2012
Guidance on Income Eligibility Determinations and Duration
05/03/2010
SP25 CACFP11 SFSP10-2010
Q&As on Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
04/19/2010
SP22 CACFP10 SFSP08-2010
Categorical Eligibility: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
08/27/2009
SP38 CACFP08 SFSP07-2009
Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
08/05/2008
SP34 CACFP10 SFSP09-2008
Automatic Eligibility for Early Head Start Participants
05/16/2008
SP23 CACFP07 SFSP06-2008
Automatic Eligibility for Free Meal Benefits Extended to All Children Enrolled in Head Start
02/23/2007
SFSP 04-2007
Migrant Site Eligibility Determinations