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Date FNS Document# Title
Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024 Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
USDA Foods Database
Assessment of Mobile Technologies for Using SNAP Benefits
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
Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Development of Nutrition Education Messages and Products for the General Public
FNS-785 CACFP Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants
FNS-785-S Herramientas para el instructor del CACFP: Alimentación para Bebés
SP08-2022, CACFP07-2022, SFSP03-2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
SP04-2022, CACFP04-2022 Question & Answer Guidance on the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern Chart
National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Chart
CACFP 12-2021 Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the CACFP - Q&A's
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
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #75 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 6
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #78 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #74 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibilities for Summer 2021 Operations- Extension 9
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #80 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #77 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 4
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #73 Child Nutrition Waiver Update
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
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #62 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #61 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – Extension 5
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 #55 CN - Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children - Extension 4
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #54 CN - Allow Non-Congregate Feeding in SFSP and SSO - Extension 4
SP24 CACFP13 SFSP13-2020 Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during SY 2020-21 – #5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #46 CN - Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #44 CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in SFSP - Extension 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #38 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #32 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers through August 31, 2020
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #26 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension 3
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #24 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension 2
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #23 CN COVID-19 Meal Times Nationwide Waiver - Extension
COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response #22 Nationwide Non-Congregate Feeding Waiver- Extension
Child Nutrition Area Eligibility Waiver
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #13 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension
Short and Long Week Calculations
SP36-2019 Updated School Meal Guidance
SP41-2019 Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
SP40 CACFP17 SFSP17-2019 Smoothies Offered in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP39-2019 Clarification on the Milk and Water Requirements in the School Meal Program
SP38-2019 Meal Requirements under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Q&As for Program Operators
SP37 CACFP16-2019 Q&As on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
SP23 CACFP10 SFSP09-2019 Crediting Popcorn in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP08 CACFP02 SFSP02-2019 Update of Food Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP01 CACFP01-2019 Updated CACFP Meal Patterns and Updated NSLP and SBP Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns
Page updated: November 20, 2019