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Date FNS Document# Title
FNS-933 Crediting Meats/Meat Alternates in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
School Meal Standards Comparison Chart
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
FNS-932 Crediting Vegetables in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
FNS-931 Crediting Fruits in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
Transitioning to Normal Child Nutrition Operations: Additional Waiver Opportunities
Seeding Success: Farm to School Grant Requirements
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains - Industry Partners Webinar
Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium and Whole Grains - Webinar for State Agencies and School Food Authorities
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
Planning for a Dynamic School Environment Webinar: Guidance for Meal Service Flexibilities for SY 2021-22
SP17 CACFP15 SFSP09-2021 COVID-19 Waiver Requests Submitted Prior to December 31, 2020
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
SP07-2021 Department of Education Guidance on Implementation of Child Nutrition Program Waivers
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #63 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option - Extension 8
CN - Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #47 CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 3
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #12 Waiver of 60-Day Reporting Requirements
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #14 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites in SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #3 CN COVID-19 Afterschool Activity Waiver
SP36-2019 Updated School Meal Guidance
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
CACFP Halftime: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods in the CACFP Part 2
Medio tiempo del CACFP: “Parte 2: Identificar alimentos ricos en grano integral en el CACFP"
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
SP15 CACFP12 SFSP05-2018 Child Nutrition Program Waiver Request Guidance and Protocol- Revised
CACFP Meal Pattern Posters
Afiches del patrón de comidas del Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos
Updated Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns
SP01-2018 Updated Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns in NSLP and SBP: Q&As
SP37-2017 Flexibility for Co-Mingled Preschool Meals: Questions and Answers
SP41-2015 Updated Offer vs Serve Guidance for the NSLP and SBP Beginning SY2015-16
SP13 SFSP05-2015v2 Summer Meal Programs Meal Service Requirements Q&As - Revised
SP65-2014 Instructions for Reporting State Administrative Funds for Implementing the New Meal Patterns
Software Approval Material for Alternates to USDA Certification Worksheets
SP48-2013 Extending Flexibility for RCCIs in the NSLP
SP09 CACFP04-2013 Streamlining At-Risk Meal Participation for School Food Authorities
National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern
Certification of Compliance with New Meal Pattern Requirements
SP30-2012 Grain Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
SP07-2012 Allocation of Administrative Funds for State Costs of Implementation of New Meal Patterns
Page updated: November 20, 2019