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Date FNS Document# Title
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
Implementation Timeline for Updating the School Meal Standards
How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
CNP Integrity Final Rule: School Meal Programs Provisions Webinar
USDA Foods Database
USDA Foods Toolkit for Child Nutrition Programs
FNS-828 School Food Authority Paid Lunch Price Report Data
Food Safety COVID-19 Resources
FNS-882 School Meals Programs: Providing Multiple Meals at a Time During SY 2022-23
GS1 GDSN and the USDA Foods Database: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for States/School Districts
SFSP 04-2024, SP 06-2024 Rural Designations in the Summer Meal Programs - Revised
Navigating the USDA Foods Database
FNS-10: Report of School Program Operations
USDA Foods in Schools Ordering and Purchase Update Webinar
CN Flexibilities for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-23
USDA Foods Processing Program: Tips on How to Efficiently and Effectively Utilize USDA Foods Diverted to Processors
School Meals Programs Comparison Table of Flexibilities for School Year 2021-22 and School Year 2022-23
FNS-74 FNS-74: Federal-State Agreement Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Programs
USDA DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Overview of the Keep Kids Fed Act and New Supply Chain Assistance Funding
Transitioning to Normal Child Nutrition Operations: Additional Waiver Opportunities
P-EBT Assistance for Children in Schools School Year 2021-22
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
Planning for a Dynamic School Environment Webinar: Guidance for Meal Service Flexibilities for SY 2021-22
SP20 CACFP16-2021 Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: Q&As #3
SP19-2021 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2021-22 during COVID-19
Everything You Need to Know about GS1 GDSN! Accessing Nutrient, Allergen and Ingredient Information for USDA Foods in Schools
Use of USDA Foods in Disasters
USDA Foods in Schools Additional Resources
SP15 CACFP13 SFSP08-2021 Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in SY 2021-22
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
New Requirements for USDA Vendors: Reporting of Nutrition, Allergen, and Ingredient Information for USDA Foods in Schools
SP09 CACFP07-2021 Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: State Agency Implementation Plan Template and Q&A Guidance
Managing USDA Foods for Schools Entitlement, Orders and Inventories in SY 2021-22
2021-22 National School Lunch Program USDA Foods Entitlement Calculations
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #72 Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #71 Nationwide Waiver of Food Service Management Contract Duration in the NSLP and SFSP Extension
SP05 CACFP04 SFSP04-2021 Q&As to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations SY 2020-21 #4
Off-site Monitoring Fact Sheets for Child Nutrition Programs
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #35 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 2
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #69 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Reimbursement for Meals Served Prior to Notification of Approval and Provide Flexibility for Pre-Approval Visits in SFSP - Extension
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #67 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibilities in the SFSP – Extension 2
Page updated: November 20, 2019