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Date FNS Document# Title
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2024-2025)
Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
School Meals Application Materials in French
Comment Request - Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2019-2020)
Verification Toolkit
SP 05-2018, CACFP 05-2018 Providing Child Nutrition Program Benefits to Disaster Survivor Evacuees
SP36 CACFP15 SFSP11-2017 Eligibility Manual for School Meals
SP20-2017 Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
SP08 CACFP04, SFSP03-2017 Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs
SP43-2016 Ensuring Access to Free and Reduced Price School Meals for Low-Income Students
SP51-2016 Ensuring Year-long Eligibility in the School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
School Meals Application Materials in Farsi
Comment Request - Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools
CFR Correction: Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2007-2008)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2011-2012)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2012-2013)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2013-2014)
SP51-2014 Eligibility Effective Date for Directly Certified Students
SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014, SFSP 18-2014 Disaster Response
SP30-2014 Determining Eligibility for Two Cent Differential Reimbursement in New Schools
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP11-2014 Effective Date of Free or Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations
SP40 CACFP11 SFSP13-2013 Q&As Regarding the Participation of Head Start Programs in Child Nutrition Programs
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2013-2014)
SP13-2012 Verification for Cause in the School Meals Programs
SP50 CACFP27 SFSP20-2011 Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications – Requests for Additional Information
SP32-2011 Direct Certification Benchmarks and Continuous Improvement Plans
SP06 CACFP03 SFSP04-2010r Exclusion of Military Combat Pay
SP25 CACFP11 SFSP10-2010 Q&As on Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
SP22 CACFP10 SFSP08-2010 Categorical Eligibility: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
SP38 CACFP08 SFSP07-2009 Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2009-2010)
Interim Rule: Verification of Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
SP40-2008 Reaffirmation of Policy on Limited Disclosure of Children's Eligibility Information to the National Assessment of Educational Progress
SP37-2008 30-Day Carryover and Delayed Implementation for Provision 2
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2008-2009)
SP23 CACFP07 SFSP06-2008 Automatic Eligibility for Free Meal Benefits Extended to All Children Enrolled in Head Start
SP21-2008 Prototype Language for Return of Discounts, Rebates and Credits to School Food Authorities
Final Rule: Disclosure of Children's Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk Eligibility Information in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP32-2006 Clarification of Direct Verification
SP30 CACFP14 SFSP07-2006 U.S. Armed Forces Family Supplemental Subsistence Allowance – Permanently Excluded from Income Consideration for the Child Nutrition Programs
SP27-2006 Verification Sample Size
SP02 CACFP02 SFSP01-2006 Treatment of Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance and National Flood Insurance Program payments in Income Eligibility Determinations for FNS Programs
Reauthorization 2004: Implementation Memo – SP 18 Verification Confirmation Reviews - Reauthorization 2004
SP-12-2005 Statutory Changes in the Free and Reduced Price Eligibility Determination Process and Revised Prototype Application Implementation Memo
SP5-2004 Verification of Income Eligibility – Reauthorization 2004 Implementation
Categorical Eligibility for Free Lunches and Breakfasts for Migrant Children
SP 4-2004 Categorical Eligibility for Free Lunches and Breakfasts of Runaway, Homeless, and Migrant Youth
Reauthorization 2004: Implementation Memo - SP 3 Duration of Households’ Free and Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determination - Reauthorization 2004: Implementation Memo - SP 3
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