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Date FNS Document# Title
FNS Handbook 501, Exhibit O FDPIR Monthly Distribution Guide Rates By Household Size
SFSP 10-2023 Initial Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program
SP28-2017 Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application for SY 2017-2018
FD-152: Discontinuance of the High Security Seal Requirement for USDA Foods Deliveries
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
State Guidance on Coronavirus P-EBT in Schools
FNS Handbook 501 for FDPIR
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
Pandemic EBT – State Plans for 2021-22
SP19-2021 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2021-22 during COVID-19
SP17 CACFP15 SFSP09-2021 COVID-19 Waiver Requests Submitted Prior to December 31, 2020
USDA Foods Program Disaster Manual
SP 12-2021 Department of Education Information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
SP11 CACFP10 SFSP06 -2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs - REVISED
FDPIR, TEFAP, and CSFP Income Exclusions under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #84 Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for SY 2021-22
SP09 CACFP07-2021 Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: State Agency Implementation Plan Template and Q&A Guidance
SP07-2021 Department of Education Guidance on Implementation of Child Nutrition Program Waivers
CN - SFSP Application Notification Waiver
CN - SFSP Monitoring Waiver
P-EBT Assistance for Children in Schools that are Closed or have Reduced Attendance
SP02 CACFP02 SFSP02-2021 Reporting of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Data for Forms FNS-10, FNS-44 and FNS-418
SP01 CACFP01 SFSP01-2021 Q&As Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow SFSP and Seamless Summer Option Operations through SY 2020-21 – Extension Q&As #2
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
SNAP Extension of Waiver of QC Face-to-Face Interview Requirement Due to the COVID-19 – Blanket Approval
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #47 CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 3
SP22-2020 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Allocation of Funds for FY 2021
Guidelines for Policy Statement When Serving Meals or Milk Without Separate Charge
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #12 Waiver of 60-Day Reporting Requirements
SP21 CACFP12 SFSP12-2020 Q&As related to Food Service Management Company Contracts and Allowable Costs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
SP19-2020  Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during COVID-19: Q&As #2
FD-148: The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
SP16 CACFP10 SFSP09-2020 Reporting COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Data for Forms FNS-10, FNS-44 and FNS-418
Request for Funding for Facility Improvements & Equipment Upgrades to Prevent, Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus Challenges
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #14 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites in SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option
SP 12-2020 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during COVID-19 
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP05-2020 Q&As related to the Child Nutrition Program Monitoring and Reporting Nationwide Waivers
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #5 CN - Parent Pickup Waivers for School Meals
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #3 CN COVID-19 Afterschool Activity Waiver
SP10 CACFP05-2020 FY 2020 Reallocation of SAE Funds in Child Nutrition Programs
Q&As related to COVID-19: WIC and the Food Distribution Programs
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #1 CN COVID-19 Meal Times Nationwide Waiver
SP08 SFSP04-2020 Child Nutrition Program Meal Service during Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks
SP06-2020 School Breakfast Program: Continuation of the Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit Flexibility
SP05-2020 Questions & Answers Regarding Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Program Personnel
FD-147 Policy Cancellation Memorandum
SP04 CACFP03 SFSP03-2020 Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures
SP02 CACFP02 SFSP02-2020 Best Practices for Project Management for the Child Nutrition Programs System Replacement or Upgrade
Page updated: November 20, 2019