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Date FNS Document# Title
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2024-2025)
State Guidance on Pandemic EBT
Area Eligibility
CACFP in Emergency Shelters
Tools for Schools
Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
USDA Secretary Vilsack Letter to States for SY 2022-23
School Meals Application Materials in French
State Guidance on Coronavirus P-EBT in Schools
SP 11-2022 Determining Eligibility for Severe Need Reimbursement for the SBP and the Two Cent Differential Reimbursement for the NSLP in SY 2022-23 and 2023-24
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
Pandemic EBT – State Plans for 2021-22
State Agency
FNS-896 Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
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 Program Disaster Manual
FDPIR, TEFAP, and CSFP Income Exclusions under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #82 Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #2 CN COVID-19 Non-congregate Feeding Nationwide Waiver
CN - SFSP Application Notification Waiver
CN - SFSP Monitoring Waiver
P-EBT Assistance for Children in Schools that are Closed or have Reduced Attendance
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #64 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – Extension 2
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
Using USDA Foods in Disasters, Emergencies, and Situations of Distress
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #52 CN: Extend Area Eligibility Waivers Extension 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #32 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers through August 31, 2020
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #12 Waiver of 60-Day Reporting Requirements
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #24 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #13 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension
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
Q&As related to COVID-19: WIC and the Food Distribution Programs
TEFAP Flexibilities for State Agencies
FNS-292A FNS-292a: Report of Commodity Distribution for Disaster Relief
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #1 CN COVID-19 Meal Times Nationwide Waiver
Information Collection: Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool
Comment Request - Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
Tools for Schools: Serving Whole Grain-Rich
SP04 CACFP03 SFSP03-2020 Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures
Tools for Schools: Focusing on Smart Snacks
Tools for Schools: Offering Fruits and Vegetables
Tools for Schools: Reducing Sodium
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2019-2020)
Verification Toolkit
SFSP01-2019 Summer Food Service Program Memoranda Rescission
Disaster Preparedness: The Role of USDA Foods in Disasters
Page updated: November 20, 2019