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Date FNS Document# Title
Area Eligibility
USDA Secretary Vilsack Letter to States for SY 2022-23
School Meals Application Materials in French
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #82 Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
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
Verification Toolkit
Webinar: Verification Toolkit and Beginning Verification Before October 1
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
SP51-2016 Ensuring Year-long Eligibility in the School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
School Meals Application Materials in Farsi
CACFP01 SFSP01-2015 Duration of Income Eligibility Determinations: Guidance and Q&As
SP51-2014 Eligibility Effective Date for Directly Certified Students
SP30-2014 Determining Eligibility for Two Cent Differential Reimbursement in New Schools
CACFP07 SFSP12-2014 Guidance on Income Eligibility Determinations and Duration
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP11-2014 Effective Date of Free or Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations
CACFP06 SFSP11-2013 Eligibility Based on Census Data: 2013 Data Release
CACFP21-2012 Adult Day Care Center Eligibility and Licensing/Approval
CACFP20-2012 Participant Eligibility in the Adult Day Care Component of the CACFP
CACFP13 SFSP11-2012 Revised: Eligibility Based on Census Data: Revision of 2012 Data Release
CACFP07 SFSP09-2012 Eligibility Based on Census Data: 2012 Data Release
CACFP06 SFSP08-2012 Guidance on Income Eligibility Determinations and Duration
SP13-2012 Verification for Cause in the School Meals Programs
Equity in School Lunch Pricing Fact Sheet
CACFP05-2011r Revised: Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Area Eligibility for Family Day Care Homes
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
CACFP 06-2010 Expiring Income Eligibility Forms and Determining Claiming Percentages
SP38 CACFP08 SFSP07-2009 Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household
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
SP34 CACFP10 SFSP09-2008 Automatic Eligibility for Early Head Start Participants
SP23 CACFP07 SFSP06-2008 Automatic Eligibility for Free Meal Benefits Extended to All Children Enrolled in Head Start
CACFP 08-2007 Documentation of Tier I Eligibility Determinations in the CACFP
SFSP05-2007 Area Eligibility Duration in the Summer Food Service Program
SP32-2006 Clarification of Direct Verification
SP27-2006 Verification Sample Size
CACFP 10-2006 Free and Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations Reauthorization 2004
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 23-2005 Eligibility for Severe Need Rates for the School Breakfast Program
SP-12-2005 Statutory Changes in the Free and Reduced Price Eligibility Determination Process and Revised Prototype Application Implementation Memo
Military Families and Eligibility in the Child Nutrition Programs
AD-1048: Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions
Categorical Eligibility of Pre-Kindergarten Even Start Participants for Free Meal Benefits
Automatic Eligibility of State-Funded Pre-K Participants for Free Meals in CACFP, NSLP and SBP
SP99-3 CACFP99-2 Limited Disclosure of Children’s Free and Reduced Price Meal or Free Milk Eligibility Information
Two-tiered Reimbursement Structure: Approaches to Establishing the Eligibility of Enrolled Children in a Tier II Day Care Home
Page updated: November 20, 2019