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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
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
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
CN - Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
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
Comment Request - Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2019-2020)
SP08 CACFP02 SFSP02-2019 Update of Food Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP41-2017 2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant RFA
SP36 CACFP15 SFSP11-2017 Eligibility Manual for School Meals
SP20-2017 Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
Comment Request - Evaluation of the Direct Certification With Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price (DCM-F/RP) Meals Demonstrations
SP08 CACFP04, SFSP03-2017 Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs
Comment Request: State Agency (NSLP/SNAP) Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report (FNS-834)
Comment Request - Third Access Participation Eligibility and Certification Study Series (APEC III)
SP51-2016 Ensuring Year-long Eligibility in the School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Final Rule: Eliminating Applications Through Community Eligibility as Required by the HHFKA of 2010
Comment Request: Community Eligibility Provision Characteristics Study
Comment Request - State Agency (NSLP/SNAP) Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report (FNS-834)
Comment Request - Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools
SP28 CACFP09 SFSP11-2016 FDA Requirements for Vending Machines
CFR Correction: Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools
Voluntary Menu Labeling in the NSLP and SBP
SP27 CACFP09 SFSP12-2015 Administrative Review Process Regarding the CN Label, Watermarked CN Label and Manufacturer’s Product Formulation Statement
SP11 CACFP10 SFSP13-2015v2 CN Labels Copied with a Watermark Acceptable Documentation
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
SP30-2014 Determining Eligibility for Two Cent Differential Reimbursement in New Schools
Attachments to SP12-2014: RFA for Participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid in SY 2014-15
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP11-2014 Effective Date of Free or Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations
Proposed Rule: NSLP and SBP Eliminating Applications Through Community Eligibility as Required by the HHFKA of 2010
SP54-2013 Transmittal of Q&As on Computation of Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP
Final Rule: NSLP Direct Certification Continuous Improvement Plans Required by the HHFKA of 2010 - Approval of Information Collection Request
SP50-2013 Release of the New State Agency Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report (Form FNS-834)
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2013-2014)
Final Rule: NSLP Direct Certification Continuous Improvement Plans Required by the HHFKA of 2010
SP 06-2013, CACFP 03-2013, SFSP 03-2013 Determining Area Eligibility Based on School Data
SP13-2012 Verification for Cause in the School Meals Programs
Proposed Rule: NSLP Direct Certification Continuous Improvement Plans Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
SP03-2012 Direct Certification and Zero Benefit Households
National School Lunch Program and Direct Certification with SNAP
Transitioning to Whole Grain-rich Foods and Including Standardized Claims for Vegetable Subgroups
SP32-2011 Direct Certification Benchmarks and Continuous Improvement Plans
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