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Date FNS Document# Title
SFSP 03-2024, SP 05-2024 Implementation Guidance for the Rural Non-congregate Option Provisions of the Interim Final Rule, Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
USDA Foods Database
SP 22-2023 Community Eligibility Provision: Implementing the New Minimum Identified Student Percentage
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Order Receipt System (FFAVORS)
FNS-933 Crediting Meats/Meat Alternates in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
FD-152: Discontinuance of the High Security Seal Requirement for USDA Foods Deliveries
GS1 GDSN and the USDA Foods Database: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for States/School Districts
Navigating the USDA Foods Database
I'm New to Farm to School
SP16-2022 Third Allocation of Supply Chain Assistance Funds to Alleviate Supply Chain Disruptions in the School Meal Programs
USDA DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
Overview of the Keep Kids Fed Act and New Supply Chain Assistance Funding
Transitioning to Normal Child Nutrition Operations: Additional Waiver Opportunities
Common Questions about Returning to Normal Operations
SY 2021-22 Waivers and Flexibilities
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
Child Nutrition Waiver Update to Address Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures and Supply Chain Issues
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #106 Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #105 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Service of Meals at School Sites during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #104 Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #103 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals Served by Service Institutions through the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #102 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #101 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #99 Nationwide Waiver of the Annual Half Aggregate Monitoring Requirement in the Summer Food Service Program
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #100 Waiver to Allow Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Related to COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting School Meals in SY 2021-22
USDA Foods in Schools Infographics
USDA Foods in Schools Additional Resources
Oversight Plan Waiver
School Meals Operations Study: Evaluation of the COVID-19 Child Nutrition Waivers and Child Nutrition Programs
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #93 Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the Afterschool Programs and for Family Day Care Home Providers in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #92 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #89 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #88 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for SY 2021-22
New Requirements for USDA Vendors: Reporting of Nutrition, Allergen, and Ingredient Information for USDA Foods in Schools
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #81 Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #75 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 6
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #78 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #80 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #77 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 4
Managing USDA Foods for Schools Entitlement, Orders and Inventories in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #66 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – EXTENSION 2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #65 Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the SFSP - Extension 2
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 #62 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #61 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #63 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option - Extension 8
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #68 Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Care Component- Extension
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #33 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension #2
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #60 Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
Page updated: November 20, 2019