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Date FNS Document# Title
SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024 Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
SP28-2017 Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application for SY 2017-2018
FNS-933 Crediting Meats/Meat Alternates in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
School Meal Standards Comparison Chart
Local School Wellness Policies
Local Process: How to Develop, Implement, and Evaluate a Wellness Policy
FNS-932 Crediting Vegetables in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
FNS-931 Crediting Fruits in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
Seeding Success: Farm to School Grant Requirements
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium and Whole Grains - Webinar for State Agencies and School Food Authorities
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 #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
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #97 Nationwide Waiver to Provide Flexibility for School Meal Programs Administrative Reviews of SFAs Operating Only the SSO in SY 2021-22
SP11 CACFP10 SFSP06 -2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs - REVISED
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #84 Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for SY 2021-22
Off-site Monitoring Fact Sheets for Child Nutrition Programs
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #70 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – 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 #53 CN - Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in SFSP and SSO - Extension 7
SP24 CACFP13 SFSP13-2020 Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during SY 2020-21 – #5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #38 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #36 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 4
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #26 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension 3
SP21 CACFP12 SFSP12-2020 Q&As related to Food Service Management Company Contracts and Allowable Costs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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
SP11 CACFP06 SFSP05-2020 Q&As related to the Child Nutrition Program Monitoring and Reporting Nationwide Waivers
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #4 COVID-19 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP06-2020 School Breakfast Program: Continuation of the Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit Flexibility
SP36-2019 Updated School Meal Guidance
SP40 CACFP17 SFSP17-2019 Smoothies Offered in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP39-2019 Clarification on the Milk and Water Requirements in the School Meal Program
SP38-2019 Meal Requirements under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Q&As for Program Operators
SP37 CACFP16-2019 Q&As on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
SP23 CACFP10 SFSP09-2019 Crediting Popcorn in the Child Nutrition Programs
CACFP Halftime: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods in the CACFP Part 2
Medio tiempo del CACFP: “Parte 2: Identificar alimentos ricos en grano integral en el CACFP"
Best Practices: Sponsor Retention
FNS-640 FNS-640: SY 2017-18 Instructions and Reporting Guidance
SP12-2019 Flexibility for the Administrative Review Cycle Requirement
SP11-2019 Administrative Review – SY 2018-2019 Fiscal Action Workbook Update
SP08 CACFP02 SFSP02-2019 Update of Food Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP04-2019 FY 2019 Administrative Review and Training Grants
Page updated: November 20, 2019