07/07/2022
SP 15-2022
Second Allocation of Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Funds to Alleviate Supply Chain Disruptions in the School Meal Programs
07/06/2022
Child Nutrition Response #113
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 4
07/06/2022
Child Nutrition Response #112
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 7
07/06/2022
Child Nutrition Response #111
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 7
06/30/2022
Child Nutrition Response #110
Waiver to Allow Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Related to COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions - EXTENSION
06/30/2022
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #109
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program Reimbursement Rates for the Seamless Summer Option in Summer 2022
06/30/2022
Child Nutrition Response #108
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 4
06/30/2022
Child Nutrition Response #107
Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 5
06/17/2022
State Guidance on Coronavirus P-EBT in Schools
06/15/2022
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
06/13/2022
CACFP 09-2022, SFSP 05-2022
Questions and Answers Related to Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification in CACFP and SFSP – Policy Rescission
05/13/2022
SP 10-2022, CACFP 08-2022, SFSP 04-2022
Area Eligibility for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-23
04/04/2022
SP08-2022, CACFP07-2022, SFSP03-2022
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
03/02/2022
SP 05-2022
Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
03/02/2022
SP04-2022, CACFP04-2022
Question & Answer Guidance on the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
12/17/2021
SP 03-2022
Allocation of Supply Chain Assistance Funds to Alleviate Supply Chain Disruptions in the School Meal Programs
11/12/2021
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
10/15/2021
SP 23-2021, CACFP 18-2021
Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Programs Emergency Procurement Due to Supply Chain Disruptions
10/01/2021
Child Nutrition: Questions and Answers related to COVID-19
09/29/2021
SP 22-2021, CACFP 17-2021, SFSP 10-2021
Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in SY 2021-22, Q&A #2
09/22/2021
Child Nutrition Waiver Update to Address Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures and Supply Chain Issues
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #106
Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #105
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Service of Meals at School Sites during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021
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
09/22/2021
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
09/22/2021
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
09/22/2021
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
09/15/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #99
Nationwide Waiver of the Annual Half Aggregate Monitoring Requirement in the Summer Food Service Program
09/15/2021
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
09/14/2021
USDA Demonstration Project to Evaluate Using Medicaid Eligibility Data to Directly Certify Children for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
08/26/2021
Pandemic EBT – State Plans for 2021-22
06/11/2021
SP15 CACFP13 SFSP08-2021
Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in SY 2021-22
06/11/2021
Child Nutrition Response #98
Nationwide Waiver of Local School Wellness Policy Triennial Assessments in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
06/01/2021
SP 13-2021
FY 2021 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grants for School Food Authorities
05/24/2021
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
05/19/2021
SP 12-2021
Department of Education Information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
04/26/2021
Pandemic EBT – Summer 2021
04/20/2021
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
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #92
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools in SY 2021-22
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #89
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for SY 2021-22
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #88
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for SY 2021-22
04/20/2021
Child Nutrition Response #85
Nationwide Waiver to Allow the Seamless Summer Option through SY 2021-22
04/02/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #83
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Sponsors that Successfully Participated in the SFSP in FY 2019 to Operate as Experienced Sponsors in FY 2021
03/15/2021
SP09 CACFP07-2021
Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: State Agency Implementation Plan Template and Q&A Guidance
03/09/2021
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
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #75
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 6
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #79
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibilities in the Summer Food Service Program for Summer 2021 Operations– EXTENSION 3
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #78
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #74
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibilities for Summer 2021 Operations- Extension 9
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #80
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3