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Resource | Technical Assistance Implementation Timeline for Updated Nutrition Requirements in School Meals

The final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in an ongoing effort toward healthier school meals that USDA and the broader school meals community have been partnering on for well over a decade.  This table is a reference tool for stakeholders to visualize the proposed implementation timeline.

04/24/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Updates to the School Nutrition Standards

This final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in continuing the science-based improvement of school meals and advancing USDA’s commitment to nutrition security.

04/24/2024
Resource | Infographics Final Rule for School Meal Standards

Updated School Meal Standards: working towards a common goal of healthy children and helping them reach their full potential.

04/24/2024
Resource | Infographics Implementation Timeline for Updating the School Meal Standards

School meals will continue to include fruits and vegetables, emphasize whole grains, and give kids the right balance of nutrients for healthy, tasty meals. For the first time, schools will focus on products with less added sugar, especially in school breakfast.

04/24/2024
Resource | Infographics How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule

School nutrition professionals continue to make school meals the healthiest meals children eat in a day! To take school meals to the next level, USDA is updating the school nutrition standards after considering recommendations from the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and listening to a diverse range of voices with experience in child nutrition and health.

04/24/2024
Resource | Policy Memos SNAP Quality Control (QC) Error Tolerance Threshold for FY 2024

The SNAP QC system use a tolerance level to set a monetary threshold for determining which QC errors are included in the calculation of payment error rates. This threshold is adjusted annually to correspond with changes in the Thrifty Food Plan.

QC Policy Memo 23-04
04/24/2024
Resource | Infographics Changes to the SNAP Time Limit

By law, certain adults without dependents can only receive SNAP benefits beyond three months in a three-year period unless they meet specific work requirements. We refer to this as the “time limit.”

04/18/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance لا تسمح بتمديد الائتمان لعملاء برنامج المساعدة الغذائية التكميلية ) SNAP )

تذكير ها ملا تسمح بتمديد الائتمان لعملاء برنامج المساعدة الغذائية التكميلية ) SNAP )

04/17/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance 重要提示 - 請勿向SNAP客戶提供信貸

重要提醒 SNAP 零售商不要向 SNAP 客戶提供信貸。

04/09/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance 重要提醒 - 请勿向 SNAP 客户提供信贷

重要提醒 SNAP 零售商不要向 SNAP 客户提供信贷。

04/09/2024
Page updated: October 14, 2021