Cherokee Nation
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- Website: Summer EBT Program
- Hotline: 539-234-3265 or 800-256-0671 ext. 5275
- Email: wicsebtc@cherokee.org
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FNS invites state agencies that administer the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program to apply to participate in demonstration projects that will evaluate the effectiveness of conducting direct certification with the Medicaid program.
This report responds to the requirement of PL 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of state and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the states and by local educational agencies to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household applications.
The interim rule entitled Direct Certification and Certification of Homeless, Migrant and Runaway Children for Free School Meals was published on April 25, 2011.
This page provides an overview of the processes and activities a State Systems Officeciated with FNS' discretionary grant opportunities.
The attached Q&As are issued in follow-up to Policy Memorandum SP 50-2013, Release of the new state agency Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report.
In addition to USDA’s funding sources provided above, other federal agencies may have funding opportunities that support Farm to School activities.
A list of funding sources provided by USDA, as well as other federal agencies, that have supported and continue to support farm to school initiatives in local communities.
USDA funding opportunities for farmers, school and communities in a variety of agricultural areas.