This Instruction provides clarification of the appropriateness of using program funds for child care standards compliance. Section 226.4(a) of program regulations provides that "FNS shall make funds available to each state agency to reimburse Institutions for their costs in connection with food service operations, including administrative expenses .... "It is Incumbent upon Institutions to use program payments only for costs Incurred In operating and administering the program.
This instruction will clarify (1) program eligibility requirements for outside-school-hours care centers (OSHCCs) and (2) the prohibition against program coverage of extracurricular activities in schools operating as OSHCCs.
This instruction is intended to clarify our policy concerning the participation of proprietary Title XX centers as stipulated in the Child Care Food Program regulations.
Applications of sponsors who are currently under investigation or audit or which have outstanding obligations related to their prior participation in the Summer Food Service Program should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
This instruction will outline the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) policy regarding the legitimacy of sub-sites (i.e., meals transported from approved sites to feeding locations for which site applications have not been submitted).
Memo on physical or mental disability qualification for SNAP student eligibility policy.