Cherokee Nation
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- Website: Summer EBT Program
- Hotline: 539-234-3265 or 800-256-0671 ext. 5275
- Email: wicsebtc@cherokee.org
Basic page
Summer Food Service Program FAQs
Questions and answers regarding why the SFSP is important and how it operates.
05/09/2024
Resource | Policy
Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Q&As
This guidance updates previously issued questions and answers to clarify the rural non-congregate summer meals option established through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, and codified through the interim final rulemaking, Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs.
SFSP 07-2024, SP 13-2024
02/22/2024
Child Nutrition Dashboard
The goal of the dashboard is to provide national and state level visualization of meals served, participation, and funding data for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program. The dashboard can be used by federal, state, and local organizations to assess trends in child nutrition program activity.
02/14/2024
Resource | Policy Memos
Implementation Guidance for the Rural Non-congregate Option Provisions of the Interim Final Rule, Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
This memorandum includes key information on the new regulatory requirements for non-congregate summer meal service in rural areas.
SFSP 03-2024, SP 05-2024
01/17/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Integrated Food Management System (IFMS)
The Integrated Food Management System replaces the legacy, Automated Inventory System. IFMS consolidates food distribution transactions into a seamless, easy-to-use cloud-based platform.
10/11/2023
Basic page
How to Become a SFSP Sponsor
Information about how the summer meals program works and the role of sponsors and meal sites—as well as the steps to apply to become a sponsor.
05/18/2023
Resource | Federal Register Documents
Generic Clearance for Stakeholder Feedback and Surveys as Part of FNS Planning
The purpose of this new collection is to collect qualitative and quantitative stakeholder feedback through meetings, focus groups, interviews, other stakeholder interactions and surveys, as well as requests for administrative data, as part of the planning process for FNS regulatory actions, the semi-annual regulatory agenda, research studies, outreach, training and the development of guidance.
05/08/2023
Resource | Policy Memos
Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Q&As #2
This memorandum is the second set of questions and answers on the rural non-congregate summer meals option established through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, and codified through the interim final rulemaking, Implementing Provisions from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs.
SFSP 08-2024, SP 15-2024
03/27/2023
Resource | Policy Memos
Unique Entity Identifier Transition
In April 2022, federal agencies transitioned from use of the DUNS number to the Unique Entity Identifier. Child Nutrition Program Operators are required to have the UEI to receive payments from state agencies who administer the child nutrition programs on behalf of the federal government. This memorandum provides answers to questions related to the transition.
SP 07-2023, CACFP 06-2023, SFSP 04-2023
03/20/2023
Resource | Nutrition Education
FDPIR Sharing Gallery: Recipes and Cookbooks
This gallery contains cookbooks and recipes that specifically target participants of FDPIR. Resources come from including ITOs, non-profit organizations, and the USDA. Cookbooks and recipes can be used to provide participants with ideas on how to utilize foods found in their FDPIR food package.
02/07/2023