Cherokee Nation
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- Website: Summer EBT Program
- Hotline: 539-234-3265 or 800-256-0671 ext. 5275
- Email: wicsebtc@cherokee.org
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid
FNS is conducting additional demonstration projects to expand the evaluation of direct certification with Medicaid for both free and reduced price meal eligibility in NSLP and SBP.
11/09/2023
Resource | Policy
Best Practices for Determining Proximity of Sites in the Summer Food Service Program
This memorandum provides information to assist state agencies in preventing approval of multiple sites offering meal services at the same time to the same population of children in the Summer Food Service Program.
SFSP 15-2023
09/28/2023
Resource | FAQs/Q&As | FNS-GD-2019-0011
Summer Food for Children Demonstration FAQs
The Summer Food for Children Demonstrations are a series of projects to develop and test methods of providing access to food for low-income children in urban and rural areas during the summer months when schools are not in regular session.
08/24/2023
Basic page
Applying for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
USDA offers prototypes of school meal applications, as well as sample instructional documents intended to assist state and local officials in the design and distribution of their own application materials.
05/11/2023
Basic page
Income Eligibility Guidelines
The Department's annual adjustments to the Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs), are used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals or free milk.
02/09/2023
Basic page
Rural Designation
State agencies and sponsors may use this tool to determine if a proposed site may be designated as rural for purposes of SFSP and SSO.
12/22/2022
Resource | Webinars/Videos
Unpaid Meals: Best Practices to Ensure Student Access to Meals
A webinar for state agencies and local program operators sharing proactive strategies to prevent and manage unpaid meal charges as schools return to standard counting and claiming in SY 2022-23.
08/31/2022
Resource | Notices
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2022-2023)
This notice announces the Department's annual adjustments to the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
02/16/2022
Resource | Notices
Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2021-22)
This notice announces the Department's annual adjustments to the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
03/04/2021