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Resource | Policy
Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Programs - Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
On April 25, 2024, FNS published the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This rule includes minor updates to the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program to better align Child Nutrition Program requirements. These updates represent continued progress toward supporting the nutrition quality of school meals, strengthening the Child Nutrition Programs, and advancing USDA’s commitment to nutrition security.
SP 19-2024, CACFP 07-2024, SFSP 12-2024
05/17/2024
Resource | Federal Register Documents
Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
This rulemaking finalizes long-term school nutrition requirements based on the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, robust stakeholder input, and lessons learned from prior rulemakings.
04/24/2024
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Certification of Compliance
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act initially provided an additional 6-cents per lunch reimbursement to school food authorities that were certified to be in compliance with the new meal patterns. The increased reimbursement, a significant investment in improving the quality of school meals, became available starting Oct.1, 2012. School food authorities that continue to maintain certification of compliance continue to receive this performance based funding which is adjusted annually if needed. The current performance based reimbursement rate is 8-cents per reimbursable lunch.
08/18/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 7-Day Schedule
Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a seven-day schedule.
07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 6-Day Schedule
Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a six-day schedule.
07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 3-Day Schedule
Certificate of compliance worksheets for a three-day schedule of breakfast and lunch.
07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 4-Day Schedule
Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a four-day schedule.
07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 5-Day Schedule
Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a five-day schedule.
07/31/2023
Resource | Toolkits
Tools for Schools
Tools for Schools offers topic-specific policy and resource materials to assist schools in meeting the new nutrition standards. Refer to the latest regulations, find free nutrition education curricula, or get ideas for adding tasty, kid-friendly foods to enhance your school meals program.
05/16/2023
Resource | Federal Register Documents
Comment Request on Proposed Rule: Child Nutrition Programs - Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 DGAs
This rulemaking proposes long-term school nutrition standards based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, and feedback the USDA received from child nutrition program stakeholders during a robust stakeholder engagement campaign.
03/29/2023