Written Codes of Conduct and Performance of Employees Engaged in Award and Administration of Contracts
This memorandum responds to a number of recent questions and requests to provide clarifying guidance to state agencies and child nutrition program operators, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program, regarding the expectation and enforcement of ethical conduct by their employees engaged in procurement of program goods and service.
Assessing Proposed Nutrition Education Costs in the NSLP and SBP
This memorandum provides guidance on the process state agencies and SFAs should use when assessing requests to fund nutrition education related expenses from the nonprofit school food service account.
Farm to School and School Garden Expenses
Recently, we have received several questions about the use of funds from the nonprofit school food service account to cover expenditures related to farm to school activities and school gardens. The questions and answers below address specific scenarios that school food authorities may be dealing with when considering the allowability of such costs.
Information and Guidance on the Domestic Beef Market
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information and guidance to state agencies and school food authorities on the current status of the domestic beef market.
Smart Snacks Standards for Exempt Foods when Paired Together
The purpose of this memo is to clarify Smart Snacks standards for exempt foods that are paired together as a single snack.
New LEA Second Review of Applications Report
This memorandum and its attachments provide information on the release of the new form FNS-742a, the Local Educational Agency Second Review of Applications Report, used to report the results of the second review of free and reduced price applications in the NSLP and School Breakfast Program.
Administrative Review: Revised Manual, Tools, and Forms
This memorandum provides information on the updated School Meal Programs Administrative Review Manual, Tools, Forms and Instructions for School Year (SY) 2014-2015. While the concepts of the review remain the same, the Manual, along with several Tools, Forms, and Instructions, have been edited to incorporate new requirements and provide clarity and understanding. The edits are highlighted in yellow in the Manual and related Tools, Forms, and Instructions and attached Table: SY 2014-2015 Updated Administrative Review Forms and Tools, identifies the Tools and Forms with key changes.
Finding, Buying and Serving Local Food - Using a Forward Contract
During this webinar, Maggie Gosselin from USDA's Farm to School Program will discuss the different ways schools may choose to use a forward contract when purchasing local foods. We'll also hear from Megan Kemple, a practitioner in Oregon, who has successfully used forward contracts to buy local products.