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Resource | Best Practices Turnip the Beet! High Quality Summer Meals Award Program

​The Turnip the Beet Award recognizes outstanding summer meal program sponsors across the nation who work hard to offer high quality meals to children that are appetizing, appealing, and nutritious during the summer months.

02/09/2023
Resource | Best Practices Best Practices: Special Populations

This section describes the successes sponsors have had in meeting the unique needs of children and attracting them to their summer meal sites.

03/31/2019
Resource | Best Practices SFSP Best Practices - Activities

This section features sponsors that, in addition to providing basic meal services, have successfully integrated quality social, recreational, or educational activities into their programs. 

03/31/2019
Resource | Best Practices Best Practices: Sponsor Retention

This section is a collection of strategies from several states who found success in retaining their SFSP sponsors.

03/31/2019
Resource | Best Practices Best Practices: Meal Service

This section shares ideas that creative sponsors have used to enhance the overall quality of the meals they serve. 

03/31/2019
Resource | Grants Direct Certification Improvement Grant Summaries

Grant Summaries

11/23/2015
Resource | Grants School Wellness Policy Cooperative Agreement

This competitive cooperative agreement solicits applications for a national-level surveillance system that will address the most important gaps in the coverage of the existing government-funded national school wellness policy surveillance systems.

07/31/2014
Resource | Grants Direct Certification Grants Program Proposal Response Guidance

Appendix E: Direct Certification Grants Program Proposal Response Guidance. The purpose of the Direct Certification Grants Program Proposal Response Guidance is to increase the consistency and understanding of program planning prior to grant award.

06/11/2013
Resource | Grants FNS FY 2006 Request for Administrative Reviews and Training Funds

The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 authorizes FNS to award $4,000,000 beginning in FY 2005 and for each of the following fiscal years through FY 2009, to state agencies for administrative reviews and training of selected local educational agencies.

06/07/2013
Resource | Grants Supplemental Form: Free and Reduced Price Meal Participation Planning Grants

Supplemental Form: Free and Reduced Price Meal Participation Planning Grants

05/22/2012
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