Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
This memorandum provides notice to CNP operators regarding Sections 740, 751, and 752 of Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, enacted on March 15, 2022.
Nutrition Standards for School Meals
This page contains regulations, policy memos, and other guidance materials relating to the nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
These questions and answers provide guidance for recently published transitional standards for milk, whole grains and sodium.
Question & Answer Guidance on the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
These questions and answers provide guidance for recently published transitional standards for milk, whole grains and sodium.
School Lunch and Breakfast Sodium Limits and Timeline
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program sodium limits and timeline
National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Chart
Meal pattern chart for the National School Lunch Program
Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains - Industry Partners Webinar
A webinar overview on the Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains for Industry Partners.
Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the CACFP - Q&A's
This memorandum includes questions and answers to provide clarification to state agencies, emergency shelters, and emergency shelters that operate at-risk after school care centers regarding meals and snacks served to young adults in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibilities for Summer 2021 Operations- Extension 9
FNS is extending a waiver of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal pattern requirements to support access to nutritious meals while minimizing potential exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID–19) this summer.
Child Nutrition Waiver Update
This memo is to announce extensions of needed flexibilities for summer 2021 operations for the Summer Food Service Program, the National School Lunch Program, and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option.