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Resource | Policy Memos Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers - Revised

This guidance updates previously issued Questions and Answers to clarify SFSP requirements. It supersedes SFSP 05-2017, Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers, Dec. 1, 2016.

SFSP 05-2017
09/28/2023
Resource | Nutrition Education Back to School

Students thrive in a healthy school nutrition environment. Strengthen, energize, and renew your school’s efforts to support healthy choices with these ready-to-go resources.

08/01/2023
Resource | Nutrition Education Regreso a clases

Los estudiantes se desarrollan en un entorno de nutrición escolar saludable. Renueve, fortalezca, revitalice y fomente los esfuerzos de su escuela para apoyar las opciones saludables con estos recursos listos para usar.

06/28/2023
Resource | Fact Sheets Integrating Local Foods into Child Nutrition Programs

This fact sheet, available in both English and Spanish, reviews the steps to successfully integrate local food in child nutrition programs.

03/06/2023
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0122 Updates to the Federal Micro-Purchase Threshold in 2 CFR 200.320(a)(1)

The previous version of this memorandum contained incorrect references to state agencies throughout. FNS is correcting this memorandum to remove the incorrect references and so that it more clearly and accurately reflects the federal regulations. This memorandum notifies state agencies and child nutrition program operators of the changes made by OMB to the federal informal procurement method, micro-purchases and the micro-purchase threshold.

SP02CACFP03SFSP01-2022
12/15/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos Procurement Strategies for SY 2021-22: Webinar for School Food Authorities

This webinar discusses school meal procurement strategies and USDA school meal program flexibilities, waivers and training resources for school year 2021-22. 

08/23/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos Procurement Strategies for SY 2021-22: Webinar for State Agencies

This webinar focuses on USDA school meal program flexibilities, waivers, and training resources to help state and school food authorities navigate supply chain issues during school year 2021-22. 

08/23/2021
Resource | Fact Sheets Integración de alimentos de origen local a los programas de nutrición infantil

Esta hoja informativa, disponible en inglés y español, repasa los pasos para integrar con éxito los alimentos de origien local a los programas de nutrición infantil.

08/10/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2019-0085 Federal Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds

This memorandum, SP20 CACFP07 SFSP06-2019, notifies all child nutrition program state agencies and program operators of guidance the Food and Nutrition Service received from the Office of Management and Budget, OMB M-18-18, authorizing increases to the value of the micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds.

SP20 CACFP07 SFSP06-2019
10/30/2019
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2019-0061 Buy American and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

This memorandum addresses information in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 regarding the Buy American requirements in the national school meal programs.

SP32-2019
08/15/2019
Page updated: October 14, 2021