2017 Edition of Accommodating Children with Disabilities in the School Meal Programs
Attached is the 2017 Edition of Accommodating Children with Disabilities in the School Meal Programs. This guide provides guidance on the requirement for school food authorities to ensure equal access to Program benefits for children with disabilities, which includes providing special meals to children with a disability that restricts their diet.
Compliance with and Enforcement of the Buy American Provision in the NSLP
This memorandum replaces SP 24-2016, Compliance with and Enforcement of the Buy American Provision in the National School Lunch Program. It provides several updates, including suggested contract language to be utilized in solicitations, and serves to reinforce the importance of the Buy American provision to our economy and its positive effects on small and local businesses.
FY 2017 NSLP Equipment Assistance Grants for School Food Authorities
The purpose of this memorandum is to distribute funding allocations out of the total $25 million provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 to state agencies to competitively award equipment assistance grants to eligible school food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program.
Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the School Meal Programs
This policy memorandum includes important updates to requirements related to accommodating children with disabilities participating in the school meal programs.