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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid

FNS is conducting additional demonstration projects to expand the evaluation of direct certification with Medicaid for both free and reduced price meal eligibility in NSLP and SBP.

11/09/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 7-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a seven-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 6-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a six-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 3-Day Schedule

Certificate of compliance worksheets for a three-day schedule of breakfast and lunch.

07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 4-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a four-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 5-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a five-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Toolkits Tools for Schools

Tools for Schools offers topic-specific policy and resource materials to assist schools in meeting the new nutrition standards. Refer to the latest regulations, find free nutrition education curricula, or get ideas for adding tasty, kid-friendly foods to enhance your school meals program.

05/16/2023
Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations USDA Direct Certification With Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price Meals Demonstration, SY 2019-20

This report examines the impact of using Medicaid data to directly certify students for free and reduced-price school meals in the NSLP and SBP in fifteen states in school year 2019-20. It assesses outcomes related to certification, participation, federal reimbursement, and state administrative costs in SY 2019-20 and over the course of the demonstration.

03/16/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance 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.

03/11/2022
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Report to Congress SNAP E&T Pilot Projects FY 2020 Report to Congress

The SNAP E&T pilot projects give Congress, USDA, and states the opportunity to test innovative strategies and approaches that connect low-income households to good paying jobs and thereby reduce their reliance on public assistance.

11/02/2020
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