The final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in an ongoing effort toward healthier school meals that USDA and the broader school meals community have been partnering on for well over a decade. This table is a reference tool for stakeholders to visualize the proposed implementation timeline.
Decision tree to help determine how to get your product considered for USDA Food distribution programs.
A summary of the current warehouse transition and what states/ITO’s receiving multi-food deliveries need to know about what comes next.
A webinar for state agency and school food authority staff focused on the community eligibility provision.
State agency summaries for the non-competitive Technology Innovation Grants (nTIGs) awarded FY 21.
This webinar gives an overview of the rulemaking process, highlights specific regulatory changes and provisions that impact the school meal programs, and provides information regarding resources for the final rule.
This map contains links to state-specific information on local educational agencies and schools that may be eligible to elect the Community Eligibility Provision.
A webinar for state agency and school food authority staff focused on the Final Rule: Child Nutrition Programs Community Eligibility Provision — Increasing Options for Schools.
Estos materiales se pueden utilizar como herramientas para educar a los estudiantes y a los profesionales de la nutrición escolar sobre Ofrecer versus Servir (OVS, por sus siglas en inglés).
These materials can be used as tools to educate students and school nutrition professionals on Offer vs Serve.