FNS Documents & Resources | Food and Nutrition Service

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The goal of the dashboard is to provide national and state level visualization of meals served, participation, and funding data for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program. The dashboard can be used by federal, state, and local organizations to assess trends in child nutrition program activity.

02/14/2024

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FNS-828 School Food Authority Paid Lunch Price Report Data

USDA has established procedures to annually collect and publish the paid lunch prices charged by school food authorities.

07/24/2023

Resource | Research | Report to Congress Child Nutrition Reporting Burden Analysis Study

The Child Nutrition Reporting Burden Analysis Study was commissioned by FNS in response to a legislative requirement of House Report 114-531. The study examined challenges faced by SAs and SFAs related to child nutrition program administrative and reporting requirements and identifying those that contribute most to the workload for SAs and SFAs that operate CN programs.

07/02/2019

Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2017-0058 Revised SY16-17 SFA-3 Administrative Review Form for FNS-640 Reporting

This memorandum provides the SY 2016-2017 SFA-3 with revised instructions that provide additional information and clarifications to the previously released form’s instructions. The revised instructions will assist with the completion of the FNS-640 report that is due on March 1, 2018.

SP43-2017

09/12/2017

Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-2013-0020 Variations in Meal Requirements for Religious Reasons: Jewish Schools, Institutions and Sponsors

This instruction is intended to clarify allowable variations to child nutrition program food components in order to meet religious needs among Jewish schools, institutions and sponsors.

783-13 Rev. 3

03/27/2013

Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-1994-0013 Meal Substitutions for Medical or Other Special Dietary Reasons

This Instruction outlines the policy for food substitutions and other modifications in the meal patterns necessary to meet the dietary requirements of program participants with handicaps and with other special dietary needs.

783-2 REV. 2

10/14/1994

Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-1990-0002 Reimbursement For Recycled Milk and Other Meal Components

This Instruction sets forth the policy concerning recycling of milk and other meal components.

FNS Instruction 786-6 Rev. 1

08/21/1990

Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-1988-0014 Prohibition Against Denying Meals and Milk to Children as a Disciplinary Action

This Instruction prohibits the denial of meals and milk as a disciplinary action against any child who is enrolled in a school participating in the Chile Nutrition Programs. Such denial of meals or milk is inconsistent with Section 2 and 9 of the National School Lunch Act and Sections 2,3, and 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

FNS Instruction 791-1 REV. 1

07/12/1988

Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-1973-0001 Use of School Feeding Facilities For The Elderly and Other Community Feeding Programs

This Instruction clarifies the Department's policy regarding the use of school feeding facilities as community resources for such activities as feeding programs for the elderly, and provides information on the nutrition program for the elderly authorized by PL 92-258.

06/20/1973

Resource | Guidance Documents Matching of Funds

This Instruction provides information for state agencies with respect to the matching requirements of Section 210.6 of the National School Lunch Program Regulations as they pertain to state revenues.

FNS Instruction 787-3

11/15/1971