FNS Documents & Resources

USDA has issued a series of question and answer documents on flexibilities, adjustments and waivers for the programs intended to support effective operations and provide access to benefits while also supporting social distancing in order to reduce the exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

School meals are required to meet specific nutrition standards to operate the school meals programs. The standards align school meals with the latest nutrition science and the real world circumstances of America’s schools. 

The watermark, is to be applied to all CN contribution statements not supported by product specific documentation and to CN product labels that are distributed without Federally inspected and packaged product.  According to the FSIS policy book, all USDA inspection legends are prohibited from use on anything except actual product or pictures of actual product regardless of the intended use of the product.  For CN Labeling Program purposes, this applies to all Federal (USDA & USDC) inspection legends.

The new standards will allow schools to offer healthier snack foods for our children, while limiting junk food served to students. Students will still be able to buy snacks that meet common-sense standards for fat, saturated fat, sugar, and sodium, while promoting products that have whole grains, low fat dairy, fruits, vegetables or protein foods as their main ingredients.

Request for Applications to Participate in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid

FNS has provided the following answers to questions submitted by potential Direct Certification grant applicants to clarify instructions in the grant application process.

This memorandum provides questions and answers relating to policy memorandum SP 38-2009, CACFP 08-2009, SFSP 07-2009, Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household, dated August 27, 2009.