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Resource | Notices Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2016-2017)

This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.

07/01/2016
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0039 Administrative Review: Revised Manual, Forms, and Tools for SY2016-17

This memorandum provides information on the updated School Meal Programs Administrative Review Manual, and accompanying forms, tools, and instructions for school year 2016-17.

SP44-2016
06/30/2016
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0041 Optional Best Practices to Further Improve Nutrition in the CACFP

This memorandum outlines best practices and resources to help centers and day care homes implement best practices for updating the meal requirements for the CACFP.

CACFP15-2016
06/30/2016
Resource | Comment Request Comment Request - Special Nutrition Programs Quick Response Surveys

 This is a new generic clearance that will allow FNS to quickly collect and analyze specific information from state and local administrators of the special nutrition programs, including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Food Distribution on Indian Reservation, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the Emergency Food Assistance Program. 

06/27/2016
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0037 Use of Share Tables in Child Nutrition Programs

This memorandum extends the use of share tables to the CACFP’s at-risk afterschool component and provides a reminder to all child nutrition program operators of the opportunity presented by share tables to reduce food waste and the food safety requirements that must be followed when using share tables during meal service.

SP41 CACFP13 SFSP15-2016
06/22/2016
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0035 Updated Guidance: Contracting with Food Service Management

This memo and attachments refer to updated guidance for state agencies and school food authorities contracting with food service management companies.

SP40 CACFP12 SFSP14-2016
06/02/2016
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0034 State Agency Prior Approval Process for SFA Equipment Purchases

This memorandum updates SP31–2014, State Agency Prior Approval Process for School Food Authority (SFA) Equipment Purchases, to include new regulation citations for the cost principles related to the purchase of equipment.

SP39 CACFP11 SFSP13-2016
06/02/2016
Resource | Comment Request Comment Request - Follow Up to An Assessment of the Roles and Effectiveness of Community-based Organizations in SNAP

The authority for this collection is provided for in the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. As required, FNS issued regulations which prescribes the methods for making payments of funds to state agencies to use for administrative expenses incurred in supervising and giving technical assistance in connection with activities undertaken by them under the National School Lunch Program, the Special Milk Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program  and the food distribution program.

05/26/2016
Resource | Comment Request Comment Request - Information Collection for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

The purpose of this submission to OMB is to obtain approval to continue the discussed information collection. States and service institutions participating in the CACFP will submit to FNS account and record information reflecting their efforts to comply with statutory and regulatory program requirements. 

05/17/2016
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0027 CACFP Audit Funds Amount: Additional Funds Availability

The purpose of this memorandum is to announce that state agencies may now request additional funding for conducting audits of institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and to establish the processes and criteria by which requests will be approved.

CACFP10-2016
05/09/2016
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