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07/23/2013
Resource | Guidance Documents Data Exchange between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for Direct Certification with SNAP

This memo is to inform you of recent changes related to data exchanges for the purposes of direct certification for NSLP with SNAP. Please share this information with state agencies administering SNAP and continue to encourage them to fully cooperate with their NSLP counterparts to improve the direct certification of children in SNAP households.

07/16/2013
Basic page Options for Schools in the Summer

Kids still need good food, even when school is out. Now it’s easy to accommodate them!

07/16/2013
Basic page Management Improvement
07/16/2013
Basic page Why CACFP Is Important

USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care and making it more affordable for many low-income families. Each day, 3.3 million children receive nutritious meals and snacks through CACFP. The program also provides meals and snacks to 120,000 adults who receive care in nonresidential adult day care centers

07/16/2013
Basic page Afterschool Meals
07/16/2013
Resource | Proposed Rule Proposed Rule: Simplified Cost Accounting and Other Actions To Reduce Paperwork in the SFSP and NSLP Notice Procedures

This rulemaking proposes to amend the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) regulations to incorporate changes mandated by Section 738 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008. 

07/12/2013
Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: NSLP Direct Certification Continuous Improvement Plans Required by the HHFKA of 2010 - Approval of Information Collection Request

The Food and Nutrition Service published a final rule entitled, National School Lunch Program: Direct Certification Continuous Improvement Plans Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, on Feb. 22, 2013.

07/08/2013
Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs - Approval of Information Collection Request

The Food and Nutrition Service published a final rule entitled, Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, on Jan. 26, 2012. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared the associated information collection requirements (ICR) on Feb. 1, 2013. This document announces approval of the ICR.

07/08/2013
Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: FDPIR Amendments Related to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Approval of Information Collection Request

The final rule entitled Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Amendments Related to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 was published on April 6, 2011. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared the associated information collection requirements (ICR) on Dec. 20, 2011. This document announces approval of the ICR.

07/02/2013
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