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Basic page Navigating Non-Congregate SFSP (Sun Meals To-Go): Parent or Guardian Pick-Up

In the Summer Food Service Program, parent or guardian pick-up is a meal service option for which approved sponsors may distribute meals to parents or guardians to take home to their children.

01/15/2025
Basic page Navigating Non-Congregate SFSP (Sun Meals To-Go): Site Proximity

In the Summer Food Service Program, site proximity refers to the minimum distance between approved sites, based on population density and accessibility to participants.

01/15/2025
Basic page Navigating Non-Congregate SFSP (Sun Meals To-Go): Site Caps

To maintain program integrity and ensure the site is meeting the intended purpose, site caps for rural non-congregate meal sites must accurately reflect the needs of the targeted rural communities being served.

01/15/2025
Resource | Policy Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in CACFP

The purpose of this memorandum is to outline the use of Offer Versus Serve in the adult day care and at-risk afterschool settings, as well as the use of family style meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. 

10/28/2024
Basic page FDPIR FNS-152 Reporting Related to the Supply Chain Disruptions

Guidance for FDPIR administering agencies on reporting retroactive issuances of partial and full food packages to participants on the FNS-152 during the ongoing warehouse delivery delays.

10/01/2024
Basic page CSFP FNS-153 Reporting Related to the Supply Chain Disruptions

Guidance for CSFP agencies on reporting retroactive issuances of partial and full food packages and incomplete food packages to participants on the FNS-153 during the ongoing warehouse delivery delays.

10/01/2024
Basic page Administrative Funding and Reimbursement for Expenses Associated with Supply Chain Disruptions

Guidance for FDPIR administering agency staff to request administrative funding to support additional administrative costs associated with the national warehouse response.

10/01/2024
Basic page Reimbursement for Out-of-Condition USDA Foods in FDPIR and CSFP

Guidance for FDPIR and CSFP agency staff related to reimbursement of expenses associated with delivered out-of-condition USDA Foods.

10/01/2024
Basic page Receipt of USDA Foods and the Complaints Process in FDPIR and CSFP

Guidance for FDPIR and CSFP agencies on (1) receiving USDA Foods from contracted national multi-food warehouses and/or as direct shipments from a vendor, and (2) reporting complaints related to USDA Food deliveries.

10/01/2024
Resource | Guidance Documents Small Entity Compliance Guide

This guide informs small entities participating in child nutrition programs about the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and how to comply with it. This guide does not include any new requirements; it just summarizes existing guidance related to the final rule.

06/27/2024
Page updated: October 14, 2021