The fiscal year 1997 Supplemental Appropriations Act gave states the option of purchasing federal food stamps for use in state-funded food assistance programs that provide nutrition assistance to legal immigrants and childless, able-bodied adults ineligible for the Food Stamp Program because of the three-month food stamp time limit.
Attached is guidance for your staff and state agencies on submitting a request to purchase food stamps for use in state-funded nutrition programs. The guidance includes information on the terms for reimbursing the federal government for the value of food stamps distributed and the federal administrative costs incurred under such state programs.
Attached is a memorandum to be issued to the state agencies responsible for administering the CACFP. The purpose of the memorandum is to provide guidance for use by state agencies on determining when to assert an overclaim against a sponsoring organization for misclassification of a day care home as a tier I home.
The purpose of this memo is to clarify policy for assessment of penalties for not meeting the match requirements and to change policy for assessment penalties for exceeding the 17/19 percent FMNP administrative cap.
In response to questions from regional offices, state agencies, and sponsoring organizations, this memorandum clarifies how sponsoring organizations may establish the income eligibility of children enrolled in tier II day care homes.
In response to recent inquiries, we are issuing the following guidance on using IRS Form 1040 to verify a provider’s household income when he/she attempts to qualify for tier I status on the basis of household income.
The memorandum explains the circumstances under which a state agency may use the automatic eligibility provisions for free school meals and milk for children from households who are receiving assistance under the state’s TANF Program. It also discusses TANF as it affects reimbursement and eligibility under the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program.
Attached is the fourth set of questions and answers on the two-tiered reimbursement structure for family day care homes in the CACFP.
This policy memorandum addresses the basic tools of WIC caseload management. It consolidates key provisions of previously issued FCS policy on all components of caseload management -- from food cost savings strategies and food package design, to certification strategies -- into a comprehensive scheme.
The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the documentation required when classifying a day care home as a tier I home on the basis of elementary school data.