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        Stakeholder Notification
            USDA Publishes Proposed Rule Maintaining School Meal Flexibilities
      In line with USDA’s unwavering promise to serve America’s children well through school meal programs, the department today announced it will publish a proposed rule maintaining flexibility for schools to serve tasty meals their kids will be eager to eat. These proposed changes respond directly to the needs of nutrition professionals who are the experts on-the-ground, hearing from our children every day.
      11/24/2020
    USDA Announces School and Summer Meals Reforms
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            USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed School and Summer Meal Reforms
      USDA today announced it is extending the deadline for the public to comment on a pair of proposed rules on school and summer meals reforms. USDA is providing additional time to ensure those who wish to provide input do not miss out on the opportunity while dealing with the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
      03/17/2020
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            USDA Expands Staffing Flexibility for State Agencies to Make SNAP Operations More Efficient
      As part of USDA’s continuing collaboration with its state partners to enhance customer service while maintaining program integrity in SNAP, FNS is expanding the work that vendors and private staff/contractors can do at SNAP call centers—ending the constraint that only state agency employees may handle certain tasks.
      02/06/2020
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            USDA Acts on Feedback, Requests Public Input on the National Universal Product Code (NUPC) Database
      USDA’s WIC program is a critical resource in ensuring a strong nutritional foundation for participants. Today, USDA is taking a step to gather additional information on ways to improve and maximize usage of a key tool we provide our state partners through the release of a Request for Information on the WIC National Universal Product Code Database.
      01/30/2020
    USDA Announces School and Summer Meals Reforms
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            USDA Sets the Record Straight on Proposed School Meals Flexibilities
      Under current rules, children are throwing 25 percent of nutrients straight into the trash can. USDA has announced a proposal to increase flexibility and decrease administrative burden for local districts, while continuing to ensure that children receive wholesome, nourishing meals they want to eat.
      01/17/2020
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        Stakeholder Notification
            USDA Publishes Proposed Rule - Aims to Streamline SFSP Operations
      USDA will publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule, “Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program,” providing flexibilities that will allow local SFSP operators to spend more time serving children wholesome meals and less time mired in red tape.
      01/17/2020
    USDA Releases SNAP Payment Error Rate for 2018
        Stakeholder Notification
            FNS Updates SNAP Keys to Payment Accuracy
      Reflecting the responsibility that USDA’s FNS shares with state SNAP agencies to operate the program with integrity, today the agency released an updated edition of its *Keys to Payment Accuracy* information resources.
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