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ResetResource | Policy
    Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Q&As
        This guidance updates previously issued questions and answers to clarify the rural non-congregate summer meals option established through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, and codified through the interim final rulemaking, *Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs*.
          SFSP 07-2024, SP 13-2024
    02/22/2024
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Implementation Guidance for the Rural Non-congregate Option Provisions of the Interim Final Rule, Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
        This memorandum includes key information on the new regulatory requirements for non-congregate summer meal service in rural areas.
          SFSP 03-2024, SP 05-2024
    01/17/2024
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
        This memorandum provides updated guidance on crediting tofu and soy yogurt products in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and extends previous guidance on crediting tofu and soy yogurt products to the Summer Food Service Program, as well as to the infant meal pattern in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
          SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024
    11/29/2023
    Resource | Policy
    Community Eligibility Provision: Implementing the New Minimum Identified Student Percentage
        This guidance applies to state agencies and local educational agencies administering the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. This guidance provides information on the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision – Increasing Options for School.
          SP 22-2023
    09/26/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Allocation of Funds for FY 2024
        This memorandum provides the total funding amount available to FNS to distribute to state agencies, which is $252.6 million for FY 2024. This includes $219.6 million in new funds available under Section 19 of the National School Lunch Act, which is the prior year base amount adjusted for inflation, and an additional $33 million in unexpired carryover funds from previous years.
          SP 17-2023
    05/31/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2017-0024
    Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application for SY 2017-2018
        Attached to this memorandum, please find a revised edition of the Prototype Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals, with an accompanying instructions document. These materials may be adapted for direct use by state and local agencies, or as a reference for designing an effective application packet that meets all statutory and regulatory requirements.
          SP28-2017
    05/11/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    State Agency Food Safety Inspections Report for SY 2022-23
        This memorandum and attachment provides guidance regarding the State Agency School Food Safety Inspections Report for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for SY 2022-23.
          SP15-2023
    04/27/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Oversight and Monitoring of the School Meals Programs- Information Regarding Onsite and Offsite Strategies and Options
        The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance regarding onsite and offsite strategies and options for oversight and monitoring of the school meal programs.
          SP 12-2023
    04/06/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    FD-152: Discontinuance of the High Security Seal Requirement for USDA Foods Deliveries
        The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will discontinue the requirement for vendors to use high security seals to secure USDA Foods deliveries as of July 1, 2023.
      04/05/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Q&As #2
        This memorandum is the second set of questions and answers on the rural non-congregate summer meals option established through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, and codified through the interim final rulemaking, Implementing Provisions from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs.
          SFSP 08-2024, SP 15-2024
    03/27/2023

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