Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/247.4
Timestamp: 2017-05-29 17:39:56
Document Index: 279765137

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 250', '§ 612']

7 CFR 247.4 - Agreements. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
§ 247.4 Agreements.
(a)What agreements are necessary for agencies to administer CSFP? The following agreements are necessary for agencies to administer CSFP:
(1)Agreements between FNS and State agencies. Each State agency must enter into an agreement with FNS (Form FNS-74, the Federal-State Agreement) prior to receiving commodities or administrative funds;
(2)Agreements between State agencies and local or subdistributing agencies. The State agency must enter into written agreements with local or subdistributing agencies prior to making commodities or administrative funds available to them. The agreements must contain the information specified in paragraph (b) of this section. Agreements between State and local agencies must also contain the information specified in paragraph (c) of this section. Copies of all agreements must be kept on file by the parties to the agreements; and
(3)Agreements between local and subdistributing agencies and other agencies. The State agency must ensure that local and subdistributing agencies enter into written agreements with other agencies prior to making commodities or administrative funds available to these other agencies. The agreements must contain the information specified in paragraph (b) of this section. Copies of all agreements must be kept on file by the parties to the agreements.
(b)What are the required contents of agreements? All agreements described under paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section must contain the following:
(c)What other assurances or information must be included in agreements between State and local agencies? In addition to the requirements under paragraph (b) of this section, agreements between State and local agencies must contain the following:
(1) An assurance that the local agency will provide, or cause to be provided, nutrition education to participants, as required in § 247.18;
(2) An assurance that the local agency will provide information to participants on other health, nutrition, and public assistance programs, and make referrals as appropriate, as required in § 247.14;
(4) An assurance that the local agency will take steps to prevent and detect dual participation, as required in § 247.19;
(d)What is the duration of required agreements? Agreements between FNS and State agencies are considered permanent, but may be amended at the initiation of State agencies or at the request of FNS. All amendments must be approved by FNS. The State agency establishes the duration of agreements it signs with local agencies or subdistributing agencies. The State agency may establish, or permit the local or subdistributing agency to establish, the duration of agreements between local or subdistributing agencies and other agencies. However, State and local agencies must comply with the requirements in § 250.12(c) of this chapter when entering agreements with other entities.
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7 CFR 247.32 — Termination of Agency Participation.
7 CFR 247.22 — Allocation and Disbursement of Administrative Funds to State Agencies.
7 CFR 247.7 — Selection of Local Agencies.
7 CFR 250.4 — Administration at the State Level.