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Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 5 - CONTRACTOR STANDARDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 25.47 - Management Plan Changes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA must approve all changes to a contractor's approved
						management plan before the contractor may implement the
						changes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 5 - CONTRACTOR STANDARDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 25.48 - Change of Sponsor

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) A child care
					 facility or adult day care facility that is participating in CACFP under one
					 sponsor can sign an agreement once each program year to participate with a
					 different sponsor, as prescribed by TDA CACFP Handbooks.
(b) A child care facility or adult day care
					 facility may enter into an agreement with a different sponsor more than once
					 during the program year only if:
(1) the
					 child care facility or adult day care facility sends a letter to TDA requesting
					 the transfer and explaining why there is good cause to transfer to a different
					 sponsor; and
(2) TDA determines
					 that good cause exists and approves the transfer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 6 - BUDGETS › Section 25.51 - Submission of Budget for Approval

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
					 July 12, 2024
A contractor must submit its administrative budget for
						TDA approval according to
						RSA
						226.6,
						RSA
						226.7, and
						RSA
						226.15.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 6 - BUDGETS › Section 25.52 - Retroactive Approval of Budget Amendments

Current through Reg. 49,
					 No. 28; July 12, 2024
TDA will not approve budget adjustments/amendments
						retroactively. If TDA receives a request for a budget adjustment/amendment by
						the 25th day of the month, it may be effective for that
						month.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 6 - BUDGETS › Section 25.53 - Determination of Budget Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
					 12, 2024
(a) TDA will
					 consider the size of CACFP operations, staff duties, and economic conditions of
					 the locale.
(b) TDA may establish
					 upper limits for salaries, overhead, and other administrative costs. All
					 administrative costs must be necessary, reasonable, allowable, and
					 appropriately documented.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 7 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT › Section 25.61 - Financial Management System

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
					 July 12, 2024
A contractor must implement the financial management
						system TDA mandates, according to
						RSA
						226.6,
						RSA
						226.7,
						RSA
						226.10,
						RSA
						226.11,
						RSA
						226.13, and
						RSA
						226.16, and
						RSA
						7 CFR Parts 3016 and 3019.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 7 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT › Section 25.62 - Record Management and Retention

Current through Reg. 49, No.
					 28; July 12, 2024
A contractor must maintain records supporting the
						financial management system according to Division 8 of this subchapter
						(relating to Reporting and Record Retention).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 8 - REPORTING AND RECORD RETENTION › Section 25.71 - Record Maintenance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) Contractors and
					 facilities must keep records in accordance with
					 RSA
					 226 and TDA CACFP Handbooks.
(b) Contractors and facilities must maintain
					 CACFP records for a minimum of three years after the end of the program year
					 and until all litigation, claims, audits, or investigation findings are
					 resolved.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 8 - REPORTING AND RECORD RETENTION › Section 25.72 - Contractor Records Availability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
					 July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Contractors must make CACFP records available to TDA at the contractor's
					 primary business location during normal business hours, which at a minimum are
					 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
(b) Contractors and their facilities must
					 allow TDA access to the facilities and records according to
					 RSA
					 226.6,
					 RSA
					 226.16, and
					 RSA
					 226.18. TDA may inspect, copy, photograph or
					 otherwise document the condition of facilities and condition or absence of
					 records in any commercially reasonable manner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 8 - REPORTING AND RECORD RETENTION › Section 25.73 - Contractor Availability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) A contractor is
					 considered available to TDA and their sponsored facilities, if applicable, if
					 one of the following conditions exists:
(1)
					 the contractor's representative can be contacted in person at the primary
					 business location during normal business hours;
(2) the contractor's representative can be
					 contacted by telephone during normal business hours; or
(3) the contractor has established a
					 procedure that allows TDA staff and the contractor's facilities to leave a
					 voice message and the contractor returns the call no later than 24 hours from
					 the time the voice message was left.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 8 - REPORTING AND RECORD RETENTION › Section 25.74 - Notification of Change in Primary Business Location

Current through
					 Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A contractor must notify TDA in writing in advance of a
						change to its primary business location.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 8 - REPORTING AND RECORD RETENTION › Section 25.75 - Use of Forms

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
A contractor must use TDA forms to operate and administer
						CACFP unless TDA grants approval otherwise.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 9 - MEAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.81 - Meals-Program Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
A contractor must ensure that all meals claimed,
						including meals purchased from a food service management company or other
						vendor, meet the requirements of
						RSA
						226.2,
						RSA
						226.6,
						RSA
						226.13, and
						RSA 226.15
						-
						RSA
						226.20, and
						RSA
						7 CFR Appendix A to Part
						226.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 9 - MEAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.82 - Meal Service Guidelines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
A contractor must comply with meal service requirements
						as outlined in TDA CACFP Handbooks.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 10 - DAY CARE HOMES › Section 25.91 - Day Care Home Participation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
					 12, 2024
(a) In order
					 for a day care home to be approved to participate in CACFP, a day care home
					 sponsor must submit a correct and complete application packet as prescribed by
					 TDA.
(b) A day care home sponsor
					 must submit the required application packet to TDA by the 25th of the month in
					 which the sponsor wants the day care home's participation to begin.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 10 - DAY CARE HOMES › Section 25.92 - Determination of Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA will not approve a day care home to participate in
						CACFP before the latest date of the following:
(1) the date of the provider's registration
					 or license;
(2) the date the
					 sponsor conducts a pre-approval visit of the day care home;
(3) the effective date of the Permanent
					 Agreement Between Sponsoring Organization and Day Care Home(s);
(4) the latest date that the Permanent
					 Agreement Between Sponsoring Organization and Day Care Home(s) is signed by the
					 day care home or the sponsor;
(5)
					 the date of participation assigned by TDA;
(6) the first day of the month in which TDA
					 receives a complete and correct Permanent Agreement Between Sponsoring
					 Organization and Day Care Home Provider(s) and Application Between Sponsoring
					 Organization and Day Care Home; or
(7) the date a day care home enrolls a
					 non-residential child for child care.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 10 - DAY CARE HOMES › Section 25.93 - Change of Sponsor

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) A day care home
					 that is participating in CACFP under one sponsor may sign an agreement once
					 each program year to participate with a different sponsor as prescribed by TDA
					 CACFP Handbooks.
(b) A day care
					 home may enter into an agreement with a different sponsor more than once during
					 the program year only if:
(1) the day care
					 home sends a letter to TDA requesting the transfer and explaining why there is
					 good cause to transfer to a different sponsor; and
(2) TDA determines that good cause exists and
					 approves the transfer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 10 - DAY CARE HOMES › Section 25.94 - Ineligibility for Fraud

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
If a day care home has been found guilty of fraud, even
						if adjudication is deferred, the day care home's sponsoring organization must
						terminate the day care home's participation according to Division 18 of this
						subchapter (relating to Adverse Actions, Denials and
						Terminations).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 10 - DAY CARE HOMES › Section 25.95 - Limitations on Sponsorship

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) TDA may limit
					 the number of day care homes that a contractor may sponsor.
(b) A contractor may submit a written request
					 to sponsor additional day care homes. TDA will approve sponsorship of
					 additional day care homes only if the contractor provides evidence of
					 administrative and financial capability.
(c) TDA will notify the contractor in writing
					 of all adjustments to the number of day care homes that may be
					 sponsored.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 10 - DAY CARE HOMES › Section 25.96 - Additional Guidelines for Day Care Home Sponsors

Current through
					 Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A contractor that sponsors day care homes must not allow
						any officer, agent, consultant, contractor, or any other employee to:
(1) solicit donations or fees from
					 providers;
(2) require providers to
					 engage in any kind of business on the sponsoring organization's behalf;
					 or
(3) accept gratuities, favors,
					 or anything of monetary value from providers.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 11 - START-UP AND EXPANSION FUNDS › Section 25.101 - Start-Up and Expansion Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
					 12, 2024
(a)
					 Eligibility.
(1) Prospective sponsoring
					 organizations of day care homes, participating sponsoring organizations of
					 child care centers or outside-school-hours care centers, independent centers,
					 and participating sponsoring organizations of less than 50 homes may apply once
					 for start-up payments to develop or expand successful CACFP operations in day
					 care homes.
(2) Participating
					 sponsoring organizations of day care homes may apply for expansion payments to
					 initiate or expand CACFP operations in day care homes in low-income or rural
					 areas.
(3) Participating sponsoring
					 organizations of day care homes may apply for expansion funds more than once
					 provided 12 months or more have elapsed since satisfactorily completing a
					 start-up or expansion payment agreement with TDA and the contractor proposes to
					 expand into an area or areas different from those identified in previous
					 start-up or expansion payment agreements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 12 - ADVANCES › Section 25.111 - Advance Payments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA issues and monitors advance payments to eligible
						contractors according to
						RSA
						226.2,
						RSA
						226.6,
						RSA
						226.7,
						RSA
						226.10, and
						RSA
						226.16.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 12 - ADVANCES › Section 25.112 - Issuance of Advances

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
Advance payments to contractors are based on TDA's
						estimate of the amount of valid monthly claims for reimbursement to be
						submitted by the contractor.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 12 - ADVANCES › Section 25.113 - Retroactive Advances

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA will not issue retroactive
						advances.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 12 - ADVANCES › Section 25.114 - Availability of Advance Funding

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
					 12, 2024
If USDA does not provide sufficient funds for TDA to pay
						both advance payments and claims for reimbursement in full, TDA will pay claims
						for reimbursement only.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 12 - ADVANCES › Section 25.115 - Recoupment of Advance Payments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
					 12, 2024
(a) TDA may
					 recoup advance payments from the current or subsequent claims for
					 reimbursement.
(b) TDA may demand
					 immediate repayment in full.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 13 - COMMODITIES AND CASH-IN-LIEU ASSISTANCE › Section 25.121 - Commodity Assistance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA provides USDA-donated foods or cash-in-lieu of
						commodities according to
						RSA
						226.5,
						RSA
						226.6,
						RSA
						226.15, and
						RSA
						226.20.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 13 - COMMODITIES AND CASH-IN-LIEU ASSISTANCE › Section 25.122 - Commodity Assistance vs. Cash-in-Lieu

Current through Reg. 49,
					 No. 28; July 12, 2024
TDA conducts an annual survey to determine each
						contractor's preference according to
						RSA
						226.6. If the majority chooses cash-in-lieu
						of commodities, then TDA issues cash-in-lieu of commodities to all eligible
						contractors.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 13 - COMMODITIES AND CASH-IN-LIEU ASSISTANCE › Section 25.123 - Commodity Distribution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
A day care home sponsor must distribute the bonus
						commodities based on the number of children the day care home
						keeps.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 13 - COMMODITIES AND CASH-IN-LIEU ASSISTANCE › Section 25.124 - Distribution Costs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
A day care home sponsor that chooses to distribute bonus
						commodities can pass on to the day care homes any costs it may incur for
						distributing bonus commodities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 13 - COMMODITIES AND CASH-IN-LIEU ASSISTANCE › Section 25.125 - Administrative Expenses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
A sponsoring organization may include administrative
						costs associated with distribution of commodities in CACFP costs, except for
						those administrative costs which have been passed on to the day care home per
						§25.124 of this division (relating to Distribution
						Costs).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 13 - COMMODITIES AND CASH-IN-LIEU ASSISTANCE › Section 25.126 - Charging Distribution Costs to Day Care Homes

Current through
					 Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Day care home sponsoring organizations must:
(1) submit a detailed bonus cost allocation
					 plan to TDA for approval; and
(2)
					 obtain written consent from the day care home.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 13 - COMMODITIES AND CASH-IN-LIEU ASSISTANCE › Section 25.127 - Right to Refuse Commodities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
Facilities and centers may choose to refuse commodities
						offered by sponsoring organizations.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.131 - Authority to Reimburse Contractors for CACFP Costs

Current through
					 Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
TDA reimburses a contractor according to
						RSA
						226.2,
						RSA
						226.4,
						RSA
						226.6,
						RSA
						226.7,
						RSA
						226.9 -
						RSA
						226.19a, and
						RSA
						226.23; 7 CFR Part 3015; and
						§17(a)(2)(B) of the National School Lunch Act (RSA
						1766), as amended.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.132 - Contractor Reimbursement to Facilities

Current through Reg. 49,
					 No. 28; July 12, 2024
Contractors must reimburse facilities according to
						RSA
						226.2,
						RSA
						226.4,
						RSA
						226.6,
						RSA
						226.7,
						RSA
						226.9 -
						RSA
						226.19a, and
						RSA
						226.23; 7 CFR Part 3015; and
						§17(a)(2)(B) of the National School Lunch Act (RSA
						1766), as amended.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.133 - Reimbursement Rates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA assigns reimbursement rates for contractors according
						to the option in
						RSA
						226.9(b)(3).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.134 - Reimbursement Options

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA reimburses contractors according to the options in
						RSA
						226.9(c)(1). TDA does not
						use the option described in
						RSA
						226.9(d).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.135 - Reimbursement Computation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA computes reimbursement according to
						RSA
						226.13 and the option in
						RSA
						226.11(c)(3).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.136 - Title III Benefits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
Title III benefits include all benefits provided under
						Part C of the Older Americans Act (OAA), including commodities (or cash-in-lieu
						of commodities) authorized by the OAA and provided by the U.S. Department of
						Health and Human Services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.137 - Reimbursement for Title III Meals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
					 July 12, 2024
(a) Adult
					 day care centers must ensure that the meals for which they claim reimbursement
					 are not supported by Title III of the Older Americans Act.
(b) If a contractor uses a food service
					 management company the contractor must ensure that neither Title III funds nor
					 commodities are used in the meals prepared for use in CACFP.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.138 - Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
					 July 12, 2024
TDA will only reimburse contractors for meal types and
						meal service days as approved in the contractor's
						application.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.139 - Claim Filing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) A contractor
					 must ensure that claims for reimbursement are filed in accordance with TDA
					 procedures outlined in TDA CACFP Handbooks.
(b) TDA will not pay a claim that is received
					 or postmarked after the deadline unless USDA finds that good cause beyond the
					 contractor's control delayed the submission of the claim.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.140 - Late Claims

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) TDA will not
					 pay a claim that was filed after the deadline established in TDA CACFP
					 Handbooks unless the contractor is eligible for a one-time exception or can
					 demonstrate good cause.
(b) TDA
					 will process one-time exceptions and requests for good cause exceptions as
					 established in TDA CACFP Handbooks.
(c) A contractor may choose not to use their
					 one-time exception or submit a request for payment of a late claim based on
					 good cause.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.141 - Second Meals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
A contractor may only serve and claim second meals in
						accordance with
						RSA
						226.20(j).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.142 - Family Style Meals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
Contractors who serve family style meals may not claim
						reimbursement for second meals.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 14 - REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25.143 - Ineligible Children

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
A day care home may not claim reimbursement for meals
						served to the child of another day care home provider if both participate in
						CACFP unless the provider's own child can be considered a nonresidential child
						by another day care home provider for the purpose of claiming reimbursement.
						This can occur only if the following conditions are met:
(1) The child is enrolled for child care at
					 the substitute facility; and
(2)
					 The provider for whom substitute care is being provided does not claim
					 reimbursement for any meals served during the period of substitute
					 care.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 15 - OVERPAYMENTS › Section 25.151 - Management of Overpayments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA manages overpayment according to
						RSA
						226.6 -
						RSA
						226.8,
						RSA
						226.10, and
						RSA
						226.12 -
						RSA
						226.14.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 15 - OVERPAYMENTS › Section 25.152 - Use of CACFP Funds to Recruit Day Care Homes

Current through Reg.
					 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A day care home sponsor must not use CACFP funds to
						recruit day care homes that are already participating in CACFP under an
						approved sponsor.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 16 - REVIEWS AND MONITORING › Section 25.161 - Monitoring Visits to CACFP Contractors

Current through Reg. 49,
					 No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) TDA conducts program reviews and
					 monitoring according to
					 RSA
					 226.6(m)(6) and TDA CACFP
					 Handbooks.
(b) Sponsors must
					 monitor their facilities according to
					 RSA
					 226.16 and TDA CACFP Handbooks.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 16 - REVIEWS AND MONITORING › Section 25.162 - Monitoring Purchased Meals Contracts

Current through Reg. 49, No.
					 28; July 12, 2024
Each contractor and/or facility that contracts for
						purchased meals must monitor the vendor according to
						RSA
						226.6(i), TDA CACFP
						Handbooks, and standard contract provisions as approved by
						TDA.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 17 - AUDITS › Section 25.171 - Audits of Contractors and Sponsored Facilities

Current through
					 Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All Contractors and sponsored facilities participating in
						CACFP are subject to audit.
(1)
					 Contractors and sponsored facilities are subject to audit requirements
					 according to
					 RSA
					 226.7 and §
											RSA
					 226.8; 7 CFR Parts 3015 and 3052; and TDA
					 CACFP Handbooks.
(2) A contractor
					 participating in CACFP as a private non-profit organization or a public entity
					 is subject to the single audit requirements according to
					 RSA
					 226.8; 7 CFR Part 3052; and TDA CACFP
					 Handbooks. A contractor that is a military installation is not subject to the
					 single-audit requirements.
(3) A
					 contractor participating in CACFP as a for-profit organization is subject to
					 audit requirements according to
					 RSA
					 226.8 and TDA CACFP Handbooks.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 17 - AUDITS › Section 25.172 - Audit Acceptability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
					 12, 2024
The contractor has not fulfilled the audit requirement
						until TDA determines that the audit is acceptable:
(1) according to the requirements of the
					 Single Audit Act; 7 CFR Part 3052 for non-profit organizations or public
					 entities; or
(2) according to
					 RSA
					 226.8 and TDA Handbooks for for-profit
					 organizations.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 17 - AUDITS › Section 25.173 - Notification to Contractors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA will notify the contractor in writing that it is
						subject to audit requirements in accordance with
						RSA
						226.8,
						RSA
						7 CFR Part 3052, and TDA CACFP Handbooks. The
						notification includes the date by which the contractor must submit an
						acceptable audit to TDA and also informs the contractor that failure to submit
						the audit to TDA by the required due date will result in adverse action, up to
						and including placement into the Serious Deficiency Process, termination of its
						agreement, and placement of the organization and each responsible principal on
						the National disqualified list.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 17 - AUDITS › Section 25.174 - Reimbursement for Costs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA will reimburse contractors for eligible audit
						expenses according to
						RSA
						226.8(b) and TDA CACFP
						Handbooks.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 18 - ADVERSE ACTIONS, DENIALS AND TERMINATIONS › Section 25.181 - Investigations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
TDA will investigate and resolve program deficiencies,
						program irregularities, and evidence of violations of criminal law or civil
						fraud statutes according to
						RSA
						226.6(n),
						RSA
						226.8,
						RSA
						226.10, and
						RSA
						226.14.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 18 - ADVERSE ACTIONS, DENIALS AND TERMINATIONS › Section 25.182 - Adverse Actions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA will impose adverse actions against any contractor
						for failure to comply with CACFP requirements in accordance with
						RSA
						226.6, TDA CACFP Handbooks, and this Division
						up to and including:
(1) placement
					 into the Serious Deficiency Process;
(2) termination;
(3) debarment; and
(4) placement on the National disqualified
					 list.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 18 - ADVERSE ACTIONS, DENIALS AND TERMINATIONS › Section 25.183 - Denial of Applications and Termination of Agreements

Current
					 through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
TDA denies applications and terminates agreements, in
						whole or in part, according to
						RSA
						226.6,
						RSA
						226.14 -
						RSA
						226.19a,
						RSA
						226.23, and
						RSA 226.25; 7
						CFR Part 3015; §17(a)(2)(B) of the National School Lunch Act
						(RSA
						1766), as amended; and TDA CACFP
						Handbooks.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 18 - ADVERSE ACTIONS, DENIALS AND TERMINATIONS › Section 25.184 - Criteria for Sponsoring Organizations

Current through Reg. 49, No.
					 28; July 12, 2024
A sponsor denies or terminates agreements with a day care
						home or facility according to
						RSA
						226.6 and §
											RSA
						226.16, and TDA CACFP
						Handbooks.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) › Division 19 - APPEALS › Section 25.191 - Conduct of Appeals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
TDA conducts appeals according to
						RSA
						226.6 and §
											RSA
						226.16; §17(d) of the National School
						Lunch Act (RSA
						1766), as amended; §§
											RSA 1.1000-
						RSA
						1.1004 of this title (relating to Appeal
						Procedures for the CACFP), and §§
											RSA 1.1050-
						RSA 1.1053 of
						this title (relating to Administrative Hearing Procedures for Conducting the
						Appeals of the Food and Nutrition Programs).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP) › Division 1 - OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE › Section 25.601 - Waiver of Summer Nutrition Program Requirements for Public School Districts

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) Eligibility.
(1) Public school districts in which 50% or
					 more of the enrolled children are eligible to receive free meal benefits in the
					 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must sponsor a Summer Nutrition Program,
					 either the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) or Summer Food Service Program (SFSP),
					 directly at school and/or non-school sites, arrange for another school food
					 authority (SFA) to sponsor a Summer Nutrition Program in their district at
					 school and/or non-school sites, or arrange with another entity to sponsor the
					 SFSP in its district at school and/or non-school sites, for at least 30
					 calendar days during the summer recess unless they receive a waiver from TDA,
					 in accordance with this section. A sponsor of a Summer Nutrition Program
					 accepts final financial and administrative responsibility for its
					 sites.
(2) TDA will notify school
					 districts required by this section to sponsor or arrange for the provision of a
					 Summer Nutrition Program of this obligation no later than October 31 of each
					 year preceding the applicable summer season.
(3) A school district notified under
					 paragraph (2) of this subsection must inform TDA in writing, no later than
					 January 31 of each year, whether it intends to:
(A) directly sponsor a Summer Nutrition
					 Program in its district;
(B)
					 arrange for another SFA to sponsor a Summer Nutrition Program in its district
					 or arrange for another entity to sponsor the SFSP in its district; or
(C) request a waiver from TDA.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 25 - SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP) › Division 1 - OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE › Section 25.602 - Additional Requirements for Contracting Organizations

Current
					 through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Upon request from TDA, each principal of
					 a nongovernmental organization that participates in the Summer Food Service
					 Program shall submit the following information:
(1) government-issued identification
					 (state-issued driver's license, state-issued identification card, military
					 identification, valid U.S. passport or other identification approved by TDA);
					 and
(2) proof of residential
					 mailing address (official mail sent to the individual's address from a utility
					 provider, governmental agency or bank, a lease executed by the individual, or
					 other proof approved by TDA).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter A - TEXAS SCHOOL NUTRITION POLICIES › Section 26.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) School
				  Day--The midnight before, to 30 minutes after the end of the official school
				  day.
(2) School Campus--All areas
				  of the property under the jurisdiction of the school that are accessible to
				  students during the school day.
(3)
				  TDA--The Texas Department of Agriculture.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter A - TEXAS SCHOOL NUTRITION POLICIES › Section 26.2 - Exempt Fundraisers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				  2024
Texas public, charter and private schools that participate
					 in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program may sell food
					 and beverages that do not meet nutritional standards outlined in 7 CFR Parts
					 210 and 220 as part of a fundraiser, during the school day, for up to six days
					 per school year on each school campus, provided that no specially exempted
					 fundraiser foods or beverages may be sold in competition with school meals in
					 the food service area during the meal service.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 1 - NUTRITION OUTREACH PROGRAM › Section 26.30 - Statement of Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
					 July 12, 2024
The Texas Department of Agriculture is authorized, by
						§
											RSA
						12.0027, of the Texas Agriculture Code, to
						administer and implement a Nutrition Outreach Program to promote better health
						and nutrition programs and prevent obesity among children in this state. The
						objective of the program is to increase awareness of the importance of good
						nutrition, especially for children, and to encourage children's health and
						well-being through education, exercise, and eating right.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 2 - EXPANDING THE 3E'S GRANT PROGRAM › Section 26.40 - Statement of Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
The Expanding the 3E's Grant Program is authorized by
						§
											RSA
						38.026 of the Texas Education
						Code.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 2 - EXPANDING THE 3E'S GRANT PROGRAM › Section 26.41 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						division, shall have the following meanings, unless the text clearly indicates
						otherwise.
(1) Best practice--An
					 activity or program provided by the applicant that promotes or provides
					 nutrition education, including programs that integrate planned, sequential
					 strategies, activities and/or services designed to promote the optimal
					 physical, emotional, social and/or educational development of
					 children.
(2) Commissioner--The
					 Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.
(3) Department--The Texas Department of
					 Agriculture.
(4) Program--Expanding
					 the 3E's Grant Program.
(5) School
					 campus--An individual public or charter school in the state of Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 2 - EXPANDING THE 3E'S GRANT PROGRAM › Section 26.42 - Statement of Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
The program is designed to award grants to Texas public
						school campuses that can clearly demonstrate use or implementation of best
						practices in nutrition education for children.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 2 - EXPANDING THE 3E'S GRANT PROGRAM › Section 26.43 - Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In order to be eligible under the program, an applicant
						must be a school campus in Texas in good standing with the
						department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 2 - EXPANDING THE 3E'S GRANT PROGRAM › Section 26.44 - Application Procedure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) The department
					 shall issue a request for applications, to be published in the Texas
					 Register.
(b) The application shall
					 be in a form prescribed by the department.
(c) The application submitted to the
					 department shall:
(1) be fully and legibly
					 completed;
(2) be submitted in a
					 timely manner;
(3) be signed by an
					 authorized individual;
(4) contain,
					 at a minimum, the following required information:
(A) the applying school campus and district
					 name and address;
(B) the name and
					 title of a primary contact person who may be contacted during normal business
					 hours;
(C) a detailed description
					 of the proposed project, including how the project will be incorporated into
					 the program services and a timeline of proposed activities;
(D) the estimated number of children to be
					 reached by the proposed activity/project if the grant is awarded;
(E) a description of how quantifiable results
					 will be measured if the grant is awarded; and
(F) a proposed budget for use of grant
					 funds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 2 - EXPANDING THE 3E'S GRANT PROGRAM › Section 26.45 - Selection Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) Grant award
					 recipients will be selected on a competitive basis.
(b) The department shall review applications
					 and may appoint review panel(s) to evaluate them.
(c) The department may choose not to award
					 grant funds, at its discretion.
(d)
					 Final selection of grant recipients shall be made by the department and the
					 commissioner.
(e) Each grant
					 recipient will be awarded a specific grant amount by the department.
(f) Evaluation criteria shall be included in
					 the request for applications.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 2 - EXPANDING THE 3E'S GRANT PROGRAM › Section 26.46 - Permitted Use of Grant Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
The expenditure of grant funds by a grant recipient shall
						be documented and the funds used only for expenses reasonably related to the
						implementation, supplementation, improvement, or expansion of the best practice
						for which the grant was awarded.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 26 - FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION › Subchapter C - 3E'S GRANT PROGRAMS › Division 2 - EXPANDING THE 3E'S GRANT PROGRAM › Section 26.47 - Grant Agreement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
Grant recipients selected by the department shall enter
						into a written grant agreement with the department. The agreement will define
						the terms of the grant award and reporting requirements.