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The FNS Handbook 501 provides Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) and state agencies guidance on the administration of the food distribution program. The chapters within the handbook cover all aspects of the program including financial management, certification of households, food ordering, and inventory control.
- Table of Contents
- Exhibits List
- Acronyms
- Chapter I: General Provisions
- Chapter II: Financial Management
- Chapter III: Application Processing Procedures
- Chapter IV: Eligibility Criteria
- Chapter V: Certification Procedures
- Chapter VI: Ordering and Receipt of USDA Commodities
- Chapter VII: Warehousing and Inventory Control
- Chapter VIII: Distribution of USDA Commodities
- Chapter IX: Loss of USDA Commodities
- Exhibits A, B, B1
-- Plan of Operation Guide
-- Sample Copy of Form FNS-74
-- Sample Copy of Form AD-1049 - Exhibit C Federal Financial Report
- Exhibit D, E, F Sample Copy of Form FNS-101
- Exhibit G Sample Copy of Form FNS-152
- Exhibits H-L
-- Principles for Determining Costs Applicable to Administration of FDPIR
-- Sample Copy of SF 424, SF 424A, SF 424B, SF 424C and SF 424D
-- Sample Worksheet For Manually Calculating An Overissuance Claim
-- Sample Demand Letter For An Overissuance Claim - Exhibit M Net Monthly Income Standards by Household Size
- Exhibit N Sample Copy of Form FNS-7
- Exhibit O FDPIR Monthly Distribution Guide Rates by Household Size
- Exhibits P-X
-- Sample Copy of Form FNS-52
-- Sample Copy of Form FNS-53
-- Sample Copy of Form FNS-57
-- Sample Copy of Form KC-269-A
-- Stacking Examples
-- Identification for USDA Donated Foods
-- Sample Issuance Receipt Card for USDA Donated Foods - Exhibit Y PART 277—Payments of Certain Administrative Costs of State Agencies
- Exhibit Z PART 3016—Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments