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Date FNS Document# Title
SP 18-2025 Guidance on Fees for Electronic Payment Services in the School Meal Programs
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of “Federal Public Benefit”
Interim Final Rule: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification
SP 15-2025 Enhancing Child Nutrition Program Meal Standards
SP 14-2025 Offer versus Serve Flexibilities for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
SP 13-2025, CACFP 10-2025, SFSP 06-2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
SP 12-2025 Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2025-2026
SP 11-2025, CACFP 09-2025, SFSP 05-2025 Using Federal Funds to Purchase Local Foods
First 100 Days at FNS
Child Nutrition Program Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic - July 2021 through September 2022
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2025-2026)
SP 09-2025 Buy American Accommodation Process for School Year 2025-26
School Meals Model Application Materials in Pashto
School Meals Model Application Materials in Turkish
School Meals Model Application Materials in Hebrew
SP 07-2025, CACFP 07-2025 Requirement to Accept Medical Statements from Registered Dietitians for Schools and Child and Adult Care Institutions and Facilities
Request for Information: Grain-Based Desserts and High-Protein Yogurt Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs
Request for Information: Child Nutrition Programs Tribal Pilot Projects
Child Nutrition Database
NSLP Short and Long Week Meal Pattern Calculations
Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements
SP 03-2025, CACFP 03-2025, SFSP 01-2025 Substituting Vegetables for Grains in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Tribal Communities
FNS-464-S Recurso de granos integrales para el Programa Nacional de Almuerzo Escolar y el Programa de Desayuno Escolar
FY 2024 Team Nutrition Training Grants for Meal Pattern Modernization and Retention and Mentorship Opportunities
Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 DGAs – Buy American Provisions Webinar
The Road to Successful Menu Planning for School Meals Training Series
Back to School Toolkit
Back to School
School Year 2024-25 Paid Lunch Equity Tool Walkthrough
NSLP, SMP, SBP - National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)
School Lunch and Breakfast Sodium Limits and Timeline
Notice to Beneficiaries and Prospective Beneficiaries
National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern
Small Entity Compliance Guide
SP 17-2024, SFSP 10-2024 Revision to the Report of the SFSP for Children (FNS-418) and the Addition of SSO to the Report of School Program Operations (FNS-10)
FNS Program Participation Dashboard
Webinar on Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 DGAs
Buy American Provisions Related to the Final Rule - CNP Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-25 DGAs
Community Eligibility Provision Status of School Districts and Schools by State
SP 22-2024, CACFP 08-2024, SFSP 13-2024 Geographic Preference Expansion Related to the Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
SP 18-2024, CACFP 06-2024, SFSP 11-2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
SP 19-2024, CACFP 07-2024, SFSP 12-2024 Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Programs - Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
Information Collection: School Meals Operations Study
Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
Final Rule for School Meal Standards
Implementation Timeline for Updating the School Meal Standards
How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
Webinar: Community Eligibility Provision 101
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