USDA responded to the statutory authority to examine paperwork reduction by convening a work group of CACFP stakeholders to discuss paperwork requirements and make recommendations for improvements. The nationally representative group of CACFP cooperators invited to participate in the work group included: the presidents of the two national sponsors associations; national advocacy organizations; state agencies; the Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Care and Head Start Bureaus; a local Head Start Program sponsor; and a for profit, multi-state sponsor. A list of work group members is included in this report as Appendix A.
The primary charge of the work group was to identify program requirements, policies, and procedures that, if eliminated or modified, would reduce burden or effort for SAs, institutions, and facilities participating in CACFP without undermining ongoing efforts to improve program management.