USDA’s approach to tackling food and nutrition insecurity emphasizes equity to ensure our efforts serve all populations.
The final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in an ongoing effort toward healthier school meals that USDA and the broader school meals community have been partnering on for well over a decade. This table is a reference tool for stakeholders to visualize the proposed implementation timeline.
This guidance provides resources that state agencies may use when considering next steps and set forth instructions for submitting state plan amendments that involve operational changes such as electronic solution proposals and/or WIC FMNP waiver requests.
The brand guidelines in this document are for USDA staff, contractors, implementing agencies and partners to use for developing materials and communications about the SUN programs.
This policy memorandum provides clarification to WIC state agencies on the initial authorization of vendors that derive more than 50 percent of their annual food sales revenue from WIC (above-50-percent or A50 vendors) as well as information on the requirements for A50 vendors following authorization.
You can customize this letter and send to households with children who are not automatically eligible to receive Summer EBT. These households will need to apply for SUN Bucks.
This sample letter can be sent to households with children who are automatically eligible to receive Summer EBT and do not need to apply for SUN Bucks.
Sample phone script & suggested text messages for community-based organizations and schools to promote Summer EBT.
Sample newsletter blurb for organizations (e.g. schools, food banks, advocacy groups) working with families who qualify for Summer EBT/SUN Bucks.
Technical assistance resources for Summer EBT implementing agencies to determine eligibility and meet program implementation deadlines.