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Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0073 Collaboration with State School Business Officials on New Administrative Review Section: Resource Management

The updated administrative review, authorized by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, includes a new section titled resource management that monitors the Local Education Agencies (LEAs) compliance with federal regulations that support the financial health of the school meal program’s nonprofit food service account.

SP56-2013
08/30/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0071 SNAP - FY 2014 Cost of Living Adjustments and ARRA Sunset Impacts on Maximum Allotments for Alaska and Hawaii

This memorandum is a follow-up to the FNS memorandum dated Aug. 1, 2013, announcing the Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Sunset (ARRA Sunset) Impact on Allotments.

08/30/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0070 SNAP – Updated Federal Trafficking Definition

In February, 2013, FNS published final regulations revising the definition of trafficking. It subsequently came to our attention that some states were not clear that upon its effective date, federal law takes precedence and states were expected to implement the new federal trafficking definition.

08/23/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0069 Transmittal of Q&As on Computation of Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP

The attached Q&As are issued in follow-up to Policy Memorandum SP 50-2013, Release of the new state agency Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report.

SP54-2013
08/16/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0064 SNAP Applications and the Affordable Care Act

This memorandum provides regional offices with guidance as they work with states to ensure that online and paper SNAP applications meet federal requirements and are user-friendly, understandable and effective.

08/07/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0065 SNAP- Able Bodied Adults without Dependents Waivers for FY 2014

This memo provides the list of states that are eligible to waive SNAP participation time limits for Able Bodied Adults without Dependents for FY 2014. Under SNAP regulations, a state can qualify for a 12-month statewide ABA WD waiver if the Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Service determines that it qualifies for extended unemployment benefits.

08/02/2013
Resource | Policy Memos Health and Safety in CACFP

This memorandum provides guidance to help sponsors detect and report the types of problems that rise to this higher level of concern.

CACFP13-2013
07/24/2013
Resource | Policy Memos Monitoring of Licensing Requirements in CACFP

This memorandum clarifies that, while use of CACFP monitors to review licensing requirements is permitted and may be beneficial, it may not be required by State agencies and is not an allowable use of CACFP funds.

CACFP14-2013
07/24/2013
Resource | Policy Memos Existing Flexibilities in CACFP

This memorandum is intended to highlight flexibilities that already exist at the state level to simplify and improve the delivery of nutrition assistance to low-income children and adult participants through the CACFP.

CACFP15-2013
07/24/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0059 Data Exchange between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for Direct Certification with SNAP

This memo is to inform you of recent changes related to data exchanges for the purposes of direct certification for NSLP with SNAP. Please share this information with state agencies administering SNAP and continue to encourage them to fully cooperate with their NSLP counterparts to improve the direct certification of children in SNAP households.

07/16/2013
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