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Resource | Training and Outreach National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid

FNS is conducting additional demonstration projects to expand the evaluation of direct certification with Medicaid for both free and reduced price meal eligibility in NSLP and SBP.

11/09/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs: Training Resources

A variety of trainings are available on the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs. Complete the training modules and view recorded webinars to assist in understanding and using the FBG and all its features.

09/20/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 7-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a seven-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 6-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a six-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 3-Day Schedule

Certificate of compliance worksheets for a three-day schedule of breakfast and lunch.

07/31/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 4-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a four-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 5-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a five-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs

The Food Buying Guide for child nutrition programs has all of the current information in one manual to help you and your purchasing agent buy the right amount of food and the appropriate type of food for your program(s), and determine the specific contribution each food makes toward the meal pattern requirements.

07/11/2022
Resource | Research and Data | Assessing/Improving Operations Direct Certification With Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price Meals Demonstration, SY 2019-20

This report examines the impact of using Medicaid data to directly certify students for free and reduced-price school meals in the NSLP and SBP in fifteen states in school year 2019-20. It assesses outcomes related to certification, participation, federal reimbursement, and state administrative costs in SY 2019-20 and over the course of the demonstration.

03/16/2022
Resource | Policy Update of Food Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs

This memorandum informs stakeholders on the progress made by FNS in updating the food crediting system for all child nutrition programs. This is a first step towards improving the crediting system to best address today’s evolving food and nutrition environment and meet the needs of those operating and benefiting from the CNPs.

12/04/2018
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