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Basic page Rural Designation

State agencies and sponsors may use this tool to determine if a proposed site may be designated as rural for purposes of the Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option.

12/22/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance SY 2022-23 Unanticipated School Closure Comparison Table

FNS is offering this comparison table to assist state agencies and program operators as they transition from operations under COVID-19 nationwide waivers to operations designed around their own unique circumstances.

10/19/2022
Resource | Tools and Applications CACFP Meal Benefit Income Eligibility Form

Instructions for Child and Adult Care Food Program centers, sponsoring organizations and family day care home providers.

10/04/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance Streamlining Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP Final Rule - Comparison Table

FNS is offering this comparison table to assist state agencies and program operators in understanding the regulatory changes brought by the Streamlining Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program Final Rule.

09/27/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance Serving Meats and Meat Alternates at Lunch and Supper in the CACFP

These worksheets can be used to empower CACFP providers and operators with the knowledge, skills and expertise to implement meal pattern requirements. 

07/15/2022
Resource | Forms Federal-State Agreement Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Programs

This agreement sets out the requirements for administering the child nutrition programs and the food distribution programs.

07/14/2022
Resource | Worksheets Offering Water in the USDA CACFP

These worksheets can be used to empower CACFP providers and operators with the knowledge, skills and expertise to implement CACFP meal pattern requirements. 

07/14/2022
Resource | Policy Memos Questions and Answers Regarding the 2022 Infant Formula Shortage in the CACFP

The ongoing infant formula shortage due to supply chain issues, which worsened due to a major formula recall in February 2022, has left many CACFP operators concerned about access to formula and their options for safely feeding infants in their care.  

 

06/17/2022
Resource | Policy Memos Questions and Answers Related to Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification in CACFP and SFSP – Policy Rescission

This memorandum provides clarification on questions related to the collection of race or ethnicity data now that visual identification of race and ethnicity is no longer an allowable practice in the Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

06/13/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance CACFP Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants

Now available in Spanish. Content from the Feeding Infants in the Child Adult Care Food Program guide is brought to life in these in-person training resources.

04/25/2022
Page updated: October 14, 2021