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Resource | Policy Buy American Accommodation Process for School Year 2026-2027

This memorandum provides guidance on the school year 2026-2027 Buy American accommodation process outlined in 7 CFR 210.21(d)(8) and 7 CFR 220.16(d)(8). 

06/25/2026
Resource | Policy Buy American Accommodation Process for School Year 2025-26

This memorandum provides guidance on the Buy American accommodation process. This memorandum provides the state agency the ability to approve temporary relief for school food authorities that demonstrate they cannot meet the thresholds for non-domestic food purchases for school year 2025-26.

02/20/2025
Basic page WIC MIS and EBT System Providers

List of WIC Management Information System support providers and Electronic Benefit Transfer processors. This list will be updated quarterly.

11/18/2024
Resource | Training and Outreach Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 DGAs – Buy American Provisions Webinar

This webinar reviewed the Buy American provision including information related to new regulations, the recently published memo, Buy American Provisions Related to the Final Rule Titled, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the optional Buy American Exceptions tracker.

08/28/2024
Resource | Training and Outreach Disaster Nutrition Assistance Timeline

The USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) coordinates with State agencies, Tribal Nations, and voluntary organizations as they develop disaster nutrition assistance strategies before, during, and after disasters and emergencies.

05/01/2024
Basic page Sodium

Sodium provision of the Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans final rule.

04/24/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP Proposed Rule

On Feb. 21, 2024, FNS published a proposed rule Serious Deficiency Process in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program. This webinar recording provides an explanation of the major proposed changes as they relate to CACFP and SFSP.

03/22/2024
Basic page Family Style Meal Service With Children in the CACFP

Support children, train staff, and meet CACFP meal pattern requirements to successfully serve meals “family style” with these new resources.

02/28/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos September 2023 OIG Audit Memos: Unused Reimbursement and Site Proximity

FNS published this recorded webinar on Feb. 28, 2024 for state agencies. The webinar includes a summary of the new memos released in Sept. 2023 and goes into detail about best practices for unused reimbursements and site proximity.

02/28/2024
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