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Resource | Federal Register Notices Information Collection Comment Request: Generic Clearance for FNA Quick Response Surveys (FNA QRS)

The Food and Nutrition Administration intends to request the renewal of a generic clearance that allows FNA to conduct short, quick-turnaround surveys of state, local, and Tribal agencies and businesses that receive food, funds, and nutrition information through programs administered by FNA.

09/24/2026
Resource | Federal Register Notices Information Collection Comment Request: Food Distribution Programs

This is a revision of the information collection under the burden number 0584-0293. This ICR will renew the previous collections associated with 0584-0293 and implement the two revised and seven new collections associated with the Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity final rule.

08/06/2026
Resource | Technical Assistance Product Formulation Statement Guidance and Templates for Food Manufacturers/Industry

Product Formulation Statement templates and samples for demonstrating how a food product may contribute to the meal pattern requirements in USDA child nutrition programs.

06/09/2026
Basic page CN Labeling Guidance for Food Manufacturers/Industry

The child nutrition label provides a way for a manufacturer to demonstrate how a food product may contribute to the meal pattern requirements in child nutrition programs.

06/08/2026
Basic page Child Nutrition Programs Food Industry Toolkit

This toolkit contains resources for use by food industry to understand meal pattern requirements for USDA child nutrition programs (CNP), how food products may contribute toward the meal pattern requirements, and food product documentation used in the CNP.

06/08/2026
Resource | FAQs/Q&As Alternate Protein Products

The term alternate protein product is the name we use to identify products meeting requirements set forth in Appendix A of the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program within the section entitled “Alternate Protein Products.” 

06/08/2026
Basic page Product Formulation Statements

A manufacturer’s product formulation statement is a document that demonstrates how a food product may contribute to the meal pattern requirements in USDA child nutrition programs.

06/08/2026
Basic page Child Nutrition Labels

The child nutrition label provides a way for a manufacturer to demonstrate how a food product may contribute to the meal pattern requirements in child nutrition programs.

06/08/2026
Resource | Federal Register Notices TEFAP Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2026

This notice announces the surplus and purchased foods that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under The Emergency Food Assistance Program in fiscal year 2026.

05/19/2026
Resource | Policy Information Collection: Renewing Burden Number 0584-0293

This is a revision to a currently approved collection to prevent a lapse in OMB approval of data collection. This collection allows for Food Distribution Programs, such as the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), to run effectively.

03/19/2026
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