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Resource | Policy Memos Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP

This memorandum provides updated guidance on crediting tofu and soy yogurt products in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and extends previous guidance on crediting tofu and soy yogurt products to the Summer Food Service Program, as well as to the infant meal pattern in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024
11/29/2023
Resource | Policy Memos Procuring Local Meat, Poultry, Game and Eggs for Child Nutrition Programs

Recently, FNS has received a number of questions related to buying local meat, poultry, game, and eggs; this memorandum seeks to clarify the regulatory requirements related to food safety and answer specific questions related to these products with a series of questions and answers.

SP 01,CACFP 01, SFSP 01-2016
11/20/2023
Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-2001-0018 FNS Instruction 796-2, Revision 4

FNS Instruction 796-2, Revision 4: Financial Management - CACFP 

09/13/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Manual de acreditación para el CACFP

El Manual de acreditación para el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP, por sus siglas en inglés) refleja los requisitos actualizados del patrón de comidas del CACFP.

FNS-425-S
08/07/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Crediting Handbook for CACFP

The Crediting Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food Program reflects the updated CACFP meal pattern requirements, which became effective October 2017.

FNS-425
05/08/2023
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0035 Administrative Reimbursements for Non-Claiming Homes in the CACFP

The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify that sponsors of day care homes may not include non-claiming homes in the total number of homes reported for determining administrative reimbursements.

CACFP13-2006
06/29/2006
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0032 Annual Physical Inventory-Reconciliation of Book Inventory to Physical Inventory

This memorandum provides instructions on how to reconcile the physical inventory conducted at a distributing agency- or subdistributing agency-level storage facility with the book inventory required to be maintained for that facility.

FD-058
06/15/2006
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0028 Sponsor Monitoring of Facilities in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

It has come to our attention that there is some uncertainty regarding proper application of the monitoring requirements for sponsoring organizations set forth in the CACFP regulations. This memorandum provides guidance on that issue, and replaces CACFP Memorandum # 04-2006, issued on Jan. 20, 2006.

CACFP04-2006
05/23/2006
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0027 Issues Relating to Block Claims Submitted by Sponsored Child Care Centers and Family Day Care Homes

This memorandum addresses the extension of the original guidance, as well as several other questions that have arisen regarding implementation of the block claim requirement.

CACFP 12-2006
05/23/2006
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0022 Prohibition on State Agencies’ Establishing Geographic Territories for Sponsoring Organizations in the CACFP

The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify that policies establishing limits on the specific and/or exclusive geographic areas in which CACFP sponsoring organizations may operate are inconsistent with program regulations and, as such, prohibited.

CACFP11-2006
04/13/2006
Page updated: October 14, 2021