Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-2012-0057 USDA Unveils Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America’s Schools

Press Release--USDA Unveils Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America’s Schools

09/18/2012
Resource | Technical Assistance Directions for Menu Worksheet

FNS menu worksheet is a tool designed to assist school food authorities in demonstrating that each of the menus meets the new meal pattern for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

08/02/2012
Resource | Technical Assistance Creating Your School Food Defense Plan

Food defense is having measures in place to reduce the chances of someone intentionally contaminating the food used in your foodservice operation in order to harm children and cause panic, alarm, and distrust in our food supply.

07/22/2012
Resource | Technical Assistance Performance Based Certification: Prototype Performance Work Statement, Performance Metrics, Evaluation Factors and Market Research Questionnaire Response

Attached for your use is a prototype Performance Work Statement, Evaluation Criteria and Performance Metrics document to assist state agencies that wish to procure a contract(s) to perform the performance-based reimbursement certification and other training activities to support the Certification of Compliance With Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Interim Rule and the new meal pattern final rule.

05/16/2012
Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-2012-0026 Child and Adult Care Food Program: Amendments Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

One page overview. This rule proposes to codify several provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 affecting the administration of Child and Adult Care Food Program for State agencies, new and renewing institutions, sponsoring organizations, and sponsored facilities, and to make modifications to the application and renewal process.

04/20/2012
Resource | Technical Assistance FY 2011 FNS Discretionary Grants Summary

Summary - FY 2011 FNS Discretionary Grants

03/23/2012
Page updated: October 14, 2021