This guidance memo addresses sponsors’ monitoring requirements of its sites and food service operations in the SFSP. This guidance applies to sponsors’ management responsibilities of conducting initial site visits and full reviews of food service, including visits of non-congregate rural meal sites.
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will discontinue the requirement for vendors to use high security seals to secure USDA Foods deliveries as of July 1, 2023.
On Oct. 13, 2022 FNS held an initial webinar outlining the initial implementation plans for State SNAP agencies to onboard to the National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) system.
On Oct. 6, 2022, FNS held an initial webinar outlining the requirements of the newly published National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) regulations contained in the Interim Final Rule: SNAP: Requirement for Interstate Data Matching to Prevent Duplicate Issuances.
This webinar provides an overview of USDA child nutrition programs’ final rule, Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program.
During an emergency situation such as the COVID-19 public health emergency, there are flexibilities available to TEFAP state agencies to assist them in continuing to provide food to people in need. Implementing TEFAP flexibilities can be achieved simply by submitting a written explanation (i.e., state plan amendment) to the FNS regional office for expedited review and approval.
This document provides authorized state agencies with a basic checklist for conducting investigations into complaints of prohibited discrimination involving WIC, WIC FMNP, and the SFMNP.
This memorandum provides information on current flexibilities in distribution procedures that are available for state agencies that administer TEFAP.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance for state agencies and program operators on the status of nationwide waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements in the Summer Food Service Program.
This memorandum provides a reminder overview of options available under current program policy and regulation for connecting children and adult survivors, who have evacuated from areas subject to major disaster and emergency declarations, and may be staying in shelters, with child nutrition program benefits.