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Resource | Training and Outreach National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid

FNS is conducting additional demonstration projects to expand the evaluation of direct certification with Medicaid for both free and reduced price meal eligibility in NSLP and SBP.

11/09/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 7-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a seven-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 6-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a six-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 3-Day Schedule

Certificate of compliance worksheets for a three-day schedule of breakfast and lunch.

07/31/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 4-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a four-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 5-Day Schedule

Breakfast and lunch certificate of compliance worksheets for a five-day schedule.

07/31/2023
Resource | Guidance Documents 2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant RFA

The fiscal year 2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant Request for Applications are available to state agencies that administer the National School Lunch and the School Breakfast programs to fund the costs of improving your direct certification rates with SNAP, and other needs-based assistance programs.

08/15/2017
Resource | Policy New Q&As Related to the Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the NSLP

Attached are revised questions and answers related to the final rule entitled, Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

03/11/2014
Resource | Guidance Documents Transmittal of Q&As on Computation of Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP

The attached Q&As are issued in follow-up to Policy Memorandum SP 50-2013, Release of the new state agency Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report.

08/16/2013
Resource | Guidance Documents Release of the New State Agency Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report (Form FNS-834)

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010  require that children living in households receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program be directly certified for free school meals under the National School Lunch Program and/or the School Breakfast Program.

07/01/2013
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