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Resource | Federal Register Notices Correction: Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP

FNS is correcting regulations that published in a final rule in the Federal Register, and went into effect in the CFR on Oct. 1, 2022. The rule amended the SFSP regulations to strengthen program integrity by clarifying, simplifying, and streamlining program administration to facilitate compliance with program requirements.

12/27/2022
Basic page Rural Designation

State agencies and sponsors may use this tool to determine if a proposed site may be designated as rural for purposes of the Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option.

12/22/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance SY 2022-23 Unanticipated School Closure Comparison Table

FNS is offering this comparison table to assist state agencies and program operators as they transition from operations under COVID-19 nationwide waivers to operations designed around their own unique circumstances.

10/19/2022
Grant FY 2023 Farm to School Grants

Each year $5 million is provided to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support grants, technical assistance, and other activities related to USDA’s Farm to School Program. Additional funding for the Farm to School Program was made available from the FY 2018 through FY 2022 agriculture appropriations acts and, as a result, USDA expects to award approximately $12 million under this solicitation. 

10/06/2022
Resource | Webinars/Videos Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP Webinar

This webinar provides an overview of USDA child nutrition programs’ final rule, Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program.

10/03/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance Streamlining Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP Final Rule - Comparison Table

FNS is offering this comparison table to assist state agencies and program operators in understanding the regulatory changes brought by the Streamlining Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program Final Rule.

09/27/2022
Resource | Federal Register Notices Final Rule: Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP

This rulemaking amends the SFSP regulations to strengthen program integrity by clarifying, simplifying, and streamlining program administration to facilitate compliance with program requirements. 

09/19/2022
Resource | Forms Federal-State Agreement Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Programs

This agreement sets out the requirements for administering the child nutrition programs and the food distribution programs.

07/14/2022
Resource | Policy Memos Questions and Answers Related to Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification in CACFP and SFSP – Policy Rescission

This memorandum provides clarification on questions related to the collection of race or ethnicity data now that visual identification of race and ethnicity is no longer an allowable practice in the Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

06/13/2022
Resource | Policy Memos Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs

This memorandum provides notice to CNP operators regarding Sections 740, 751, and 752 of Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, enacted on March 15, 2022. 
 

04/04/2022
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