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Resource | Policy Memos Exclusion of Military Combat Pay

This supersedes the Jan. 7, 2010, version of the policy memo, Exclusion of Military Combat Pay. In addition to combat pay and other income received by deployed service members, this memorandum addresses Deployment Extension Incentive Pay.

09/15/2010
Resource | Policy Memos Q&As on Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household

This memorandum provides questions and answers relating to policy memorandum SP38 CACFP08 SFSP07-2009, Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household, dated Aug. 27, 2009.

05/03/2010
Resource | Proposed Rule Proposed Rule: Geographic Preference Option for the Procurement of Unprocessed Agricultural Products in Child Nutrition Programs

The purpose of this proposed rule is to incorporate this procurement option in the programs' regulations and to define the term "unprocessed locally grown or locally raised agricultural products'' to ensure that both the intent of Congress in providing for such a procurement option is met and that any such definition will facilitate ease of implementation for institutions participating in the child nutrition programs.

04/19/2010
Resource | Policy Memos Categorical Eligibility: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

This is a reminder of the statutory and regulatory requirements for categorical eligibility for the Child Nutrition Programs based on receipt of benefits from each state’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program. The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act restricts categorical eligibility to those TANF programs with standards that are comparable to or more restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995.

04/19/2010
Resource | Policy Memos Use of Other Programs’ Eligibility Information for Closed Enrolled Sites and Camps in the SFSP

This memorandum addresses permissible disclosure of free and reduced price eligibility information for the purposes of determining the eligibility of children in closed enrolled sites and camps in the SFSP.

12/17/1998
Resource | Policy Memos Limited Disclosure of Children’s Free and Reduced Price Meal or Free Milk Eligibility Information

Prior to issuance of a final rule, we are authorizing determining agencies to disclose free and reduced price meal or free milk eligibility information to the extent authorized in the statute.

12/07/1998
Resource | Policy Memos Certifying Eligibility of National Youth Sports Program Sites to Participate in the SFSP

This memorandum sets forth an additional method for determining NYSP site eligibility for participation in the SFSP.

12/04/1998
Resource | Policy Memos Meal Service to On-Track Students at Year-Round Sites

This memorandum sets forth policy with regard to meals served to on-track children at year-round schools.

12/04/1998
Resource | Policy Memos Sponsor and Site Application Requirements

This memorandum sets forth procedures that may be taken to reduce application requirements for sponsors who have successfully participated in the SFSP in the prior year.

12/04/1998
Resource | Policy Memos Certifying Eligibility of Sites Serving Migrant Children

This memorandum permits sponsors to use data from a national migrant organization to certify the eligibility of sites serving the children of migrant workers.

12/04/1998
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