The current general terms and conditions that USDA/FNS uses in conjunction with the award of discretionary project grants/cooperative agreements.
This notice announces the national average value of donated foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be provided in school year 2021 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021) for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
USDA offers prototypes of school meal applications, as well as sample instructional documents intended to assist state and local officials in the design and distribution of their own application materials.
This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.
This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payments, the amount of money the Federal Government provides states for lunches, afterschool snacks, and breakfasts served to children participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; to the maximum reimbursement rates, the maximum per lunch rate from federal funds that a state can provide a school food authority for lunches served to children participating in the National School Lunch Program; and to the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to non-needy children in a school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program for Children.
Page includes the Model Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals, with accompanying instructions, letter to households, and other materials for state and local agencies. The prototype may be used by state and local agencies as an example when designing a new application packet.
The nutrition educator from the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin has compiled a cookbook containing healthy recipes that utilize USDA Foods found in the FDPIR food package.
Instructions for WiSP Users
FNS Form-674
The FNS-674 form needs to have certain data in boxes 14 – 22.
- All Users
- Box 14: Waivers and State Plans (WiSP)
- Box 15: Non-Privileged
- Box 16: Add
- Boxes 17 and 18 - Leave blank.
- State Agency Users
- Box 19 State/Locality Codes: 2-digit state/state agency code (e.g., AZ, MP, NN).
- Please see the list of state agency abbreviation codes
- Box 20: copy and paste the text below:
- “FNCS Org (Salesforce) Environment(s): Production, UAT; Role: System generated after a State agency contact is created; License Type: Customer Community Plus; Profile: State Agent WISP; Public Groups: "WISP State Agency Users” Permission Sets: WISP State Agent Permissions”
- Print out the form
- Box 22a: Obtain your supervisor's information and ink signature.
- Scan the completed form as a PDF (or take a clear picture).
- Save the completed FNS-674 as a PDF using the following filename format: State Abbreviation_LastName_FirstName_FNS674 (ex: MA_John_Doe_FNS674).
- Box 19 State/Locality Codes: 2-digit state/state agency code (e.g., AZ, MP, NN).
- FNS Regional Users
- Box 19: Set to Region code (e.g., NERO, WRO)
- Box 20: copy and paste the text below, then add the region reference:
- “FNCS Org (Salesforce) Environment(s): Production, UAT; Role: Regional_Office_User License Type: Salesforce; Profile: Internal WISP User; Public Groups: "WISP Regional Office Users; Permission Sets: WISP Edit RO Fields on Waiver Requests, WISP Internal User Permissions; Permission Sets: WISP Edit RO Fields on Waiver Requests, WISP Internal User Permissions”
- Box 21: Digitally sign the form.
- Box 22a: Obtain your supervisor's digital signature.
- Save the completed FNS-674 as a PDF using the following filename format: Region or Group. Abbreviation_LastName_FirstName_FNS674 (ex: SWRO_John_Doe_FNS674, V&T Jane Doe FNS674)
- FNS National Users
- Box 19: Leave blank.
- Box 20: Copy and paste the text below, then remove the role and queue values that do not apply:
- “FNCS Org (Salesforce) Environment(s): Production, UAT; Role: WIC_Admin, ACE_User, PIMB_User, FRAB_User, OI_User, V_T_User, NSPB_User (choose one); License Type: Salesforce; Profile: Internal WISP User; Public Groups: WiSP_National_Office_Users; Permission Sets: WISP Edit NO Fields on Waiver Requests, WISP Internal User Permissions, (WIC Admin uses Permission Set Group); Queues: WISP_ACE, WISP_PIMB, WISP_FRAB, WISP_OI, WISP_V_T, WISP_NSPB (should match role selection)”
- Box 21: Digitally sign the form.
- Box 22a: Obtain your supervisor's digital signature.
- Save the completed FNS-674 as a PDF using the following filename format: Region or Group Abbreviation_LastName_FirstName_FNS674 (ex: SWRO_John_Doe_FNS674, V&T Jane Doe FNS674).
Turn in Completed Package
- Email the completed FNS-674 form to the WiSP Helpdesk at SM.fn.WiSPHelp@usda.gov. The WiSP Helpdesk will forward your account request package to the system’s FNS authorizing official.
- You will receive an email when your user account is ready to use.
State Agency Abbreviation Codes
The following table displays the state agency name and the abbreviation or acronym used to represent this state agency in reports, correspondence, and application tables.
| State Agency Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| ACL - Acoma, Canoncito, and Laguna | AC |
| Alabama | AL |
| Alaska | AK |
| American Samoa | AS |
| Arizona | AZ |
| Arkansas | AR |
| California | CA |
| Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma | CH |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | CR |
| Chickasaw Nation | CN |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | OC |
| Citizen Potawatomi Nation | CP |
| Colorado | CO |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | MP |
| Connecticut | CT |
| Delaware | DE |
| District of Columbia | DC |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | EB |
| Eastern Shoshone | ES |
| Eight Northern Indian Pueblos, Inc. | EN |
| Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. | FS |
| Florida | FL |
| Georgia | GA |
| Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians | GT |
| Guam | GU |
| Hawaii | HI |
| Idaho | ID |
| Illinois | IL |
| Indiana | IN |
| Inter-Tribal Council Inc. of Oklahoma | IC |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona | IZ |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada | IT |
| Iowa | IA |
| Kansas | KS |
| Kentucky | KY |
| Louisiana | LA |
| Maine | ME |
| Maryland | MD |
| Massachusetts | MA |
| Michigan | MI |
| Minnesota | MN |
| Mississippi | MS |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | MB |
| Missouri | MO |
| Montana | MT |
| Muscogee (Creek) Nation | MC |
| Navajo Nation | NN |
| Nebraska | NE |
| Nevada | NV |
| New Hampshire | NH |
| New Jersey | NJ |
| New Mexico | NM |
| New York | NY |
| North Carolina | NC |
| North Dakota | ND |
| Northern Arapaho | NA |
| Ohio | OH |
| Oklahoma | OK |
| Omaha | OT |
| Oregon | OR |
| Osage Nation | ON |
| Otoe-Missouria Tribe | OM |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township | PT |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point | PP |
| Pennsylvania | PA |
| Pueblo of Isleta | PI |
| Pueblo of San Felipe | SF |
| Pueblo of Zuni | PZ |
| Puerto Rico | PR |
| Rhode Island | RI |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe | RS |
| Santee Sioux | SS |
| Santo Domingo Tribe | ST |
| Seneca Nation | S2 |
| South Carolina | SC |
| South Dakota | SD |
| Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe | SL |
| Standing Rock | SR |
| Tennessee | TN |
| Texas | TX |
| Three Affiliated Tribes | TA |
| Utah | UT |
| Ute Mountain | UM |
| Vermont | VT |
| Virgin Islands | VI |
| Virginia | VA |
| Washington | WA |
| WCD Enterprises, Inc. - Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware Tribes | WC |
| West Virginia | WV |
| Winnebago | WN |
| Wisconsin | WI |
| Wyoming | WY |
On Sept. 25, 2019, the Food and Nutrition Service published meal pattern tables in Agency rules. This document corrects the presentation of tables in the final rule.