HNS/USDA Memos

 

2026 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2026       Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 – Implementation Requirements for the National School Lunch Program
      HNS 01-2026 New System for USDA Foods in Schools for School Year 2026-2027
SP 02-2026 CACFP 01-2026 SFSP 01-2026   Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 - Eat Real Food
      HNS 02-2026 School Year 2026-2027 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Applications Open March 1, 2026
SP 03-2026 CACFP 02-2026 SFSP 02-2026   Incorporating Local Beef into Child Nutrition Program Meals
      HNS 03-2026 Application for Summer Meal Programs
CRD 01-2026 CRD 01-2026 CRD 01-2026   Modifying the FNS Instruction 113-1: Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement - Nutrition Programs and Activities
SP 04-2026       Community Eligibility Provision: Election Deadline and Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
      HNS 04-2026 Announcing the 2026 Summer EBT SUN Bucks Program and Requirements for School Food Authorities
SP 05-2026 CACFP 03-2026 SFSP 03-2026   2026 Appropriations Act: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
SP 06-2026       Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2026-2027 (Tool)
SP 07-2026       School Meal Programs: Reviewing Product-Based Added Sugars Limits for Breakfast Cereals, Flavored Milk, and Yogurt (Tool)
      HNS 05-2026 Guidance on Compliance with the Arizona Healthy Schools Act for Child Nutrition Program Participating Public Districts and Charter Schools
      HNS 06-2026 Management of USDA Foods Inventory at Processors
2025 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2025       Fluid Milk Requirements for School Meals
SP 02-2025       Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit Flexibility in the School Breakfast Program: Questions and Answers for Program Operators
  CACFP 01-2025     Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Substitutions  in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Questions and Answers
  CACFP 02-2025     Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in the Child and Adult  Care Food Program
SP 03-2025 CACFP 03-2025 SFSP 01-2025   Substituting Vegetables for Grains in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Tribal Communities
SP 04-2025       Fees for Electronic Payment Services in the School Meal Programs
SP 05-2025 CACFP 04-2025 SFSP 02-2025   Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements
        Guidance on Reporting Income Eligibility 1 or 2 Needs and Student School Food Service Program Association Data into Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS)
SP 06-2025       National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grants: Installation Expenditures
  CACFP 05-2025     Grain Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Questions and Answers
  CACFP 06-2025     Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Questions and Answers
SP 07-2025 CACFP 07-2025     Requirement to Accept Medical Statements from Registered Dietitians for Schools and Child and Adult Care Institutions and Facilities
SP 08-2025   SFSP 03-2025   Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Questions and  Answers #3
SP 09-2025       Buy American Accommodation Process for School Year 2025-2026 (Tool)
      HNS 01-2025 Financial Review Requirement for CACFP Sponsoring Organizations
      HNS 02-2025 2025 Summer EBT SUN Bucks School Food Authority Requirements and Information
SP 10-2025 CACFP 08-2025 SFSP 04-2025   Recession of Guidance on Promoting Access to Voting through the Child Nutrition Programs
      HNS 03-2025 Application for Summer Meal Programs
      HNS 04-2025 Implementation of the 5-Year NSLP Administrative Review Cycle
SP 11-2025 CACFP 09-2025 SFSP 05-2025   Using Federal Funds to Purchase Local Foods
SP 12-2025       Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2025-2026 (Tool)
SP 13-2025 CACFP 10-2025 SFSP 06-2025   Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
      HNS TA 01-2025 School Year 2025-2026 State Match Requirements for Districts and Charter Schools
SP 14-2025       Offer versus Serve Flexibilities for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
SP 15-2025       Enhancing Child Nutrition Program Meal Standards
      HNS 05-2025 Buy American Accommodation Plan
      HNS 06-2025 School Year 2025-2026 Updates and Reminders for SFAs
      HNS 07-2025 State-funded Reimbursement for Reduced-Price Meals in School Year 2025-2026
SP 18-2025       Guidance on Fees for Electronic Payment Services in the School Meal Programs
      HNS 08-2025 CACFP Renewal for Program Year 2026 
      HNS 09-2025 Reduced-Price Subsidy Reporting on Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Financial Report
      HNS 10-2025 Guidance on Claiming One-Time Exceptions for Late Reimbursement Claims Under USDA Child Nutrition Programs
2024 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
        School Sites, Entity Identification Numbers (ID), Student Enrollment Submissions
TA 01-2024       Crediting Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
SP 01-2024 CACFP 01-2024 SFSP 01-2024   Clarification of Allowable Flexibilities for Child Nutrition Programs Experiencing Milk Supply Shortages
SP 02-2024 CACFP 02-2024 SFSP 02-2024   Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meals Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program (Revised November 2023)
SP 03-2024       Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule: Administrative Review and Food Service Management Company Review Cycles
SP 04-2024       Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule: State Agency Discretion for Repeat Meal Pattern Violations Fiscal Action
SP 05-2024   SFSP 03-2024   Implementation Guidance for the Rural Non-congregate Option Provisions of the Interim Final Rule, Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
SP 06-2024   SFSP 04-2024   Rural Designations in the Summer Meal Programs - Revised
    SFSP 05-2024   Rural Non-Congregate in the Summer Food Service Program: Guidance on the Management and Administration Plan and State Administrative Funds
    SEBT 03-2024   Summer EBT 2024 Benefit Levels
SP 08-2024       Community Eligibility Provision: Planning and Implementation Guidance - Updated
SP 09-2024       Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
SP 10-2024       Community Eligibility Provision: Statutory Annual Notification and Publication Requirements and School Year 2024-2025 Election Deadline
SP 11-2024       Community Eligibility Provision: State Agency Procedures to Ensure Identified Student Percentage Accuracy
  CACFP 05-2024     Implementation Guidance: State Agency Review Requirements
      HNS 01-2024 Supply Chain Assistance Funds
    SFSP 06-2024   Interim Final Rule: State Agency Monitoring in the Summer Food Service Program
      HNS 02-2024 Application for Summer Meal Programs
SP 13-2024   SFSP 07-2024   Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Questions and Answers
SP 14-2024      

Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2024-2025 (Tool)
SP 15-2024   SFSP 08-2024   Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Questions and Answers #2
      HNS 03-2024 Eligibility for Rural Designation and Non-Congregate Summer Meal Service – Summer 2024
      HNS 04-2024

Supply Chain Assistance Funds – Supplemental Guidance for Contracted Food Service
SP 18-2024 CACFP 06-2024 SFSP 11-2024   Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
SP 19-2024 CACFP 07-2024 SFSP 12-2024   Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
SP 22-2024 CACFP 08-2024 SFSP 13-2024   Geographic Preference Expansion Related to the Final Rule titled Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020- 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
SP 23-2024       Buy American Provisions Related to the Final Rule Titled, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
      HNS TA 02-2024 School Year 2024-2025 State Match Requirements for Districts and Charter Schools
      HNS 05-2024 Summer 2024 SUN Bucks – Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Students Enrolled in National School Lunch Program / School Breakfast Programs and School Food Authority Reporting Requirements
      HNS 06-2024 School Year 2024-2025 Updates and Reminders for SFAs
  CACFP 12-2024 SFSP 16-2024   Questions and Answers Related to CACFP 11-2021, SFSP 07-2021 Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program – Policy Rescission – Set 2
      HNS 07-2024 CACFP Renewal for Program Year 2025
      HNS 08-2024 Revised Try It Local: Arizona’s Local Food for Schools Program and Reimbursement
2023 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2023       Notice of Additional Funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Subgrants for School Food Authorities
  CACFP 01-2023     Credibility of Infant Formulas Imported Through the Food and Drug Administration’s 2022 Infant Enforcement Discretion Policy in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
SP 02-2023       Determining Eligibility for Severe Need Reimbursement Rates for the School Breakfast Program and the Two-Cent Differential Reimbursement for the National School Lunch Program in SY 2023-2024
      HNS 01-2023 Increased Limitation of Net Cash Resources
SP 03-2023 CACFP 02-2023     Offsite Monitoring of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and School Meal Programs After the Public Health Emergency Ends
  CACFP 03-2023     Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served at Child and Adult Care Food Program Emergency Shelters after the Public Health Emergency Ends
SP 05-2023   SFSP 01-2023   Implementation Guidance: Summer 2023 Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas- Revised 
SP 06-2023 CACFP 05-2023 SFSP 02-2023   Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
    SFSP 03-2023   Guidance on Performance Standards, Budgets, and Management Plans in the Summer Food Service Program
SP 07-2023 CACFP 06-2023 SFSP 04-2023   Unique Entity Identifier Transition
SP 08-2023       Free or Low-Cost Internet Services Available to All Households with Kids at School Participating in the Community Eligibility Provision
SP 09-2023       Community Eligibility Provision: Statutory Annual Notification and Publication Requirements and School Year 2023-2024 Election Deadline
SP 10-2023       Updated Title I Guidance for Making Within-District Allocations
      HNS 02-2023 Announcement of Summer 2023 Pandemic-EBT
      HNS 03-2023 Applications for Summer Programs
SP 11-2023      

Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2023-2024 (Tool)
SP 12-2023      

Oversight and Monitoring of  School Meal Programs | Appendix
  CACFP 07-2023    

Oversight and Monitoring of the Child and Adult Care Food Program | Appendix
    SFSP 06-2023  

Oversight and Monitoring of the Summer Food Service Program | Appendix
SP 13-2023       Best Practices for Contracting with Food Service Management Companies
SP 14-2023   SFSP 07-2023   Questions and Answers #2: Summer 2023 Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas
      HNS 04-2023 Reporting for Summer 2023 Pandemic-EBT
      HNS 05-2023 Eligibility for Non-Congregate Summer Meal Service
    SFSP 09-2023   Approved Levels of Meals for Vended Sites in the Summer Food Service Program
    SFSP 10-2023   Initial Sponsor Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program
      HNS 06-2023 Announcement of the Direct Certification with Medicaid Data Demonstration Project
      HNS TA 01-2023 School Year 2023-2024 State Match Requirements for Districts and Charter Schools
TA 02-2023       Twenty-Sixth Release of the Child Nutrition Database
      HNS 07-2023 Direct Certification with Medicaid Data Demonstration Project
      HNS 08-2023 Reminders for School Food Authorities Serving Meals During School Year 2023-2024
SP 21-2023 CACFP 10-2023 SFSP 12-2023   Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule
  CACFP 11-2023     Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers (Revised September 2023)
SP 22-2023       Community Eligibility Provision: Implementing the New Minimum Identified Student Percentage
      HNS 09-2023 Try It Local: Arizona’s Local Food for Schools Program and Reimbursement
      HNS 10-2023 NSLP Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) School Year 2023-24 Mid-Year Election
2022 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2022 CACFP 01-2022     Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Programs Emergency Procurement Due to Supply Chain Disruptions
  CACFP 02-2022     Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Flexibilities During COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions
SP 02-2022 CACFP 03-2022 SFSP 01-2022   Updates to the Federal Micro-Purchase Threshold in 2 CFR 200.320(a)(1)
        Submitting Income Eligibility I and II and FRL for Fiscal Year 22
SP 03-2022       Allocation of Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Funds to Alleviate Supply Chain Disruptions in School Meal Programs
SP 04-2022 CACFP 04-2022     Question and Answer Guidance on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022
SP 05-2022       Meal Requirements Under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Questions and Answers for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022
      HNS 01-2022 Annual Public Notification and Data Submission for all LEAs - Community Eligibility Provision
SP 07-2022 CACFP 06-2022 SFSP 02-2022   Promoting Access to Voting through the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 08-2022 CACFP 07-2022 SFSP 03-2022  

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs (Tool)
      HNS 02-2022 Option to receive Cash In Lieu of Commodities or participate in the USDA Foods in Schools
      HNS 03-2022 USDA Foods in Schools Program Entitlement Rollover and Allowable Use of Entitlement During Summer 2022 Operations
      HNS 04-2022 Serving Meals During Summer Months in 2022 (revised)
SP 10-2022 CACFP 08-2022 SFSP 04-2022   Area Eligibility for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-2023
CRD 01-2022 CRD 01-2022 CRD 01-2022 CRD 01-2022 Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing - Policy Update
      HNS 05-2022 School Year 2022-23 State Match Requirements for Districts and Charter Schools
  CACFP 09-2022 SFSP 05-2022   Questions and Answers Related to Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program – Policy Rescission
SP 11-2022       Determining Eligibility for Severe Need Reimbursement Rates for the School Breakfast Program and the Two-Cent Differential Reimbursement for the National School Lunch Program in SY 2022-2023 and SY 2023-2024
  CACFP 10-2022     Questions and Answers Regarding the 2022 Infant Formula Shortage in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
      HNS 06-2022 Applications for School Food Authorities Serving Meals During School Year 2022-2023
SP 12-2022       Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Allocation of Funds for Fiscal Year 2023
SP 13-2022       State Agency Food Safety Inspections Report for SY 2021-2022
       

Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-2023 Memo

Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 5 (#107)

Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 4 (#108)

Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program Reimbursement Rates for the Seamless Summer Option in Summer 2022 (#109)

Nationwide Waiver to Allow Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Related to COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting School Meals in School Year 2022-2023 – EXTENSION (#110)

Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 7 (#111)

Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 7 (#112)

Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2022 Operations – EXTENSION 4 (#113)

Nationwide Waiver of the Summer Sponsor Application Deadline and to Allow Reimbursement for Meals Served Prior to Notification of Approval for Summer 2022 Operations (#114)
      HNS 07-2022 Announcement of Summer 2022 Pandemic-EBT
SP 14-2022       FY 2022 Equipment Assistance Grants for SFAs
SP 14-2022a1       Attachment 1 - State Allocations
SP 14-2022a2       Attachment 2 - USDA FNS Standard Terms and Conditions
SP 14-2022a3       Attachment 3 - FNS-529 Grant Cooperative Agreement
SP 14-2022a4       Attachment 4 - FNS 529 Terms and Conditions
SP 14-2022a5       Attachment 5 - Regional Office Checklist for Reviewing State Agency NSLP Equipment Grant Proposals
SP 15-2022       Second Allocation of Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Funds to Alleviate Supply Chain Disruptions in the School Meal Programs
      HNS 08-2022 Transitional Waivers for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-23
      HNS TA 01-2022 Transitioning Back to Charging for School Meals
        The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) under Section 60502 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) Letter
      HNS 09-2022 Reporting Summer 2022 Pandemic-EBT Eligible Students
      HNS TA 02-2022 Establishing Non-Program Adult Meal Prices
SP 16-2022       Third Allocation of Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Funds to Alleviate Supply Chain Disruptions in the School Meal Programs
SP 17-2022       Farm to School State Agency Formula Grant
      HNS 10-2022 Question and Answer Guidance on the Reduced-Price Meal Fee Subsidy Effective January 1, 2023
2021 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2021 CACFP 01-2021 SFSP 01-2021   Questions and Answers Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless
SP 03-2021       Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2020-21 during COVID-19
SP 04-2021 CACFP 03-2021 SFSP 03-2021   Questions and Answers Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Option Operations during School Year 2020-2021 - Q&As #3
SP 05-2021 CACFP 04-2021 SFSP 04-2021   Questions and Answers Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations during School Year 2020-2021 – Q&As #4
SP 06-2021 CACFP 05-2021     Child Nutrition Programs Emergency Operating Costs During COVID-19: Implementation Guidance for State Agencies
SP 06-2021a CACFP 05-2021a     Child Nutrition Programs Emergency Operating Costs During COVID-19: Implementation Guidance for State Agencies - Attachment 2
      HNS 01-2021 Menu Self-Assessment Requirement for CACFP Operators in FY 2021
      HNS 02-2021 SFSP Program Year 2021 Application and Program Announcement
      HNS 03-2021 Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Data Overview and Limitations in SY 20-21
      HNS 04-2021 Annual Public Notification and Data Submission for all LEAs Community Eligibility Provision
      HNS 05-2021 Child Nutrition Program Emergency Operating Costs During COVID-19
      HNS 06-2021 Option to receive USDA Foods or Cash instead of Commodities
SP 07-2021       Department of Education Guidance on Implementation of Child Nutrition Program Waivers
      HNS 07-2021 Revised School Year 2021 Pandemic Electronic Benefit (P-EBT) and Student Data of Public and Non-Public Schools
      HNS 08-2021 Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) in SY 20-21
      HNS 10-2021 Response to COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #82 Nationwide Waiver of Annual Community Eligibility Provision Public Notification and Data Submission Deadlines
  CACFP 08-2021     Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Implementation Guidance for State Agencies
      HNS 11-2021 Serving Meals During Summer Months in 2021
SP 11-2021 CACFP 10-2021 SFSP 06-2021   Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
      HNS 12-2021 P-EBT Local Level Administrative Cost Grant Awards
      HNS 13-2021 Applications for School Food Authorities Serving Meals During School Year 2021-2022
SP 12-2021       Department of Education Information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
  CACFP 11-2021 SFSP 07-2021   Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program – Policy Rescission
      HNS 14-2021 Meal Benefit Income Eligibility Forms - Child Care Centers
      HNS 15-2021 Updated Meal Benefit Forms - Adult Care Centers
  CACFP 12-2021     Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the Child and Adult Care Food Program- Questions and Answers
SP 15-2021 CACFP 13-2021 SFSP 08-2021   Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in School Year 2021
      HNS 16-2021 P-EBT Local Level Administrative Cost Grant Awards (Rescinds HNS #12-2021)
      HNS 17-2021 Collecting Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications in School Year 2021-2022
      HNS 18-2021 Summer 2021 Pandemic Electronic Benefit (P-EBT)
      HNS 19-2021 Updates to the Uniform System of Financial Records for Arizona School Districts Chart of Accounts Effective July 1, 2020, Related to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and NSLP Equipment Grant
      HNS 20-2021 USDA Foods in Schools Program Guidance for School Year 2021-2022
      HNS 21-2021 CACFP Renewal Guidance and Operation Updates for Program Year 2022
      HNS 22-2021 Guidance for SY 2021-2022 State Match Reporting Requirements for Districts and Charters
SP 16-2021 CACFP 14-2021     Previously Issued Questions and Answers Relating to Operation of the Child Nutrition Programs: Updated for School Year 2021-2022
SP 17-2021 CACFP 15-2021 SFSP 09-2021    COVID-19 Waiver Requests Submitted Prior to December 31, 2020
SP 18-2021       Community Eligibility Provision Operations during School Year 2021-2022: Questions and Answers

FD-40:

Processing

       Inventory Drawdown in USDA Foods Processing (Revised)
      HNS 23-2021 Changes to USDA Foods Material Prices and Updates in myFOODS
      HNS 24-2021 Reporting Students Determined Newly Eligible for Program Year 2021 Summer P-EBT
SP 19-2021       Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2021-2022 during COVID-19 
      HNS 25-2021 Renewal Guidance for FDCH Sponsors in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for Fiscal Year 2022
SP 20-2021 CACFP 16-2021     Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: Q&A's #3
SP 21-2021       Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Reporting in School Year 2021-2022
      HNS 26-2021 Required Waiver Usage Reporting for School Year 2020-2021 and Summer 2021 Child Nutrition Programs
      HNS 27-2021 Guidance for Adult Meal Pricing in School Year 2021-2022 (SY 22)
      HNS 29-2021 Announcement of Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer for School Year 2021-2022
SP 22-2021 CACFP 17-2021 SFSP 10-2021   Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in School Year 2021-2022, Q&A #2
      HNS 30-2021 Guidance on the Use of the School Year 2021-2022 Meal Pattern Waiver
      HNS 31-2021 Waiver Guidance for Operating the Summer Food Service Program during Unanticipated School Closures in School Year 2021-2022
2020 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 04-2020 CACFP 03-2020 SFSP 03-2020  

Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures
      HNS 01-2020 HNS 01-2020 Reporting Income Eligibility I and II Indicators in AzEDS while operating a Special Provision Option of the National School Lunch Program
SP 05-2020      

Questions & Answers Regarding Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Program Personnel
SP 06-2020       School Breakfast Program: Continuation of the Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit Flexibility
SP 07-2020       Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2020-21
PLE School Year 2020-2021 Calculations and Tool – Attachment
      HNS 02-2020 CACFP Participant Menu Modifications
      HNS 03-2020 CACFP Updates for Program Year 2020
      HNS 04-2020 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant Applications Open March 1, 2020
SP 08-2020   SFSP 04-2020  

Child Nutrition Program Meal Service During Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks
      HNS 06-2020 Participation Fees in Afterschool Care Snack Program and At-Risk Afterschool Meals
      HNS 07-2020 Operating Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) during Unanticipated School Closures due to Coronavirus Outbreaks
      HNS 08-2020 Operating SSO and SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures
      HNS 09-2020 Operating Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) during Unanticipated School Closures due to Coronavirus Outbreaks
      HNS 10-2020 Response to COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response #6 National Waiver of CEP Deadlines
COVID-19 (A)   COVID-19 (A)   COVID-19 SFSP and SSO Meal Delivery QA
      HNS 11-2020 Revised Instructions for Food Program Permanent Service Agreement (FPPSA) for School Food Authorities (SFAs)
      HNS 12-2020 Guidance for CACFP Participation during Unanticipated School Closures Due to COVID-19
      HNS 13-2020 Operating Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) during Unanticipated School Closures due to Coronavirus Outbreaks
      HNS 14-2020 Revised Guidance for CACFP Participation During Unanticipated School Closures Due to COVID-19
      HNS 15-2020 Operating Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) during Unanticipated School Closures due to Coronavirus Outbreaks
      HNS 16-2020 Revised Guidance for CACFP Participation During Unanticipated School Closures Due to COVID-19
      HNS 17-2020 Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer per the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Guidance for Public Schools Participating in the National School Lunch Program
      HNS 18-2020 Operating Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) during Unanticipated School Closures due to Coronavirus Outbreaks
      HNS 19-2020 REVISED SFSP Program Year 2020 Application and Program Announcement
SP 11-2020 CACFP 06-2020 SFSP 05-2020   Q&As related to the CNP Monitoring and Reporting Nationwide Waivers
SP 12-2020       Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during COVID-19
      HNS 20-2020 Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer per the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Guidance for Non-Public Schools Participating in the National School Lunch Program
SP 13-2020       Child Nutrition Program Nationwide Waivers: Questions and Answers
SP 14-2020       Child Nutrition Program Meal Service during Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks: Questions and Answers #3
      HNS 21-2020 Operating Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) during Unanticipated School Closures due to Coronavirus Outbreaks
      HNS 22-2020 Revised Guidance for CACFP Participation During Unanticipated School Closures due to COVID-19- Version 3
      HNS 23-2020 Harvesting, Handling, and Distributing School and Community Garden Produce During COVID-19 School Closures
SP 15-2020 CACFP 09-2020 SFSP 08-2020   Child Nutrition Program Meal Service During Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks: Questions and Answers #4
      HNS 24-2020 Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Administered in Arizona
      HNS 25-2020 SFSP SSO Waivers during Unanticipated School Closures and Waiver Expiration Dates
      HNS 26-2020 Administrative Reviews for the Summer Food Service Program in Arizona During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
SP 18-2020   SFSP 10-2020   Summer Food Service Program and National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option Nationwide Waivers – Questions and Answers
SP 19-2020       Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during COVID-19: Questions and Answers #2
      HNS 27-2020 SFSP/ SSO Waivers during Unanticipated School Closure and Waiver Expiration Dates
      HNS 28-2020 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Child Care Centers
      HNS 29-2020 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Adult Day Care Centers
      HNS 30-2020 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Family Day Care Homes
SP 20-2020 CACFP 11-2020 SFSP 11-2020   Questions and Answers on the Nationwide Waiver to Extend Unanticipated School Closure Operations through June 30, 2020
SP 21-2020 CACFP 12-2020 SFSP 12-2020   Q&As related to FSMC Contracts and Allowable Costs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
      HNS 31-2020 One-Time Flexibility for SY 2020-2021 State Match Reporting Requirements for Districts and Charter Schools
      HNS 32-2020 SFSP/ SSO Waivers during Unanticipated School Closure and Waiver Expiration Dates – UPDATED
      HNS 33-2020 Procedures for Opting into National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Meal Pattern and Parent/Guardian Pickup Waivers and Providing Meals for Multiple Days in SY 20-21
      HNS 34-2020 Waiver Extensions for CACFP Operations in Child and Adult Care Centers, Head Start Facilities, and At-Risk Afterschool Meal Programs
      HNS 35-2020 FY 2021 Annual CACFP Training Requirement
      HNS 36-2020 Welcome Back to School Nutrition Programs: School Year 2020-2021
      HNS 37-2020 USDA Foods Welcome Back School Year 2020-2021
SP 23-2020       Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2020-21 during COVID-19
SP 24-2020 CACFP 13-2020 SFSP 13-2020   Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during School Year 2020-2021 – #5
      HNS 38-2020 Extension of the Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Operations
SP 25-2020 CACFP 14-2020 SFSP 14-2020   Questions and Answers Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations through December 2020 
      HNS 39-2020 Procedures for Opting into National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Meal Pattern and Parent/Guardian Pickup Waivers and Providing Meals for Multiple Days in School Year (SY) 20-21 – UPDATED
      HNS 40-2020 Waiver Extensions and Guidance for CACFP Operators Memo
        Submitting Income Eligibility I and II and FRL for FY 21
      HNS 42-2020 Automated Matching to Comply with Annual Direct Certification Search Requirements
      HNS 43-2020 School Year 2021 Pandemic Electronic Benefit (P-EBT) and Student Data of Public and Non-Public Schools
2019 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2019 CACFP 01-2019     Updated Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Patterns and Updated National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns
    SFSP 01-2019   Summer Food Service Program Memoranda Rescission
SP 02-2019       State Agency Food Safety Inspections Report for SY 2017-2018
SP 03-2019       National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Questions and Answers for Charter Schools
SP 07-2019       Clarifications for Fiscal Action for Administrative Reviews in School Year 2018-2019
SP 08-2019 CACFP 02-2019 SFSP 02-2019   Update of Food Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs
      HNS 01-2019 CACFP Updates for Program Year 2019
SP 11-2019       Administrative Review – SY 2018-2019 Fiscal Action Workbook Update
-SP 11-2019 Excel Attachment
SP 12-2019 CACFP 05-2019 SFSP 05-2019   Flexibility for the Administrative Review Cycle Requirement
      HNS 03-2019 Annual Public Notification and Data Submission for all LEAs – Community Eligibility Provision
      HNS 04-2019 Option to receive USDA Foods or Cash in Lieu of Commodities
      HNS 05-2019 New Application System for SFSP Application 2019
SP 16-2019      

School Breakfast Program: Substituting of Vegetables for Fruit
      HNS 06-2019 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant Applications Available April 1, 2019
SP 17-2019       Community Eligibility Provision: Statutory Annual Notification and Publication Requirements and SY 2019-20 Election Deadline
SP 20-2019 CACFP 07-2019 SFSP 06-2019   Federal Micro-purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds
SP 21-2019 CACFP 08-2019 SFSP 07-2019   Crediting Shelf-Stable, Dried, and Semi-Dried Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Products in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 22-2019 CACFP 09-2019 SFSP 08-2019   Crediting Coconut, Hominy, Corn Masa, and Corn Flour in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 23-2019 CACFP 10-2019 SFSP 09-2019   Crediting Popcorn in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 24-2019 CACFP 11-2019 SFSP 10-2019   Crediting Surimi Seafood in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 25-2019 CACFP 12-2019 SFSP 10-2019   Crediting Tempeh in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 26-2019 CACFP 13-2019 SFSP 12-2019   Crediting Pasta Products Made of Vegetable Flour in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 27-2019       Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2019-20
      HNS 08-2019 USDA Nondiscrimination And Justice for All Poster Clarification
SP 28-2019   SFSP 13-2019   Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat with Questions & Answers
      HNS 09-2019 Streamlining At-Risk Afterschool Meals for School Food Authorities in Arizona
      HNS 10-2019 Mandatory 6th Annual CACFP Renewal Summit
SP 30-2019       Requirements for Students Transferring from Provision to Non-provision Schools
      HNS 11-2019 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Child Care Centers
      HNS 12-2019 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Adult Day Care Centers
      HNS 13-2019 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Family Day Care Homes
      HNS 15-2019 Welcome Back to School Nutrition Programs: School Year 2019-2020
      HNS 16-2019 USDA Foods Warehouse Delivery Fees School Year 2019-2020
     

HNS 17-2019

 HNS Response to SP30-2019 Reminder: Requirements for Students Transferring from Provision to Non-Provision Schools
      HNS 18-2019 USDA Foods in School Welcome Back School Year 2019-2020
      HNS 19-2019 Third USDA Farm-to-School Census Data Collection
      HNS 20-2019 Revision to Arizona Department of Education Policy on Specially Exempted Fundraisers
      HNS 21-2019 Automatic Designation of Partial Matching
SP 31-2019 CACFP 14-2019 SFSP 14-2019   Farm Bill Implementation Memo: Donated Traditional Foods and Civil Liability
SP 32-2019       Buy American and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
SP 34-2019 CACFP 15-2019 SFSP 15-2019   Crediting Coconut, Hominy, Corn Masa, and Masa Harina in the Child Nutrition Programs
      HNS 23-2019 Entitlement Usage Guidelines for School Year 2019-2020
      HNS 24-2019 6th Annual CACFP Summit Follow-up
SP 37-2019       Questions and Answers on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
SP 38-2019       Meal Requirements under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Questions and Answers for Program Operators
SP 39-2019       Clarification on the Milk and Water Requirements in the School Meal Programs
SP 40-2019 CACFP 17-2019 SFSP 17-2019   Smoothies Offered in the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 41-2019       Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
      HNS 25-2019 SFSP Program Year 2020 Application and Program Announcement
2018 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2018       Updated Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
  CACFP 01-2018     Grain Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Questions and Answers
  CACFP 02-2018     Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers
      HNS 01-2018 Locally Grown Fresh, Raw, Whole Fruits and Vegetables
      HNS 02-2018 SFSP Program Year 2018 Application and Program Announcement
SP 04-2018 CACFP 04-2018 SFSP 01-2018   Market Basket Analysis when Procuring Program Goods and Modifying Contracted-For Product Lists
SP 05-2018 CACFP 05-2018     Providing Child Nutrition Program Benefits to Disaster Survivor Evacuees
      HNS 04-2018 HNS Response to New Meal Pattern Recordkeeping Requirements
      HNS 06-2018 FDCH Provider Manager System Update
      HNS 07-2018 Leaders for School Wellness Subgrant Awardees Announced
SP 09-2018       Reducing School Meal Certification Error through Improved Online Application Design
SP 11-2018       Community Eligibility Provision: Statutory Annual Notification and Publication
      HNS 13-2018 Option to receive USDA Foods or Cash In Lieu of Commodities
      HNS 12-2018 Annual Public Notification and Data Submission for all LEAs – Community Eligibility Provision
      HNS 14-2018 CNP Direct Certification Enhancements
      HNS 15-2018 Mandatory 5th Annual CACFP Renewal Summit
      HNS 17-2018 Completion of the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Award Program
  CACFP 09-2018     Grain Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Questions and Answers
  CACFP 10-2018     Conducting Five-Day Reconciliation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, with Questions and Answers
SP 12-2018       Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2018-19
SP 12-2018a       Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2018-2019 Calculations and Tool
      HNS 18-2018 Serving Meals During Unanticipated School Closures
      HNS 19-2018 School Safety Program Fiscal Year 2018 End-Year Report
      HNS 20-2018 CACFP Creditable Foods Guide
    SFSP 06-2018   Child Nutrition Program Waiver Request Guidance and Protocol- Revised
SP 14-2018   SFSP 04-2018   Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat with Q&As
SP 15-2018 CACFP 12-2018 SFSP 05-2018   Child Nutrition Program Waiver Request Guidance and Protocol- Revised
SP 18-2018 CACFP 13-2018     Child Nutrition Programs’ Flexibilities for School Year 2018-2019
      HNS 21-2018 Questions and Answers Regarding Community Eligibility Provision and Title I Funding
      HNS 22-2018 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Child Care Centers
      HNS 23-2018 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Family Day Care Homes
      HNS 24-2018 School Safety Program Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019
      HNS 25-2018 HNS Response to School Meals Flexibilities for School Year 2018-2019 SP-18-2018
      HNS 26-2018 Updated Meal Benefit Forms – Adult Care Centers
      HNS 27-2018 Updated HNS Response to New Meal Pattern Recordkeeping Requirements
      HNS 28-2018 Welcome Back to School Nutrition Programs: School Year 2018-2019
      HNS 29-2018 Direct Certification/Direct Verification Enhancements
      HNS 31-2018 Electing to Operate a Pricing Program in the CACFP
      HNS 32-2018 School Safety Program Requirements and Reminders for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019
     

HNS 33-2018

 CNP Management Plan and Budget system now available in ADEConnect for 2019 Renewals
      HNS 34-2018 Automated Matching and Email Notification in CNP Direct Certification
      HNS 35-2018 Update to Automated Phone Greeting System for Health and Nutrition Services
      HNS 37-2018 Approval Process for Capital Equipment Purchases
      HNS 39-2018 SFSP Program Year 2019 Application and Program Announcement
2017 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title

SP 01-2017

      

Release of the Revised Federal State Agreement for Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Programs (form FNS-74)
 

CACFP 02-2017

    

Grain Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Questions and Answers

SP 03-2017

      

Draft Tool for Local Agency Procurement Reviews for School Food Authorities in SY2016-2017 – Revised Tool

SP 04-2017

      

Model Functional Requirements for State and Local Information Technology Systems

SP 05-2017

      

Q&A: Purchasing Goods and Services Using Cooperative Agreements, Agents, and Third-Party Services - REVISED
   

SFSP 04-2017

  

Automatic Revocation of Tax-Exempt Status – Revised
   

SFSP 05-2017

  

Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers

SP 08-2017

CACFP 04-2017

SFSP 03-2017

  

Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs

SP 09-2017

      

2017 Edition of Questions and Answers for the National School Lunch Program’s Seamless Summer Option

SP 10-2017

      

Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs, with Questions and Answers – Revised
 

CACFP 05-2017

    

Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
SP 11-2017      

Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2017-2018 Calculations and Tool
SP 11-2017R      

REVISED- Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2017-2018 Calculations and Tool
SP 11-2017a      

REVISED- Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2017-2018 – Attachment
SP 12-2017      

New Reporting Procedures for FNS-828 Paid Lunch Price Report for School Year 2016-2017
SP 13-2017      

SP13-2017: Release of the FNS-828 Paid Lunch Price Data for School Year 2015-2016
SP 13-2017a      

SP13-2017: Release of the FNS-828 Paid Lunch Price Data for School Year 2015-2016 – Attachment
SP 14-2017   SFSP 07-2017  

Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat with Q & As
SP 15-2017      

Flexibility for the Target 2 Sodium Requirements for School Year 2017-2018
SP 17-2017      

Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2017-18
  CACFP 06-2017    

Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers
      HNS 01-2017

SFSP Program Year 2017 Application and Program Announcement
      HNS 02-2017

MyFoods Invoicing and Surplus Shipments
      HNS 03-2017

Annual Public Notification and Data Submission for all LEAs – Community Eligibility Provision
  CACFP 08-2017    

Questions and Answers on the Updated Meal Pattern Requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
SP 19-2017      

Reporting Annual Income on School Meal Applications
SP 20-2017      

Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
SP 20-2017a      

Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements Attachment
SP 22-2017       Team Up for School Nutrition Success (Team Up) – Phase III
  CACFP 09-2017     Vegetable and Fruit Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers
SP 23-2017       Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&As
      HNS 04-2017 Mandatory CACFP Updated Meal Pattern Training
      HNS 05-2017 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant Application Now Available
  CACFP 10-2017     Taking Food Components Offsite in the At-Risk Afterschool Component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program
SP 24-2017      

Local School Wellness Policy: Guidance and Q&As
  CACFP 11-2017     Request for Additional FY 2017 CACFP Audit Funds
SP 26-2017       Accommodating Disabilities in the School Meal Programs: Guidance and Questions and Answers (Q&As)
SP 27-2017 CACFP 12-2017 SFSP 08-2017   Child Nutrition Program Waiver Request Guidance and Protocol
SP 28-2017       Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application for SY 2017-2018
SP 29-2017       The 2017 Edition: Overcoming the Unpaid Meal Challenge: Proven Strategies from Our Nation’s Schools
    SFSP 09-2017   Revisions to Instructions for the Calculation of Average Daily Attendance on the Form FNS-418
SP 30-2017 CACFP 13-2017     Transition Period for the Updated Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Patterns and the Updated National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns
      HNS 06-2017 Preparation for Program Year 2018 (School Year 2017-2018)
SP 31-2017       Clarifications for Fiscal Action School Food Authority-Wide for Administrative Reviews in School Year 2016-2017
SP 32- 2017      

School Meal Flexibilities for School Year 2017-2018
      HNS 07-2017 HNS Response to School Meals Flexibilities for School Year 2017-2018 SP-32-2017
  CACFP 14-2017 SFSP 10-2017   Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program
      HNS 08-2017 USDA Foods Warehouse Delivery Fees School Year 2017-2018
      HNS 09-2017 Welcome Back Memo – School Year 2017-2018
      HNS 10-2017 Updated Meal Benefit Forms for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Child Care Centers
      HNS 10-2017 Updated Meal Benefit Forms for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Adult Care Centers
      HNS 10-2017 Updated Meal Benefit Forms for Family/Day Care Home
      HNS 11-2017 Transition from Common Logon Access Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) to ADEConnect: This memo is intended for School Food Authorities that also conduct business with ADE divisions, such as AZEDS, ESS, ELL, etc.
SP 36-2017 CACFP 15-2017 SFSP 11-2017   2017 Edition of the Eligibility Manual for School Meals
SP 36-2017a CACFP 15-2017a SFSP 11-2017a   2017 Edition of the Eligibility Manual for School Meals - Attachment
SP 37-2017       Flexibility for Co-Mingled Preschool Meals: Questions and Answers
      HNS 12-2017 Transition of Common Logon Access, CNPWeb access to ADEConnect: This memo is for the Designated Officials per the Food Program Permanent Service Agreement at any School Food Authority or Sponsor that conducts business solely with the Food Programs (NSLP, SMP, SBP, CACFP, SFSP) at ADE.
      HNS 13-2017 Transition of Common Logon Access to the Child Nutrition Programs CNPWeb to ADEConnect: This memo is for School Food Authorities or Sponsors that are not Designated Officials and conduct business solely with ADE Food Programs (NSLP, SMP, SBP, CACFP, SFSP)
      HNS 14-2017 Unpaid Meal Charge Policy Guidelines for School Year 2017-2018
  CACFP 16-2017     Grain-Based Desserts in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  CACFP 17-2017     Documenting Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
SP 38-2017       Compliance with and Enforcement of the Buy American Provision in the National School Lunch Program
SP 39-2017      

Local Agency Procurement Reviews for School Food Authorities
SP 40-2017       2017 Edition: Accommodating Children with Disabilities in the School Meal Programs
SP 40-2017a      

2017 Edition: Accommodating Children with Disabilities in the School Meal Programs – Attachment
SP 42-2017a       Beginning Verification before October 1: Guidance to Local Educational Agencies
      HNS 16-2017 New Automated Phone Greeting System for Health and Nutrition Services
2016 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2016 CACFP 01-2016 SFSP 01-2016   Procuring Local Meat, Poultry, Game, and Eggs for Child Nutrition Programs- REVISED
SP 02-2016 CACFP 02-2016 SFSP 02-2016  

Questions and Answers on the Transition to and Implementation of 2 CFR Part 200
SP 03-2016 CACFP 03-2016 SFSP 03-2016   Procurement Standards and Resource Management Requirements Related to Franchise Agreements
SP 04-2016 CACFP 04-2016 SFSP 04-2016   Local Agency Procurement Reviews: School Year 2015-2016
SP 05-2016   SFSP 05-2016   Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs, with Questions and Answers
SP 06-2016   SFSP 06-2016 v2  

Promoting Nutrition in Summer Meal Programs, with Best Practices
SP 07-2016   SFSP 07-2016  

Local Foods and Related Activities in Summer Meal Programs, with Questions and Answers
    SFSP 08-2016   Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers
SP 09-2016       Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2016-2017 Calculations and Tool
SP 09-2016a      

Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2016-2017 – Attachment
SP 12-2016 CACFP 05-2016 SFSP 09-2016  

Guidance of Competitive Procurement Standards for Program Operators
SP 14-2016       Flexibility for CEP Certification Document Review during SY 2015-2016 Administrative Reviews
SP 15-2016       Community Eligibility Provision: State Agency Procedures to Ensure Identified Student Percentage Accuracy
SP 15-2016 a1       ISP Worksheet for LEAs – Attachment 1
SP 15-2016 a2      

State Agency ISP Checklist – Attachment 2
SP 16-2016 CACFP 06-2016 SFSP 10-2016   Disclosure Requirements for the Child Nutrition Programs
SP 19-2016      

Community Eligibility Provisions: Guidance and Updated Q&As
SP 20-2016      

Nonprofit School Food Service Account Nonprogram Food Revenue Requirements
SP 22-2016       Community Eligibility Provision: Planning and Implementation Guidance
SP 22-2016a       Community Eligibility Provision: Planning and Implementation Guidance- Attachment
      HNS 01-2016 Introducing a New Unit in Our Division
      HNS 02-2016 SFSP Program Year 2016 Application
SP 24-2016       Compliance with and Enforcement of the Buy American Provision in the National School Lunch Program
SP 26-2016       Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
 

CACFP 07-2016

     Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Reallocation of Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Audit Funds
SP 28-2016 CACFP 09-2016

SFSP 11-2016

  

Food and Drug Administration Requirements for Vending Machines
      HNS 03-2016 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant Application Now Available
SP 30-2016      

Extension of the Deadline for Local Educational Agencies to Elect the Community Eligibility Provision for School Year 2016-17
      HNS 04-2016 Annual Public Notification and Data Submission for all LEAs – Community Eligibility Provision
SP 32-2016       Additional Yield Information for School Meals
SP 32-2016a      

Additional Yield Information for School Meals – Attachment
SP 33-2016       Extension Notice: Request for Exemption from the School Meals’ Whole Grain-Rich Requirement for School Year 2016-2017
SP 34-2016      

Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application Materials for SY 2016-17
SP 35-2016       Bonding Requirements for Food Service Management Companies and Other Subcontractors
     

HNS 05-2016

 Local Agency Procurement Updates
      HNS 06-2016 Mandatory 2017 CACFP Renewal Summit Information and Updated Meal Benefit Forms
      HNS 07-2016 Preparation for Program Year 2017 (School Year 2016-2017)
SP 37-2016       Meaningful Access for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in the School Meal Programs Guidance and Q&As
SP 38-2016       Questions & Answers (Q&As) on the Final Rule “Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids
SP 39-2016 CACFP 11-2016 SFSP 13-2016   State Agency Prior Approval Process for School Food Authority (SFA) Equipment Purchases
SP 40-2016 CACFP 12-2016 SFSP 14-2016   Contracting with Food Service Management Companies
SP 40-2016A CACFP 12-2016A SFSP 14-2016A   Contracting with Food Service Management Companies: Guidance for School Food Authorities- Attachment
      HNS 08-2016 HNS Response to Extension Notice: Request for Exemption from the School Meals’ Whole Grain-Rich Requirement SP 33-2016
SP 41-2016 CACFP 13-2016 SFSP 15-2016  

The Use of Share Tables in Child Nutrition Programs
SP 42-2016 CACFP 14-2016     Early Implementation of the Updated Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern Requirements and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs’ Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns
  CACFP 15-2016     Optional Best Practices to Further Improve Nutrition in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern
SP 43-2016      

Ensuring Access to Free and Reduced Price School Meals for Low-Income Students
SP 46-2016      

Unpaid Meal Charges: Local Meal Charge Policies
SP 47-2016      

Unpaid Meal Charges: Clarification on Collection of Delinquent Meal Payments
SP 48-2016 CACFP 16-2016 SFSP 16-2016   Using Federal Funds to Support FoodCorps Service Members
  CACFP 17-2016    

Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Substitutions in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Questions and Answers
SP 49-2016 CACFP 18-2016    

Resources for Making Potable Water Available in Schools and Child Care Facilities
SP 51-2016       Ensuring Year-long Eligibility in the School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
SP 52-2016       Early Implementation of Eligibility Carryover Period for Students Transitioning from Provision Schools: State Agency Extension Option
  CACFP 20-2016     Water Availability in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
SP 53-2016 CACFP 21-2016     Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  CACFP 22-2016     Taking Food Components Off-site in the At-Risk Afterschool Component of the Child and Adult Food Program
  CACFP 23-2016     Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers
  CACFP 24-2016     Conducting Five-Day Reconciliation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, with Questions and Answers
  CACFP 25-2016     Vegetable and Fruit Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers
      HNS 11-2016 Safety Using Produce Grown from School Gardens in School Meal Programs
      HNS 12-2016 School Food Programs Director
SP 54-2016 CACFP 26-2016 SFSP 18-2016   Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
SP 55-2016 CACFP 27-2016 SFSP 19-2016   Meal Service During Unanticipated School and Daycare Closures
SP 56-2016       Additional Guidance for the Implementation of the Administrative Reviews in School Nutrition Programs Final Rule
SP 57-2016       Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&A
SP 58-2016       2016 Edition: Overcoming the Unpaid Meal Challenge: Proven Strategies from Our Nation’s Schools
SP 59-2016       Policy Memorandum Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the School Meal Programs
  CACFP 27-2016     Clarifications: Funding Levels for FY 2017 Child and Adult Care Food Program Audit Fund Allocation
SP 60-2016      

Indirect Cost Guidance
SP 60-2016a      

Indirect Costs: Guidance for State Agencies & School Food Authorities
SP 61-2016       Fall 2016 Edition: Community Eligibility Provisions Planning and Implementation Guidance
SP 61-2016a       Community Eligibility Provisions (CEP) Planning & Implementation Guidance
      HNS 13-2016 CNP Direct Certification Enhancements
2015 Memorandums
SP # CACFP # SFSP # HNS # Memo Title
SP 01-2015       Collaboration with School Food Authorities in Conducting Administrative Reviews and Assessing Compliance with Smart Snacks in Schools
SP 02-2015       Online Fees in the School Meal Programs
SP 03-2015 (v2)      

Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2015-2016 Calculations and Tool
SP 03-2015a (v2)       Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2015-2016 – Attachment
  CACFP 01-2015 SFSP 01-2015   Duration of Income Eligibility Determinations: Guidance and Q&As
  CACFP 02-2015     Child and Adult Care Food Program – Role and Requirements of Administrative Review Officials
SP 06-2015      

Farm-to-School and School Garden Expenses
SP 08-2015      

Updated E-Rate Guidance for Schools Electing Community Eligibility
SP 10-2015 CACFP 04-2015 SFSP 03-2015   Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs
SP 11-2015(v2)      

CN Labels Copied with a Watermark Acceptable Documentation
    SFSP 04-2015  

Rural Designations in the Summer Food Service Program – Revised
SP 13-2015   SFSP 05-2015  

Summer Meal Programs Meal Service Requirements Q&As (v.2)
    SFSP 06-2015   Categorical Eligibility in the Summer Food Service Program
  CACFP 05-2015 SFSP 07-2015   Health and Safety Inspection Requirements
SP 14-2015   SFSP 08-2015   Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat with Q&As
    SFSP 09-2015  

Summer Food Service Program Waiver Request Guidance and Protocol
    SFSP 10-2015   Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers 2014
SP 16-2015       Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
     

HNS 01-2015

 SFSP Program Year 2015 Application and Program Announcement
      HNS 02-2015 CACFP Application Approval for Fiscal Year 2015
SP 19-2015       Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017
SP 20-2015       Requests for Exemption from the School Meals’ Whole Grain-Rich Requirement for School Years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016
SP 23-2015       Release of the FNS-828 Paid Lunch Price Data for School Years 2012-2013 and 2013-2014
SP 23-2015a1       2012-2013 Attachment: Release of the FNS-828 Paid Lunch Price Data (Excel)
SP 23-2015a2       2013-2014 Attachment: Release of the FNS-828 Paid Lunch Price Data (Excel)
  CACFP 08-2015     Assessing Costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (includes attachment)
   

SFSP 11-2015

   Assessing Costs in the Summer Food Service Program (includes attachment)
SP 24-2015       Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
SP 24-2015a       Attachment: Community Eligibility Provision: Annual Notification and Publication Requirements
SP 27-2015 CACFP 09-2015 SFSP 12-2015   Administrative Review Process Regarding the Child Nutrition (CN) Label, Watermarked CN Label, and Manufacturer’s Product Formulation Statement
      HNS 04-2015 Revision to Arizona Department of Education Policy on Specially Exempted Fundraisers
      HNS 06-2015 Community Eligibility Provision Notification Requirements: Required Data Submission by all Local Education Agencies
      HNS 08-2015 2015 USDA Farm-to-School Census
  CACFP 11-2015     Local Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program with Questions and Answers
SP 31-2015 CACFP 12-2015 SFSP 14-2015   Guidance on Prohibition of Separation by Gender during Child Nutrition Program Meal Service
SP 32-2015 CACFP 13-2015 SFSP 15-2015   Statements Supporting Accommodations for Children with Disabilities in the Child Nutrition Programs
 

CACFP 14-2015 (v2)

     Infant Feeding in the CACFP
SP 33-2015       Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application Materials: Policy Changes and Design Overview
  CACFP 15-2015     Allowable Costs Related to Physical Activity and Limiting the Use of Electronic Media in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
    SFSP 16-2015   Site Caps in the Summer Food Service Program: Revised
SP 35-2015       Community Eligibility Provision: Revised Department of Education Title I Guidance
SP 35-2016a       THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION AND SELECTED REQUIREMENTS UNDER TITLE I
SP 36-2015 CACFP 17-2016 SFSP 19-2015   Voluntary Labeling in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program
      HNS 11-2015 HNS response to Statements Supporting Accommodations for Children with Disabilities in Child Nutrition Programs SP 32-2015, SFSP 15-2015, CACFP 13-2015
      HNS 12-2015 HNS Response to Requests for Exemption from the School Meals’ Whole Grain-Rich Requirement SP 20-2015
      HNS 13-2015 Preparation for Program Year 2016 (School Year 2015-2016)
SP 37-2015       2015 Edition of Questions and Answers for the National School Lunch Program’s Seamless Summer Option
SP 38-2015       Mid-Year Elections under the Community Eligibility Provision in School Year 2015-16
      HNS 14-2015 Administrative and Delivery Fees for School Year 2015-2016 (SY16)
SP 39-2015       Questions & Answers on the Final Rule “Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010”
SP 40-2015 CACFP 18-2015 SFSP 20-2015   2015 Edition of Eligibility Manual for School Meals
SP 40-2015a CACFP 18-2015a SFSP 20-2015a   Eligibility Manual for School Meals- Determining and Verifying Eligibility
SP 41-2015       Updated Offer Versus Serve Guidance for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Effective Beginning School Year 2015-2016
SP 41-2015a       OFFER VERSUS SERVE (OVS)-Guidance for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program
SP 42-2015 CACFP 19-2015 SFSP 21-2015  

Service of Traditional Foods in Public Facilities
      HNS 16-2015 Welcome Back to School Year 2015-2016
      HNS 17-2015 New “Calendar of Events” Registration Page
SP 44-2015       Administrative Reviews in School Year (SY) 2015-2016
SP 45-2015      

Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
SP 46-2015       Review of Special Provision Options 2 and 3 Base Year
     

HNS 18-2015

 CNP Direct Verification Enhancements and New Match Results