15-2006 |
Clarification on the Substitution of NSLP Meals and Use of Offer
versus Serve for CACFP Meals Prepared by Schools
Memo |
9/15/06 |
14-2006 |
U.S. Armed Forces Family
Supplemental Subsistence Allowance – Permanently Excluded from
Income Consideration for the Child Nutrition Programs
Memo |
8/25/06 |
13-2006 |
Administrative
Reimbursements for Non-Claiming Homes in the CACFP -
Clarifies that sponsors of day care homes may not include
non-claiming homes in the total number of homes reported for
determining administrative reimbursements.
Memo |
6/29/06 |
12-2006 |
Issues Relating to Block Claims
Submitted by Sponsored Child Care Centers and Family Day Care Memo |
5/23/06 |
11-2006 |
Prohibition on State
Agencies’ Establishing Geographic Territories for Sponsoring
Organizations in the CACFP
Memo |
4/13/06 |
10-2006 |
Free and Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations
Reauthorization 2004
Memo |
3/30/06 |
09-2006 |
Income Eligibility Guidelines (Memo)
IEG Notice |
4/4/06 |
08-2006 |
Building for the Future Award Winners for FY 2006 -
Announces the winners for the FY 2006 Building for Future Awards. |
3/17/06 |
07-2006 |
Questions
& Answers on State Oversight Tools, Sponsor Oversight Tools, and Training and Other
Operational Issues - Memorandum provides answers to
questions raised during the training on the subject topic.
Memo |
2/23/06 |
06-2006 |
FY 2006 Reallocation of
State Administrative Expense (SAE)Funds - Memorandum provides guidance on how to request reallocated SAE
funding.
Memo |
1/24/06 |
05-2006 |
Guidance on Reallocation of FY 2005 CACFP Audit Funds
-
Memorandum provides guidance on how to request reallocated
audit funding.
Memo |
1/24/06 |
04-2006 |
Sponsor Monitoring of Facilities
- Provides clarification for sponsor monitoring of various meals
services at their facilities.
Memo
|
5/23/06 |
03-2006 |
Serious Deficiency Questions and
Answers
- Provides answers to several questions on the topic.
Memo |
11/7/05 |
02-2006 |
Treatment of Family Subsistence
Supplemental Allowance and National Flood Insurance Program payments
in Income Eligibility Determinations for FNS
Programs
- Provides clarification for he treatment of income
for certain households in areas stricken by recent disasters. |
10/29/05 |
01-2006 |
Extending Waivers from Hurricane
Katrina to Hurricane Rita
- Extends waiver authority provided to victims of
Hurricane Katrina to victims of Hurricane Rita.
Memo |
10/6/05 |
2005
|
07-2005 |
Conducting a 5-Day Reconciliation in Centers
- Explains how to conduct a 5-day reconciliation in child care centers.
Memo |
9/23/05 |
06-2005 |
Q&As Regarding
Institution Applications - These were taken from the Denver and New
Orleans trainings conducted earlier in the year. |
9/23/05 |
|
Emergency Feeding in the CACFP in Areas
Affected by Hurricane Rita - Letter to SWRO regarding areas
effected by Hurricane Rita. |
9/23/05 |
|
Extension
of Emergency Feeding in the CACFP in Areas
Affected by Hurricane Katrina |
9/22/05 |
05-2005 |
Extension of Emergency Feeding in the CACFP in Areas
Affected by Hurricane Katrina |
9/9/05 |
04-2005 |
Emergency Feeding in the CACFP in Areas
Affected by Hurricane Katrina |
9/2/05 |
|
CACFP Procurement Questions and
Answers - Provides clarification on several procurement
issues in the CACFP. |
7/27/05 |
03-2005 |
Block Claiming
Determinations -
Provides clarification and guidance on the issue of
block claiming. |
7/1/05 |
|
Transfer of Data Related to the CACFP and the Food Stamp Program -
Memorandum explains that sponsors are to share provider
information for homes receiving Tier I reimbursements with the State
Food Stamp Program office. |
3/29/05 |
02-2005 |
Enrollment Form
Collection System Deadline - Explains that the deadline for State agencies to have
an enrollment form collection system in place. |
3/11/05 |
|
Policy
Exception for Military Families -
Memorandum further clarifies program policy for families affected
by deployments in the Middle East. |
1/7/05 |
|
Additional Guidance on the CACFP Second Interim Rule
Memo |
12/23/04 |
|
Letter to Providers -
This is a re-issuance
of a Welcome Letter to CACFP day care home providers. |
11/24/04 |
01-2005 |
Use of Enrollment
Data for Establishing Claiming Percentages and Determining the
Eligibility of Proprietary Centers -
Provides clarification on establishing a claiming percentage
for Proprietary centers in the CACFP. |
11/15/04 |
|
Clarification on
Acceptable Infant Formula -
Provided
clarification to the NERO on acceptable infant formula in the CACFP. |
11/09/04 |
2004 |
|
Implementing Changes to the CACFP in Interim Rule entitled, "CACFP:
Improving Management and Program Integrity"
State Agency Guidance --
Sponsoring Organization Guidance --
Independent Center Guidance |
9/1/04 |
|
Overpayments in
the CACFP:
the law allows disregard of
collection of overclaims of $600. |
9/17/04 |
|
Acceptable
Infant Formula -
Sent a reply to
our Northeast regional office regarding acceptable infant formula |
9/14/04 |
|
Extension
of the Child Nutrition Provisions -
Military Housing Privatization Initiative and for-profit
centers |
4/02/04 |
01-2004 |
Sponsor
Monitoring Requirements -
Provides
clarification based upon questions received on the topic in the
recent past. |
1/27/04 |
|
Extension
of the Child Nutrition Provisions -
Military
Housing Privatization Initiative and
for-profit centers |
1/12/04 |
|
Shared
Maintenance Fee Policy Clarification -
Clarifies what is
considered allowable and unallowable costs when food and/or other
items are received from a food bank or other source. |
12/05/03 |
2003 |
|
Extension
of the Child Nutrition Provisions - Extended several Child
Nutrition provisions. The extension expires on Oct. 31,
2004. |
9/30/03 |
|
Budget
Approval Issues -
Provides guidance to several sponsor budget approval
issues and concerns raised over the past several months.
|
6/30/03 |
|
FNS
Instruction 788-16 Clarification -
Guidance to concerns regarding for-profit
multi-State sponsoring organizations and the applicability of FNS
Instruction 788-16 to Program operations. |
6/25/03 |
|
At-Risk
Review Requirements -
Guidance to concerns regarding the
review requirements for At-Risk sites in the CACFP. |
6/03/03 |
|
Reimbursement for Infant
Meals - Allows reimbursement of meals containing breastmilk
or iron-fortified infant formula that is supplied by the parent or
by the facility. |
4/28/03 |
|
Recruiting
For-Profit Centers -
Encourages State agencies to recruit
for-profit centers to participate in the CACFP based upon 25% free
and reduced price meal applications as the eligibility
criteria. |
4/17/03 |
|
Guidelines
for Retroactive Reimbursement to For-Profit Centers -
Provides guidelines and a deadline for retroactive
submission of a claim for reimbursement to for-profit child care
centers meeting the 25% F/RP meal applications eligibility
criteria. |
3/05/03 |
|
Policy
Exception for Military Families -
Clarifies program policy for
families affected by deployment during Operation Enduring Freedom. |
2/27/03 |
|
Monitor
Staffing Standards Guidance - Provides guidance on monitor staffing standards for
sponsoring organizations and methodology for establishing State
staffing factors.
Memo |
2/21/03 |
|
Military
Families and Eligibility -
Clarifies program policy for
families affected by military service deployments. |
2/04/03 |
|
Baby
Fruits and Vegetables with DHA -
Clarifies that certain baby food items containing DHA
cannot be served a part of a reimbursable meal in the
CACFP. |
12/19/02 |
2002 |
|
Afterschool Care Snacks at Emergency
Shelters in the CACFP - Explains
that homeless shelters may be considered automatically eligible
for the at-risk provision of the CACFP by virtue of the economic
status of their clientele.
Memo |
6/12/02 |
|
Obligation
to Offer Meals to All Infants in Care -
Clarifies that all eligible children in care must be
offered a Program meal, especially infants in care.
Memo |
5/17/02 |
|
Flexibility
in Meal Time Requirements for At-Risk Meal Services -
Provides
flexibility for meal times when the State serves both snacks and
suppers. This policy applies only to those States that are
authorized to serve at-risk suppers. |
3/21/02 |
|
Use of Stop Payments in CACFP -
Clarifies that the
use of "stop payments" is no longer a valid means
to enforce Program compliance.
Memo |
3/01/02 |
|
Recruiting
For-Profit Centers to Participate in the CACFP
Memo |
12/21/01 |
|
FNS
Instruction 796-2, Rev. 3 - Additional Guidance to the implementation of FNS Instruction
796-2, Rev. 3
Memo |
11/01/01 |