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Summer Food Service Program Policy Alerts

NOTE: These policy alerts are provided for reference purposes only. Each has been deleted, rescinded, amended or incorporated into a program handbook and is no longer in effect as written.
Alert # Title Format Format Attachments
SFSP 2009-10 Food and Nutrition Division (FND) Agreement Contractor Specific Amendments   .pdf none
SFSP 2009-09 Addition of Item 4212 to the SFSP Handbook   .pdf none
SFSP 2009-08 Child Nutrition Program Application   .pdf none
SFSP 2009-06 Product Formulation Statements, and Review Checklist for Meat/Meat Alternates   .pdf none
SFSP 2009-05 Clarification of Requirements in Food Service Management Company (FSMC) and Management of Donated Foods in Child Nutrition Programs Final Rules   .pdf none
SFSP 2009-04 Revised Instructions to Forms H1531and H1531-S   .pdf none
SFSP 2009-02 Sharing Income Eligibility Information between Child Nutrition Programs   .pdf 1 , 2
SFSP 2009-01 Record Retention Requirement Change   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-16 Eligibility for Free Meals based on Head Start Participation   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-15 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2008-2009   .pdf 1 , 2 , 3
SFSP 2008-14 Revision to Form H1531 and Form H1531-S   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-13 Revised Form H1532, Claim for Reimbursement, and Instructions   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-12 Special Nutrition Automated Processing System (SNAPS) Training and User Manual   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-11 Grain/Bread Documentation for Items Not Found in the Food Buying Guide   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-10 Reformatted SFSP Meal Pattern Chart   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-9 Revision to Handbook Section 2000, Item 2112   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-8 Submitting Paper Claims   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-7 Obtaining a SFSP Handbook   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-6 Crediting of Corn Meal (Cornmeal) and Corn Flour for Grains/Breads Component   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-5 Revised Form H1532, Claim For Reimbursement   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-4 Reimbursement Rates for Program Year 2008   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-3 Revised Forms H1568, H1626, and H4508   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-2 Revision to Form H1548, and Instructions to Form H4504   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-1 Request for an Appeal Hearing   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-11 Late Claim – One Time Exception Policy   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-10 Procurement Thresholds   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-9 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2007-2008   .pdf 1 , 2
SFSP 2007-8 Form H1531, Child Nutrition Program Application, Form H1531-S, Solicitud del Programa de Nutrición del Niño, and Instructions   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-7 Duration of Area Need Eligibility Determination Based on School Data   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-6 Additional Revised SFSP Forms for Sponsor Participation-Program Year (PY) 2007   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-5 Revised Forms and Instructions: H4508 and H4526   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-4 Waiver of Time Restrictions for Meal Service   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-3 Revised SFSP Forms for Sponsor Participation - Program Year (PY) 2007   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-2 Late Claim – One Time Exception Policy   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-1 Allowable and Unallowable Uses of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Donated Commodities in the SFSP   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-8 Procurement Thresholds   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-7 Revision to SFSP Handbook Civil Rights Requirements   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-6 Revised Form H1569, Single Audit Identification Data and Instructions   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-5 Federal Procurement Regulations   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-4 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2006 - 2007   .pdf 1, 2
SFSP 2006-3 New Electronic Claim Submittal Requirements and Revisions to INAPP User
Guide		   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-2
Supplemental #1		 Revised Civil Rights Staff Training Materials - Correction   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-2 Revised Civil Rights Staff Training Materials   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-1 Income Eligibility Determinations for Food and Nutrition Service Programs   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-6 Revised Forms   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-5 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2005 - 2006   .pdf 1, 2
SFSP 2005-4 Determining Size and Income for Households with Deployed Military Members   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-3 Electronic Claim Submittal   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-2 Eligibility of Upward Bound Sites   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-1 Expansion of the Simplified SFSP (Lugar Pilot) Provisions   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-12 Exclusion of Housing Allowance Received under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-11 Exclusion of Medicare Prescription Drug Card Subsidiary from Household
Income when Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals		   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-10 Lugar Pilot Extension   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-9 Revised Form 1569, Single Audit Identification Data   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-8 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2004 - 2005   .pdf 1, 2, 3
SFSP 2004-7     .pdf none
SFSP 2004-6 Revised Single Audit Threshold   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-5 Obtaining an SFSP Handbook   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-4 Revised Instructions for Form 1548, Application Management Plan Change   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-3 Error in Section 8220 of the SFSP Handbook   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-2 Further Clarification Regarding Income Exclusions for Military Families   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-1 Effects of Bussing on Area Eligibility in the SFSP   .pdf none
SFSP 2003-5 Exclusion of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from Income Eligibility   .pdf none
SFSP 2003-4 Waiver of Time Restrictions for Meal Service   .pdf none
SFSP 2003-3 Revised Income Eligibility Guidelines   .pdf 1   2
SFSP 2003-2 Submittal of Budget Information for School Sponsors – Continuation of Pilot   .pdf none

Summer Food Service Program Policy Notices

NOTE: These policy notices are provided for reference purposes only. Each has been deleted, rescinded, amended or incorporated into a program handbook and is no longer in effect as written.
Notice # Title Format Format Attachments
SFSP 2009-03 SFSP Operating Limits   .pdf none
SFSP 2009-02 Printing Food and Nutrition Division (FND) Forms   .pdf none
SFSP 2009- 01 Training Opportunities   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-6 Applying Geographic Preference in Procurement of Unprocessed Locally Grown or Locally Raised Agricultural Products   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-5 Child Nutrition Label Rescindment and Violation – Advance Food Company   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-4 TDA Civil Rights Training Video   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-3 Child Nutrition Label Violations – Advance Food Company   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-2 Nutrition Workshops   .pdf none
SFSP 2008-1 Child Nutrition (CN) Label Violation – Townsends, Inc. Chic-N-Fries   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-14 Operation of Child Nutrition Programs During a Pandemic   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-13 Imported Plasticware Safety   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-12 Federal Publishing Limited, Inc. (aka Federal Publication) Materials   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-11 Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-10 Program Compliance Reviews and Pre-Approval Visits for Program Year 2007   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-9 Migrant Site Eligibility Determination in the SFSP   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-8 Subscribe to Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) e-News   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-7 Implementation of the New Special Nutrition Automated Processing System (SNAPS)   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-6 Simplified SFSP Questions and Answers   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-5 Reimbursement Rates for Program Year 2007   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-4 Child Nutrition (CN) Label Violation – RCG Foods of Texas, Inc.   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-3 Child Nutrition Labels   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-2 Child Nutrition (CN) Label Violations – Bernardi Italian Foods East Side Entrees Cheese Roll–up and Profera Inc. Pepperoni Cheese Pizza with Whole Grain   .pdf none
SFSP 2007-1 New Notice   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-6 Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) Training Web Site Upgrade   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-5 Procurement Questions and Answers   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-4 Record-Keeping Requirements   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-3 Program Compliance Reviews for Program Year 2006   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-2 Reimbursement Rates for Program Year 2006   .pdf none
SFSP 2006-1 Financial Services Name Change to Administrative Management Services Section   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-9 Procurement Procedure Questions and Answers   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-8 Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) Training Web Site Upgrade   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-7 New Web Site Address   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-6 Program Compliance Reviews for Program Year 2005   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-5 Addition of State Funds for Reimbursement Rates for Program Year 2005   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-4 Request for an Appeal Hearing   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-3 Reimbursement Rates for Program Year 2005   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-2 Electronic Claims Notice   .pdf none
SFSP 2005-1 Contract Procurement   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-19 Revision to Policy Alert on Obtaining a Handbook   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-18 Inventory Control in Schools and Institutions, Quality and Safety   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-17 The Special Nutrition Programs Website – A Resource for Everyone   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-16 Revised Process for Obtaining Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) Program
Forms		   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-15 Extension of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-13 SFSP Bonus Meal Reimbursement   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-12 Adjustment of Yields in the United States Department of Agriculture Child
Nutrition Recipe Publications		   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-11 Extension of the Lugar Pilot until June 30, 2004   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-10 New Nutrition Training Event: Menu Planning 1: Cycle Menu Basics for Meals and Snacks   .pdf 1
SFSP 2004-9 List of Current SFSP Policy Releases   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-8 Universal Numbering System   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-7 Reminder – Creditable Foods in the SFSP   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-6 2000 Census Data   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-5 SFSP Reimbursement Rates for Program Year (PY) 2004   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-4 Revised Listing of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Approved Enriched Macaroni Products with Fortified Protein   .pdf 1 (included in PDF)
SFSP 2004-3 Audit Requirements for Federal Agency Institutions/School Food Authorities   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-2 Military Families and Eligibility   .pdf none
SFSP 2004-01 Advantages of Electronic Claim Submittal Using INAPP   .pdf none
SFSP 2003-6 Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) Training Registration Update   .pdf none
SFSP 2003-5 Food Buying Guide   .pdf none
SFSP 2003-4 SNP Training Registration Procedures and FY2003 Nutrition Training Events   .pdf none
SFSP 2003-3 SFSP Reimbursement Rates for Program Year 2003   .pdf none
SFSP 2003-2 Revised Form 1532, Special Nutrition Programs Claim for Reimbursement   .pdf none
SFSP 2001-7 Budget Amendments .htm .pdf none
SFSP 2001-6 Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowances (FSSA) .pdf none
SFSP 1994-10 Revised Frankfurter Fact Sheet   .pdf none
SNP 94-9 Meat Versus Protein Fact Sheet   .htm 1

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