CACFP Policy Memos
CACFP 01-2024: Clarification of Allowable Flexibilities for Child Nutrition Programs Experiencing Milk Supply Shortages.
CACFP 02-2024: Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meals Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program.
CACFP 03-2024: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule: Administrative Review and Food Service Management Company Review Cycles.
CACFP 04-2024: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule: State Agency Discretion for Repeat Meal Pattern Violations Fiscal Action.
CACFP 05-2024: Implementation Guidance: State Agency Review Requirements (State Agency Only).
CACFP 06-2024: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs.
CACFP 07-2024: Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
CACFP 08-2024: Geographic Preference Expansion Related to the Final Rule titled, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
CACFP 09-2024: Implementation Guidance: State Agency Financial Review Requirements and Attachment A Supplemental Guidance.
CACFP 01-2023: Creditability of Infant Formulas Imported Through the Food and Drug Administration’s 2022 Infant Enforcement Discretion Policy in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
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.
CACFP 04-2023: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Reallocation of State Administrative Expense (SAE) Funds in Child Nutrition Programs (State agency reference only).
CACFP 05-2023: Consolidate Appropriations Act, 2023: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs.
CACFP 06-2023: Unique Entity Identifier Transition.
CACFP 07-2023: Oversight and Monitoring of the Child and Adult Care Food Program - Guidance on On-site and Off-site Strategies and Options.
CACFP 08-2023: Best Practices for Streamlining Applications for Year-Round Program Operations.
CACFP 09-2023: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Child Nutrition Non-Competitive Technology Innovation Grant (nTIG) Funding for State Agencies (State agency reference only).
CACFP 10-2023: 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).
- 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
- CACFP 03-2022: Updates to the Federal Micro-Purchase Threshold in 2 CFR 200.320(a)(1)
- 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
- CACFP 05-2022: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Reallocation of State Administrative Expense (SAE) Funds in Child Nutrition Programs (State agency reference only)
- CACFP 06-2022: Promoting Access to Voting through the Child Nutrition Programs
- CACFP 07-2022: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
- CACFP 08-2022: Area Eligibility for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-2023
- CACFP 09-2022: 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.
- CACFP 10-2022: Questions and Answers Regarding the 2022 infant formula Shortage in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
- CACFP 01-2021: Questions and Answers Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations through School Year 2020-2021--EXTENSION--Q&As #2
- CACFP 02-2021: Reporting of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Data for Forms FNS-10, FNS-44, and FNS-418 (State agency reference only)
- CACFP 03-2021: Questions and Answers Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations through School Year 2020-2021--Q&As #3
- CACFP 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
- CACFP 05-2021: Child Nutrition Program Emergency Operating Costs During COVID-19: Implementation Guidance for State Agencies
- CACFP 05-2021 - Attachment-2: Q&A for Program Reimbursement for Emergency Operational Costs for Child Nutrition Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- CACFP 06-2021: Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Reallocation of State Administrative Expense (SAE) Funds in Child Nutrition Programs
- CACFP 07-2021: Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Reallocation of State Administrative Expense (SAE) Funds in Child Nutrition Programs (only applies to State Agency only)
- 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
- CACFP 09-2021 Questions and Answers Regarding Child Nutrition Program Oversight, Administration, and Reporting During COVID-19
- CACFP 10-2021: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs-REVISED
- CACFP 11-2021: Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification is the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program – Policy Rescission
- CACFP 12-2021: Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the CACFP – Q&A
- CACFP 13-2021: Q&A for Child Nutrition Program Operators in School Year 2021-2022
- CACFP 14-2021: Previously Issued Questions and Answers Relating to Operation of the Child Nutrition Programs: Updated for School Year 2021-2022
- CACFP 15-2021: COVID-19 Waiver Requests Submitted Prior to December 31, 2020 (State agency only)
- CACFP 16-2021: Child Nutrition Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement Programs: Q&As #3
- CACFP 17-2021: Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations in School Year 2021-2022, Q&A #2
- 19-01: CACFP 19-01 Guidance for FY 2019 - Updated CACFP Meal Patterns
- 19-02: Update of Food Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs
- 19-03: 60 Day Claims Submission and 90 Day Reporting Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs
- 19-04: Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Questions and Answers
- 19-05: Updating Permanent Agreements
- 19-06: CACFP 19-06 Updating Agreements Sponsors of Family Day Care Homes and Sponsors of Unaffiliated Centers
- 19-07: Crediting Shelf-Stable, Dried and Semi-Dried Meat, Poultry and Seafood Products in the Child Nutrition Program
- RESCINDED (see 19-14) 19-08: Crediting Coconut, Hominy, Corn Masa and Corn Flour in the Child Nutrition Programs
- 19-09: Crediting Popcorn in the Child Nutrition Programs
- 19-10: Crediting Surimi Seafood in the Child Nutrition Programs
- 19-11: Crediting Tempeh in the Child Nutrition Programs
- 19-12: Crediting Pasta Products Made of Vegetable Flour in the Child Nutrition Programs
- 19-13: Federal Micro-Purchase Simplified Acquisition Thresholds
- 19-14: Crediting Coconut, Hominy, Corn Masa, and Masa Harina in the Child Nutrition Program
- 19-15: Q and A on the Final Rule CN Programs - Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
- 19-16: Smoothies Offered in the Child Nutrition Programs
- 19-17: Farm Bill Implementation Memo - Donated Traditional Foods and Civil Liability
- 18-01: Market Basket Analysis When Procuring Program Goods and Modifying Contracted-For Product Lists
- 18-02: Providing Child Nutrition Program Benefits to Disaster Survivor Evacuees
- 18-03: FNS Releases First Mobile App with Food Buying Guide, Takes Leap Forward in Customer Service
- 18-04: 7 CFR Part 226
- 18-05: Corrective Action Plan Requirements
- 18-06: New Standardized Recipes for CACFP Operators
- 18-07: Food Buying Guide for CNP Mobile App
- 18-08: Grain Requirements in CACFP; Questions and Answers
- 18-09: Conducting Five-Day Reconciliation in the CACFP; Questions and Answers
- 18-10: Updated Guidance on 60-Day Claim Submission and 90-Day Requirements
- 18-11: Child Nutrition Programs’ Flexibilities for School Year 2018-19
- 18-12: Child Nutrition Income Eligibility Guidelines, July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
- 17-01: Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in CACFP, Q&A
- 17-02: Q&A on Updated Meal Pattern Requirements
- 17-03: Vegetable and Fruit Requirements in Child and Adult Care Food Program: Q&A
- 17-04: Taking Food Components Offsite in the At-Risk Afterschool Component of the CACFP
- 17-05: 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
- 17-06: Nutrition Income Eligibility Guidelines; July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
- 17-07: Documenting Meals in CACFP
- 17-08: Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP
- 17-09: Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the CACFP
- 17-09(a): Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the CACFP
- 17-10: Grain Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
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16-06: Optional Best Practices to Further Improve Nutrition in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
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16-07: Updated Guidance: Contracting with Food Service Management Companies
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16-09: Using Federal Funds to Support FoodCorps Service Members
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16-11: Resources for Making Potable Water Available in Schools and Child Care Facilities
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16-12: Water Availability in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
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16-13: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
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