USDA Operational Memos

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• USDA Memo SP 12-2023

  Oversight and Monitoring of the School Meals Programs- Information Regarding Onsite and Offsite Strategies and Options

  Date Posted: 4/10/2023

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• USDA Memo SP 12-2025

  Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2025-2026

  Date Posted: 6/11/2025

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• USDA Memo SP 13-2025, CACFP 10-2025, and SFSP 06-2025

  Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs

  Date Posted: 6/11/2025

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• USDA Memo SP 14-2024

  Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for SY 2024-25

  Date Posted: 5/29/2024

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• USDA Memo SP 14-2025

  Offer versus Serve Flexibilities for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program

  Date Posted: 6/11/2025

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• USDA Memo SP 15-2025

  Enhancing Child Nutrition Program Meal Standard

  Date Posted: 6/11/2025

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• USDA Memo SP 16-2025

  Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Allocation of Funds for Fiscal Year 2026

  Date Posted: 9/22/2025

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• USDA Memo SP 17-2025

  Reimbursement for Off-Site Meal Consumption

  Date Posted: 9/22/2025

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• USDA Memo SP 18-2024, CACFP 06-2024, and SFSP 11-2024

  Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs

  Date Posted: 5/29/2024

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• USDA Memo SP 18-2025

  Guidance on Fees for Electronic Payment Services in the School Meal Programs

  Date Posted: 7/30/2025

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• USDA Memo SP 19-2024, CACFP 07-2024, and SFSP 12-2024

  Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

  Date Posted: 5/29/2024

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• USDA Memo SP 21-2023, CACFP 10-2023, and SFSP 12-2023

  Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule

  Date Posted: 11/16/2023

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• USDA Memo SP 22-2024, CACFP 08-2024, and 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

  Date Posted: 5/29/2024

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• USDA Memo 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

  Date Posted: 5/29/2024

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• USDA Memo TA 01-2024

  Crediting Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs

  Date Posted: 10/31/2023

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