Operational Memoranda for School Nutrition Programs

USDA Memo SP 03-2025, CACFP 03-2025, and SFSP 01-2025

Substituting Vegetables for Grains in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Tribal Communities

USDA Memo SP 03-2026, CACFP 02-2026, and SFSP 02-2026

Incorporating Local Beef into Child Nutrition Program Meals

USDA Memo SP 04-2022 and 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

USDA Memo SP 04-2024

Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule: State Agency Discretion for Repeat Meal Pattern Violations Fiscal Action

USDA Memo SP 04-2025

Fees for Electronic Payment Services in the School Meal Programs

USDA Memo SP 04-2026

Community Eligibility Provision: Election Deadline and Annual Notification and Publication Requirements

USDA Memo 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

USDA Memo SP 05-2025, CACFP 04-2025, and SFSP 02-2025

Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements

USDA Memo SP 05-2026 CACFP 03-2026 SFSP 03-2026

2026 Appropriations Act: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs

USDA Memo SP 06-2023, CACFP 05-2023, and SFSP 02-2023

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs

USDA Memo SP 06-2026

Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for SY 2026-27

USDA Memo SP 07-2022, CACFP 06-2022 and SFSP 02-2022

Promoting Access to Voting through the Child Nutrition Programs

USDA Memo SP 07-2023, CACFP 06-2023, and SFSP 04-2023

Unique Entity Identifier Transition