Apply

Note:  Do not print and complete the SFSP application materials below. If you are considering sponsorship of the SFSP, please contact Caroline Cooke at caroline.cooke@ct.gov. The annual SFSP application is conducted through an online module that can only be accessed after a permanent agreement has been executed with the Connecticut State Department of Education.

SFSP Application Instructions  |   Required Application Forms and Materials
Additional Forms and Materials  |   Materials to be Updated Annually and Kept on File

SFSP Application Instructions

• Application Cover Memo
• Application Components for Experienced Sponsors
• User Manual for SFSP: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CNP System)
• SFSP Appeal Procedures

Required SFSP Application Forms and Materials

Budget  |   Civil Rights  |   Free Meals Policy Statement
Health Inspection  |   Meal Patterns  |   Training Certification  |   Visit Certification

Budget

• Sponsor Staffing Plan for the SFSP

Civil Rights

• Civil Rights Requirements for the SFSP
• Civil Rights Pre-award Survey for the SFSP  Applies only to new sponsors
• Data Collection
  • Sample Participant Data Collection Form: Civil Rights Beneficiary Data Collection Form for the SFSP (CSDE)
  • Summary Form for SFSP Civil Rights Beneficiary Data Collection (CSDE)
• Guidance on civil rights requirements: Visit the CSDE's Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs webpage
• Presentation The school nutrition programs presentation also applies to the SFSP
  • Overview: Civil Rights: Your Responsibilities in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE) (six slides per page)
  • Presentation: Civil Rights: Your Responsibilities in the School Nutrition Programs PowerPoint Presentation (CSDE)

Free Meals Policy Statement

• Nonpricing Programs: SFSP Free Meals Policy Statement for Non-pricing Programs
• Pricing Programs: SFSP Free Meals Policy Statement for Pricing Programs

Health Inspection

• Health Inspection Letter for the SFSP

Meal Patterns

• Meal Patterns for the SFSP

Training Certification

• Training Certification Letter for the SFSP
• Training Documentation Form for the SFSP

Visit Certification

• Pre-operational Site Visit Form for the SFSP
• SFSP Initial Site Visit Form
• SFSP Food Service Site Review Form
• Site Visit Certification Letter for the SFSP
• Site Visit/Review Schedule for the SFSP
• Sponsor Monitor's Guide SFSP (USDA)

Additional SFSP Forms and Materials

See Application Components for Experienced Sponsors to determine if these forms are required

Authorized Signature Change Form  |   Food Service Management Companies
Income Eligibility Forms  |   National Youth Sports Program

Authorized Signature Change Form

• Authorized Signature Change Form
• Authorized Signature Change Form Instructions

Food Service Management Companies

• Contracting with Food Service Management Companies

Income Eligibility Forms

• Family Application
  • Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk (English)
  • Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk (Spanish)
    Solicitud para comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido en la escuela, o para leche gratuita
• Income Guidelines
• Parent Letter for Enrolled Programs and Camps Not Charging Separately for Meals
  • English: SFSP Parent Letter for Enrolled Programs and Camps Not Charging Separately for Meals
  • Spanish: Programa de Servicio de Alimentos de Verano (SFSP) Carta para los padres de los programas y campamentos inscritos que no cobran las comidas por separado

Enrollment Form

• English: Enrollment Information Form for the SFSP
• Spanish: Programa de Servicio de Alimentos de Verano (SFSP) Información de inscripción

Consent Form for Sharing Information with Other Programs

• English: Consent Form for Sharing Information with Other Programs
• Spanish: Programa de Servicio de Alimentos de Verano (SFSP) Carta para los padres de muestra para compartir información con otros programas

National Youth Sports Program

• National Youth Sports Program Letter for the SFSP

SFSP Materials to be Updated Annually and Kept on File in Sponsor Records

Meal Count Forms  |   Press Releases

Meal Count Forms

• Daily Meal Count Form for the SFSP
• Weekly Meal Count Consolidation Form for the SFSP
• SFSP Meal Count Worksheet for Camps

Press Releases

• SFSP Press Release for Area Eligible Open Sites
• SFSP Press Release for Area Eligible Closed Enrolled Sites
• SFSP Press Release for Closed Enrolled Sites and Residential Camps