School Nutrition Memos 2025

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• Operational Memorandum No. 01-25

  Schedule for Submitting Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) Monthly Claims for Reimbursement in Fiscal Year 2025

• Operational Memorandum No. 02-25

  Local Food for Schools Incentive Program: Phase 2

• Operational Memorandum No. 03-25

  Requirements for Submitting the Healthy Food Certification (HFC) Statement for School Year 2025-26

• Operational Memorandum No. 04-25

  State Transition Assistance for Reduced-price (STAR) Funds for School Year 2024-25 Attestation Addendum Due April 4, 2025

• Operational Memorandum No. 05-25

  Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Annual Notification Requirement for all Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) Participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or the School Breakfast Program (SBP) Due April 7, 2025

• USDA Memo SP 01-2025

  Fluid Milk Requirements for School Meals

• USDA Memo SP 02-2025

  Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit Flexibility in the School Breakfast Program: Q&As for Program Operators

• 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 04-2025

  Fees for Electronic Payment Services in the School Meal Programs

• 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 09-2025

  Buy American Accommodation Process for School Year 2025-26