Laws/Regulations

• CACFP Regulations (USDA)
• Final Rule: For-Profit Center Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (71 FR 62057)
• Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Nondiscrimination Statements: USDA and CSDE (CSDE webpage)

USDA Policy Memos

Administration  |   Eligibility  |   Monitoring and Oversight  |   Procurement

Administration

• FNS Instruction 796-2 Rev. 4: Financial Management - Child and Adult Care Food Program
• CACFP 05-2024: Implementation Guidance: State Agency Review Requirements
• USDA Memo SP 21-2023, CACFP 10-2023, and SFSP 12-2023: Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule
• USDA Memo SP 09-2015, CACFP 03-2015, and SFSP 02-2015: Written Codes of Conduct and Performance of Employees Engaged in Award and Administration of Contracts
• USDA Memo CACFP 02-2015: Child and Adult Care Food Program - Role and Requirements of Administrative Review Officials
• USDA Memo CACFP 07-2011 and SFSP 03-2011: Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Permanent Agreements in the Summer Food Service Program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 18-2011: Carry Over of Unused CACFP Administrative Payments
• USDA Memo CACFP 01-2009: Small Business Tax Filing Updates

Eligibility

• USDA Memo SP 07-2023, CACFP 06-2023, and SFSP 04-2023: Unique Entity Identifier Transition
• USDA Memo SP 42-2014, SFSP 17-2014, and CACFP 11-2014: Sharing Aggregate Data to Expand Program Access and Services in Child Nutrition Programs
• USDA Memo CACFP 15-2013: Existing Flexibilities in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 03-2012 and SFSP 05-2012: Simplifying Application Procedures in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 19-2011: CACFP Applications 
• USDA Memo CACFP 06-2010: Expiring Income Eligibility Forms and Determining Claiming Percentages
• USDA Memo CACFP 01-2009: Small Business Tax Filing Updates

Monitoring and Oversight

• USDA Memo CACFP 05-2024: Implementation Guidance: State Agency Review Requirements
• USDA Memo CACFP 07-2023: Oversight and Monitoring of the Child and Adult Care Food Program - Guidance on On-site and Off-site Strategies and Options
• USDA Memo CACFP 10-2018: Conducting Five-Day Reconciliation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, with Questions and Answers
• USDA Memo CACFP 13-2013: Health and Safety in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 14-2013: Monitoring of Licensing Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 14-2012: Guidance on the Serious Deficiency Process and Acceptable Corrective Action Plans, National Disqualified List Procedures and Debt Collection
• USDA Memo CACFP 16-2011: Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Varied Timing of Unannounced Reviews in the CACFP
• USDA Memo CACFP 01-2007: Retention of Records Relating to Institutions, Responsible Principals or Responsible Individuals, and Family Day Care Homes on the National Disqualified List
• USDA Memo CACFP 04-2006: Sponsor Monitoring of Facilities in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• USDA Memo CACFP 03-2006: Questions and Answers on the Serious Deficiency Process in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Procurement

• USDA Memo SP 11-2025, CACFP 09-2025, and SFSP 05-2025: Using Federal Funds to Purchase Local Foods
• 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
• USDA Memo SP 02-2022, CACFP 03-2022 and SFSP 01-2022: Updates to the Federal Micro-Purchase Threshold in 2 CFR 200.320(a)(1)
• USDA Memo SP 03-2016, CACFP 03-2016, and SFSP 03-2016: Procurement Standards and Resource Management Requirements related to Franchise Agreements
• USDA Memo SP 02-2016, CACFP 02-2016, and SFSP 02-2016: Questions and Answers on the Transition to and Implementation of 2 CFR Part 200
• USDA Memo CACFP 15-2015: Allowable Costs Related to Physical Activity and Limiting the Use of Electronic Media in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 11-2015: Local Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 08-2015: Assessing Costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• USDA Memo SP 02-2010, CACFP 02-2010, and SFSP 02-2010: Procurement Questions
• USDA Memo CACFP 09-2008 and SFSP 08-2008: Simplified Acquisition Threshold
• USDA Memo: Procurement Questions – Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) ( July 27, 2005)