Teacher of the Year Ceremony
Due to inclement weather, the Teacher of the Year Ceremony has been postponed to December 16, 2025 from 5-7pm. Doors will open at 4pm. The Ceremony will take place at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, and the order of events will remain the same.

FNS Instructions for Child Nutrition Programs

Documents/Forms

USDA FNS Instructions

  • 113-1 Revision 5 (11-8-05): Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement – Nutrition Programs and Activities
  • 755-1 (12-19-91): Delegation of Responsibility in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 765-4 Revision 2 (11-1-91): Independence of the Review Official in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 765-7 Revision 2 (11-1-91): Handling Lost (Stolen and Misused Meal Tickets
  • 765-10 (1-21-92): Child and Adult Care Food Program Follow-Up Verification Reviews
  • 770-2 Revision 1 (11-21-91): Commodity Distribution Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 770-3 Revision 1 (12-28-82): (Eligibility for Donated Foods to Camps in the Summer Food Service Program
  • 776-3 Revision 2 (6-18-92): Eligibility of Individuals Over 12 Years of Age With Mental or Physical Disabilities in Child Care Facilities Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 776-4 Revision 1 (11-7-91): Temporary Emergency Residential Care in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 776-6 Revision 1 (2-13-87): Tax-Exempt Status for Summer Food Service Program Sites
  • 776-7 Revision 1 (6-6-88): Eligibility of Schools and Institutions to Participate in School Nutrition Programs
  • 776-8 (8-8-86): Eligibility of Proprietary Title XX Centers
  • 776-9 (6-30-93): Verification of Eligibility Procedures in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 781-2 (2-5-88): Child Nutrition State Administrative Expense Funds
  • 781-6 (3-19-86): Special Developmental Projects
  • 781-7 Revision 1 (1-12-92): Cost of Distribution of Bonus Commodities to Family Day Care Homes
  • 781-8 Revision 1 (8-28-86): Use of Program Funds for Child Care Standards Compliance
  • 782-1 Revision 1 (8-27-86): Outside-School-Hours Care Centers
  • 782-4 Revision 2 (11-8-91): Approval of Child Care Institutions for the Summer Food Service Program
  • 782-5 Revision 1 (6-6-88): Pricing of Adult Meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
  • 782-6 Revision 1 (11-4-10): Fees for Lunchroom Services
  • 782-13 (6-6-88): Guidelines for Policy Statement When Serving Meals or Milk without Separate Charge
  • 783-1 Revision 2 (1-8-97): The Grains/Breads Requirement for the Food-Based Menu Planning Alternatives in the Child Nutrition Programs
  • 783-2 Revision 2 (10-14-94): Meal Substitutions for Medical or Other Special Dietary Reasons  Note: Remains in effect for CACFP and SFSP. Rescinded September 27, 2016, for NSLP, SBP, SMP, and FFVP. Superseded by USDA Memo SP 59-2016: Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the School Meal Programs.
  • 783-3 Revision 1 (8-28-86): Family Style Meal Service in the Summer Food Service Program
  • 783-6 (3-22-72): Guidelines for the Amounts and Use of Nonfat Dry Milk, Whole Dry Milk, and Canned Evaporated Milk Which are Equivalent to One-Half Pint of Fluid Whole Milk
  • 783-9 Revision 2 (5-3-93): Family Style Meal Service in the Child and Adult Care Food Program  Note: Rescinded December 9, 2016. Superseded by USDA Memo CACFP 05-25: Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 783-11 Revision 1 (8-17-95): Juice Products – Child Nutrition Programs
  • 783-13 Revision 3 (3-27-13): Variations in Meal Requirements for Religious Reasons: Jewish Schools, Institutions and Sponsors
  • 784-3 (10-14-82): Reimbursement for Meals Provided by Parents in the Child Care Food Program
  • 786-5 Revision 1 (11-8-91): Provider Claim Documentation and Reconciliation
  • 786-6 Revision 1 (8-21-90): Reimbursement for Recycled Milk and Other Meal Components
  • 786-7 Revision 2 (11-4-10): Reimbursement for Meals and Milk Served on Weekends
  • 786-8 Revision 1 (6-6-88): Reimbursement for Off-Site Meal Consumption
  • 786-9 Revision 2 (10-26-10): Reimbursement for Meals or Milk Served to Continuous School Calendar Students
  • 787-3 (11-15-71): Matching of Funds
  • 788-2 Revision 1 (6-6-88): Partial Implementation of the School Meal Programs in an Individual School
  • 788-3 Revision 2 (11-1-91): Classification of Applicants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 788-5 (10-25-82): Approval of Administrative Budgets for Multi-State Sponsoring Organizations of Family Day Care Homes – Child Care Food Program
  • 788-6 Revision 2 (11-1-91): Availability of Institutions’ Records to Administering Agencies
  • 788-7 Revision 2 (11-7-91): Staff-Child Ratios for Centers in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP):  Child Care Standards
  • 788-10 (10-14-82): Retroactivity of Agreements for the Child Care Food Program
  • 788-12 Revision 1 (8-8-86): Approval of Sponsors Under Investigation or Audit in the Summer Food Service Program
  • 788-13 Revision 1 (8-7-86): Sub-sites in the Summer Food Service Program
  • 788-16 (10-19-83): Administrative Procedures for Multi-State Sponsoring Organization – Child Care Food Program
  • 788-17 (1-11-93): Documentation of Licensing/Approval
  • 791-1 Revision 1 (7-12-88): Prohibition Against Denying Meals and Milk to Children as a Disciplinary Action
  • 792-2 Revision 1 (11-1-91): Contracting Out Management Functions in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 794-5 Revision 1 (6-6-88): Agreements With Entities Which Operate Interstate Schools and Facilities
  • 795-1 (6-20-91): Use of School Feeding Facilities for the Elderly and Other Community Feeding Programs
  • 796-2 Revision 4 (12-13): Financial Management – Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • 796-4 Revision 4 (4-14-94): Financial Management – Summer Food Service Program for Children
  • 796-5 (10-14-82): Tax Issues Concerning Day Care Homes