Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods)--Related Resources

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.

Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods)

Related Resources

American Commodity Distribution Association (ACDA)
List of Available USDA Foods (USDA)
USDA Foods in Schools Product Information Sheets (USDA)
Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
Resource List for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
Resource List for Special Diets in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
USDA Department of Defense (DoD) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (USDA)
Food Distribution & Emergency Assistance (USDA)
FNS Documents & Resources (USDA)
USDA Foods Database (USDA)
USDA Foods Toolkit for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)

USDA Foods Policy Memos

FD-107: Donated Food Storage, Distribution, and Product Dating
FD-104: Value of USDA Donated Foods for Audits
FD-067: School Food Authorities Acting as a Collective Unit in the Control and Use of Donated Foods (Revised)
FD-066: Continuation of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Assistance During a Human Pandemic (Revised)
FD-080: Guidance in Crediting for, and Use of Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies
FD-023: Accounting for Donated Foods in Cost-Reimbursable Contracts Between School Food Authorities and Food Service Management Companies
FD-020: Single Inventory and Related Commodity Issues—Clarification of Regulatory Changes and Other Guidance
USDA Memo SP 05-2011: Further Clarification in Crediting for, and Use of, Donated Foods in
Contracts with Food Service Management Companies (includes Food Distribution Policy Memo FD-110: Clarification in Crediting for, and Use of, Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies-First and Final Contract Years)