USDA Final Rules for SFSP

Administration  |   Child Nutrition Program Integrity
Disclosure of Eligibility Information  |   Donated Foods  |   Meal Patterns
Procurement  |   Serious Deficiency Process  |   Simplified Cost Accounting   

Administration

• Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs (Interim Final Rule 88 FR 90230)
• SFSP Implementation of Legislative Reforms (65 FR 82246)

Child Nutrition Program Integrity

• Child Nutrition Program Integrity (Final Rule 88 FR 57792)
• Correction: Child Nutrition Program Integrity (Final Rule 88 FR 63833)
• Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule (USDA webpage)
• USDA Memo SP 21-2023, CACFP 10-2023, and SFSP 12-2023: Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule (contains summary chart on page 3)
• USDA webinar: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule 

Disclosure of Eligibility Information

• Disclosure of Children's Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk Eligibility Information in the Child Nutrition Programs (Final Rule 72 FR 10885) 

Donated Foods

• Management of Donated Foods in Child Nutrition Programs, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and Charitable Institutions (73 FR 46169)

Meal Patterns

• Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (89 FR 31962)
• Modification of the Vegetable Protein Products Requirements for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program (Final Rule 65 FR 12429)

Procurement

• Geographic Preference Option for the Procurement of Unprocessed Agricultural Products in Child Nutrition Programs (Final Rule 76 FR 22603)

Serious Deficiency Process

• Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP (Proposed Rule 89 FR 13150)
• Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP (USDA webpage)

Simplified Cost Accounting and Other Actions to Reduce Paperwork

• Simplified Cost Accounting and Other Actions to Reduce Paperwork in the SFSP (Final Rule 83 FR 25349)
• Correction: Simplified Cost Accounting and Other Actions to Reduce Paperwork in the Summer Food Service Program (Final Rule 84 FR 15501)
• Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) (Final Rule 87 FR 57304)