Laws/Regulations

• Final Rule: Simplified Cost Accounting and Other Actions To Reduce Paperwork in the SFSP (83 FR 25349)
• Final Rule: Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) (87 FR 57304)  
• Interim Final Rule: Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs (88 FR 90230)
• Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Nondiscrimination Statements: USDA and CSDE (CSDE webpage)
• SFSP Regulations: 7 CFR 225 (USDA)

USDA Memos

Administration  |   Eligibility  |   Meal Claiming  |   Meal Patterns
Monitoring and Oversight  |   Noncongregate Meals  |   Outreach  |   Procurement

Administration

• USDA Memo SFSP 14-2023: Best Practices for Managing Unused Reimbursement in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SP 21-2023, CACFP 10-2023, and SFSP 12-2023: Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule
• USDA Memo SFSP 15-2023: Best Practices for Determining Proximity of Sites in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SFSP 13-2023: Unused Reimbursement in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SFSP 03-2023: Guidance on Performance Standards, Budgets, and Management Plans in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SFSP 05-2017: Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers
• USDA Memo SFSP 11-2015: Assessing Costs in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SFSP 16-2014: Streamlined and Simplified Summer Food Service Program Requirements: Frequently Asked Questions
• USDA Memo SFSP 01-2008: Nationwide Expansion of Summer Food Service Program Simplified Cost Accounting Procedures - Revised

Eligibility

• USDA Memo SFSP 04-2024 and SP 06-2024: Rural Designations in the Summer Meal Programs - Revised
• USDA Memo SP 07-2023, CACFP 06-2023, and SFSP 04-2023: Unique Entity Identifier Transition
• USDA Memo SFSP 06-2017: Automatic Revocation of Tax-Exempt Status–Revised
• USDA Memo SFSP 12-2016: Summer Food Service Program Participation by Higher Education Institutions, Hospitals, and other Non-Profit Organizations under Contract with a Food Service Management Company 
• USDA Memo SFSP 16-2015: Site Caps in the Summer Food Service Program: Revised
• USDA Memo SP 06-2014, CACFP 03-2014, and SFSP 06-2014: Available Flexibilities for CACFP At-risk Sponsors and Centers Transitioning to Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 05-2013 and SFSP 09-2013: Tax Exempt Status for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Churches in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program 
• USDA Memo SFSP 13-2011: For-Profit Locations as Meal Sites in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SP 02-2014 and SFSP 02-2014: Mobile Feeding Options in Summer Feeding Programs
• USDA Memo SFSP 01-2014 Sponsors Operating in Multiple States in the Summer Food Service Program Reissued
• USDA Memo SP 40-2013, CACFP 11-2013, SFSP 13-2013: Questions and Answers Regarding the Participation of Head Start Programs in Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs)
• USDA Memo SP 07-2013 and SFSP 04-2013 - REVISED: Summer Feeding Options for School Food Authorities
• USDA Memo CACFP 12-2013 and SFSP 14-2013: Transitioning from SFSP to CACFP At-risk Afterschool Meals
• USDA Memo CACFP 03-2012 and SFSP 05-2012: Simplifying Application Procedures in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo CACFP 07-2011, 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 SFSP 04-2007: Migrant Site Eligibility Determinations
• USDA Memo: Summer Food Service Program (SFSP): Eligibility of Upward Bound Sites (May 26, 2004)

Meal Claiming

• USDA Memo SFSP 09-2023: Approved Levels of Meals for Vended Sites in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SFSP 05-2023: SFSP Best Practices for Meal Claim Verification and Ensuring Properly Payable Claims
• USDA Memo SFSP 09-2024: Meal Claim Validation in the Summer Food Service Program

Meal Patterns

• USDA Memo SFSP 06-2012: Serving Additional Foods in the Summer Food Service Program

Monitoring and Oversight

• USDA Memo SFSP 10-2023: Initial Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SFSP 08-2023: Guidance on Site Selection Criteria during Reviews in the Summer Food Service Program
• USDA Memo SFSP 06-2023: Oversight and Monitoring of the Summer Food Service Program - Guidance on On-site and Off-site Strategies and Options

Non-congregate Meals

• USDA Memo SFSP 03-2024 and SP 05-2024: Implementation Guidance for the Rural Non-congregate Option Provisions of the Interim Final Rule, Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
• USDA Memo SFSP 07-2024 and SP 13-2024: Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Questions and Answers
• USDA Memo SFSP 08-2024 and SP 15-2024 Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Q&As #

Outreach

• USDA Memo SP 04-2014 and SFSP 04-2014: Promoting Nutrition in Summer Meals
• USDA Memo SP 07-2014 and SFSP07-2014: Expanding Awareness and Access to Summer Meals
• USDA Memo SP 42-2014, SFSP 17-2014, CACFP 11-2014: Sharing Aggregate Data to Expand Program Access and Services in Child Nutrition Programs

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 07-2016 and SFSP 07-2016: Local Foods and Related Activities in Summer Meal Programs, with Questions and Answers