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Nutrition Programs News Headlines
11/05/2024Food Service Management Company Contracting Procedures FY 2025
09/30/2024October 1 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data Collection Report
09/23/2024Provider Resources, Inc. Closing
09/12/2024National School Lunch Program Administrative Review and Procurement Review — School Year 2024-2025
09/11/2024Breakfast Requirements — Universal Free School Meals & Breakfast After the Bell Mandate
08/12/2024Revised Northeast Food for School Reallocation Awards SY24-25
08/08/2024Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Training Opportunities and Resources FY 2025
08/06/2024National School Nutrition Programs Reimbursement Rates for Fiscal Year 2025
07/29/2024CACFP Reimbursement Rates — Effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025
07/23/2024School Year (SY) 2024-2025 Special Milk Program (SMP) Application Renewal and Massachusetts Special Milk Household Application Packet Now Available
07/07/2024School Meal Communication Plan 2024/2025
06/26/2024USDA Foods — 2024/2025 Availability Update, Brown Box, FCFS, DoD Funds, Processing Pounds, Warehouse Contracts, & Assessment Fees
06/24/2024School Year (SY) 2024-2025 Massachusetts Meal Benefit Household Application Packet Now Available
06/11/2024Meal Modifications in Child Nutrition Programs
06/04/2024Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (S-EBT) Program for Summer 2024
05/08/2024FY24 SFSP Operational Questions and Answers
05/06/2024School Year 2024-2025 Warehouse Contract Award
04/29/2024Community Eligibility Annual Notification of Local Educational Agencies
04/29/2024Notification to the Community on the Summer Food Service Program
02/27/2024Northeast Food for School Grant Extension and Reallocation
02/21/2024REVISED: Fiscal Year 2024 Massachusetts Schools with at least 50% of Student Enrollment Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Meals in Child Nutrition Programs
02/07/2024School Year 2024-2025 USDA Foods Ordering & Commitment Forms
02/01/2024Allowable and Indirect Costs
11/27/2023Investing in School Nutrition Programs
01/12/2023School Meal Access for Early College Learners
12/22/202212/22/2022 UPDATE: Choking Prevention Policy: Nutrition for Young Children (Under the age of four)
12/06/2022Civil Rights Complaint Policy & Procedures for Sponsoring Organizations of Child Nutrition Programs
11/07/2022CACFP Policy: Prorated Site Monitoring Schedule for Sponsoring Organizations
08/15/2022Permanent Agreements for the Child Nutrition Program Sponsors
08/03/2022CACFP Policy for Annual Application Renewal
08/03/2022CACFP Policy for Active Participation
06/28/2022Use of the Nondiscrimination Statement on Public Communications (State Guidance issued June 28, 2022)
02/28/2022An Act Promoting Student Nutrition (2 of 2) — Student Unpaid Meal Debt
02/28/2022An Act Promoting Student Nutrition (1 of 2) — New Requirements Related to Special Provisions
08/05/2021Taglines and Providing Meaningful Access to the Child Nutrition Program (State Guidance issued August 5, 2021)

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Has the Office for Food and Nutrition Programs (FNP) requested that any regulatory requirements be waived for Child Nutrition Programs operating in Massachusetts?

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Last Updated: November 5, 2024

 
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