SFSP Sponsor and Site Identification

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Sponsor and Site Identification online training.

Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Course Catalog

Course Description

In this training, participants will learn about the requirements for selecting SFSP meal sites, what to do when different sponsoring agencies wish to serve meals at the same meal site, and the preoperational tasks required of sponsors before opening an SFSP meal site.

Course Number: 007
Training Length: 15 minutes
Certificate: Yes
Target Audience: Summer Meal Program Operators
Mandatory: No
Cost: Free
Date Recorded: November 2019

Online Course

Begin the SFSP Sponsor and Site Identification course.

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2016 SFSP Administration Guide
USDA 2016 Sponsors Monitor’s Guide SFSP
USDA Capacity Builder
California Department of Education (CDE) Summer Meal Service Sites web page
Child Nutrition Information and Payment System (CNIPS)

Crediting

Crediting: 0.25 hours
Key Area: Administration (3000)
- Training Topic: Program Management (3200)
  - Learning Objective: Oversee Standard Operating Procedures for routine operations (3220)

For more information on crediting, see the USDA web document Professional Standards Learning Objectives

Additional Information

For more information on the quarter-mile site proximity requirements for Seamless Summer Option (SSO) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Operators, see the CDE Summer Meal Site Proximity Requirements Management Bulletin web page.

For more information regarding SFSP Sponsor and Site Identification, see the California Department of Education SFSP Information web page.

Contact Us

If you have technical difficulties or questions regarding the course content, contact the Summer Meals Unit by email at SFSP@cde.ca.gov.

Questions: Summer Meals Unit | SFSP@cde.ca.gov

Last Reviewed: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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