Skip to main content
California Department of Education Logo

CEP Application and Mandatory P2 Base Year Review

The Nutrition Services Division has reissued two management bulletins (MB) to update information and instructions for school food authorities applying to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision and Provision 2:

  • MB SNP-10-2025, Community Eligibility Provision Application supersedes MB SNP-06-2024
  • MB SNP-11-2025, Mandatory Review of Provision 2 Base Year supersedes MB SNP-25-2019
The MBs are available on the California Department of Education Nutrition Services Management Bulletin web page.

Contact Information

For questions regarding this subject, please contact your School Nutrition Programs (SNP) specialist. A list of SNP specialists is located on the CDE School Nutrition Programs Specialist Directory web page. You can also email snpinfo@cde.ca.gov to be directed to your assigned SNP specialist.

Questions:   Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609
Last Reviewed: Monday, July 28, 2025
Related Content
  • California Universal Meals
    Includes background, policy, provisions, webinars, resources, FAQs, and contacts regarding California’s Universal Meals Program.
  • Community Eligibility Provision
    The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provides School Nutrition Program (SNP) sponsors an alternative method for claiming student meals in high poverty schools.
  • Direct Certification
    A federally mandated process that sponsors must use to certify school-age recipients of CalFresh and CalWORKs benefits as eligible for free school meals without further application.
  • Nutrition What's New
    News and announcements relating to nutrition for program operators and contacts.
  • Provisions: Claiming Alternatives
    School Nutrition Program Provisions 1, 2, 3, and the Community Eligibility Provision are alternative ways for local educational agencies to claim student meals.
Trending in Nutrition
Recently Posted in Nutrition
  • CEP Application and Mandatory P2 Base Year Review (added 28-Jul-2025)
    Provides guidance to school food authorities on how to apply for the Community Eligibility Provision and on the mandatory review of the Provision 2 base year.
  • Appeal Process for Grants (added 24-Jul-2025)
    This web page provides and overview and timeline for the appeal process for grants in California associated with the Child Nutrition Programs administered by the California Department of Education Nutrition Services Division.
  • Mandatory Review of Provision 2 Base Year (added 23-Jul-2025)
    This management bulletin provides guidance regarding the mandated review of school food authorities participating in Provision 2.
  • Noncongregate Waivers for Unanticipated Closures (added 23-Jul-2025)
    Noncongregate Waivers for Unanticipated School Closures SY 2025-26
  • California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference (added 21-Jul-2025)
    Join California Agriculture in the Classroom at the 38th Annual Agriculture in the Classroom Conference to gain hands-on tools, resources, and inspiration to integrate agriculture into every subject.

  • Food Safety Inspection for School Year 2024–25 (added 15-Jul-2025)
    LEAs participating in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and/or National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must complete the SY 2024-25 Food Safety Inspection Survey.
  • School Year 2025–26 Annual Update Now Open (added 14-Jul-2025)
    The California Department of Education (CDE) has opened the School Nutrition Programs (SNP) Annual Update in the Child Nutrition Information and Payment System (CNIPS) for School Year (SY) 2025–26 (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026).
  • Updates to School Nutrition Program Standards (added 10-Jul-2025)
    This MB provides Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) Operators information and policy guidance regarding updates to federal CNP meal pattern requirements released on April 24, 2024.
  • 2025 SUN Bucks Resources (added 08-Jul-2025)
    The California Department of Education (CDE) is pleased to announce the availability of multiple 2025 SUN Bucks resources
  • Updated Competitive Foods Management Bulletins (added 07-Jul-2025)
    This listserv provides information on how to access three new Management Bulletins (MB) which update information and guidance regarding Competitive Foods and Beverages.