On February 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the release of an updated policy memorandum, Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) 07-2024, SP 13-2024: Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Questions and Answers.
This policy updates earlier guidance issued for Summer 2023 operations and ensures consistency with the provisions of the Interim Final Rule: Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs .
This memorandum and its attachment supersedes SFSP 01-2023, SP 05-2023, Implementation Guidance: Summer 2023 Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas – Revised, issued February 28, 2023, and SFSP 07-2023, SP 14-2023, Questions and Answers #2: Summer 2023 Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas, issued April 20, 2023.
The complete policy can be viewed on the USDA Summer Meal Service web page
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The California Department of Education management bulletin on this topic is forthcoming.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding this subject, please reach out to the Summer Nutrition Programs and Grants Unit by email at SFSP@cde.ca.gov.