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Overview

The Nutrition Services Division (NSD) send messages via Listserv to program operators and contacts. The messages contained in the tabs below are identified by program and sponsor type. Program types include the School Nutrition Program (SNP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO), Summer Food Service Programs (SFSP), Food Distribution Program (FDP), and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). CACFP sponsor types include Day Care Homes (DCH), Child Care Centers (CCC), and Adult Day Care (ADC). Specialized messages intended for target audiences are marked with an asterisk (*) and are not applicable to entire program and sponsor types.

Note: Messages on this page will remain for three months before being removed.

Disaster

Proclamations that affect our program operators and state.

May

Notice Date Title Applicable to
5/5/2021 Reminder: School Year 2020–21 Pandemic EBT SNP
5/5/2021 Reminder: SSO and SFSP Integrity Plan SSO, SFSP

April

Notice Date Title Applicable to
4/20/2021 Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Child Nutrition COVID-19 Response Nationwide Waivers - School Year 2021-22 SNP, SSO, DCH
4/20/2021 COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #83 SFSP
4/20/2021 Reimbursement for Emergency Shelters during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency CACFP
4/12/2021 SNP Intregity Plan SNP
4/2/2021 Webinar: Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall on April 27 SNP, SSO, SFSP

March

Notice Date Title Applicable to
3/29/2021 Nationwide Waiver for Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines SNP
3/26/2021 Emergency Costs Reimbursement Programs Update SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP
3/22/2021 CACFP Integrity Plan CACFP
3/10/2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Responses #73-81, Summer 2021 Extensions SNP, SSO, SFSP
3/4/2021 Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) 2.0 Address Update Flyers SNP

February

Notice Date Title Applicable to
2/26/2021 Prepare Now for P-EBT 2.0 SNP
2/25/2021 Update: Webinar: CACFP Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursements CACFP
2/19/2021 P-EBT Round 2.0 for Eligible Private School Students SNP Private Schools
2/18/2021 COVID-19 At-risk Afterschool Meals Attendance CACFP
2/17/2021 Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Emergency Operating Costs: Additional Information SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP
2/5/2021 Additional Guidance for 75 Cent Rate Increase SNP, SSO, SFSP
2/2/2021 Families First Coronavirus Response Act Waiver for U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods Entitlement Calculations FDP recipients, processors, and distributors
2/1/2021 CNP Emergency Operating Cost Reimbursement Programs SNP, CACFP

Recall

Food recalls that could potentially affect our program operators and partners.

No messages available at this time.

Training

Announcements and availability of trainings, both sponsored by the NSD and those of the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other partners. Includes both in-person and e-learning offerings (conference calls and webinars).

April

Notice Date Title Applicable to
4/27/2021 CA Local School Wellness Policy (LSWP) Webinar: SNPs and Student Mental Health SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP
4/2/2021 SFSP Mandatory Training is Now Available SFSP

March

Notice Date Title Applicable to
3/26/2021 Register Now for the Upcoming Virtual Child Care Forums! DCH, CCC
3/12/2021 California Local School Wellness Policy Collaborative Winning at Wellness Webinar: the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP
3/2/2021 Resources for Menu Planning Success SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP

February

Notice Date Title Applicable to
2/22/2021 The 2021 California Farm to School Conference SNP
2/17/2021 Food Safety in CACFP Online Course CACFP
2/11/2021 Mandatory Summer Food Service Program Training Coming in March SFSP
2/10/2021 Online Training: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: How to Apply Now Available! SNP
2/9/2021 Northern California Recycling and Composting Webinar SNP
2/4/2021 New CACFP Meal Patterns Training Slides and Resources CACFP

Policy

Notifies program operators of the release of U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy memoranda.

May

Notice Date Title Applicable to
5/5/2021 Reminder: Senate Bill 98 Section 34 –– State Meal Mandate Updated for Distance Learning Instruction SNP, FSDs, CBOs, Superintendents

April

Notice Date Title Applicable to
4/15/2021 State law, School Meal Programs: Free and Reduced-price Meals: Universal Meal Service SNP
4/12/2021 Mandatory Food Distribution Program Contract Packet Update for School Year 2021–22 FDP recipient agencies

March

Notice Date Title Applicable to
3/26/2021 Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Entitlement Availability for School Year 2020–21 FDP recipient agencies

February

Notice Date Title Applicable to
2/12/2021 Child Nutrition Program Monitoring Waiver Approved SNP, CACFP

Management Bulletin (MB)

Notifies program operators of the release of California Department of Education (CDE) NSD MBs.

April

Notice Date Title Applicable to
4/1/2021 Reminder: California State Meal Mandate SNP Public, Charter, County Office of Education (COE) Food Service Directors (FSD)

February

Notice Date Title Applicable to
2/22/2021 Paid Lunch Equity Exemption Guidance SNP

Other

Applications, awards, surveys, announcements, and annual updates.

May

Notice Date Title Applicable to
5/3/2021

2021 Taste of CA Challenge Grant Recipients

 SNP

April

Notice Date Title Applicable to
4/26/2021 CACFP Resources for Crediting Grains as Oz Eq CACFP
4/21/2021 Farm to Summer Celebration Week: June 21–25, 2021 SNP, SSO, SFSP
4/21/2021 California Department of Education (CDE) Creating Brave Spaces in Early Childhood Series CACFP
4/19/2021 Proposition 12 Frequently Asked Questions for Stakeholders SNP, FDP recipients, processors, and distributors
4/8/2021

Team Nutrition Child Nutrition Program Resources

 SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP

March

Notice Date Title Applicable to
3/29/2021

Income Eligibility Scales for School Year 2021–22

 SNP, SSO, SFSP
3/25/2021 Cash-in-Lieu of USDA Foods Survey CACFP
3/22/2021 Restored State Meal Reimbursement Rate SNP
3/18/2021 Provision 2 Application Deadline SNP
3/15/2021 Community Eligibility Provision—Application Information SNP
3/12/2021 National CACFP Week DCH and CC
3/10/2021 U.S. Department of Education Guidance on Implementation of Child Nutrition Program SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools, County Office of Education and Other Government)
3/2/2021 Transition Update from California Department of Education and California Department of Social Services CACFP

February

Notice Date Title Applicable to
2/17/2021 National Nutrition Month March 2021 SNP, SSO, SFSP

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Questions:   Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609
Last Reviewed: Thursday, May 6, 2021
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