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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). To become a School Nutrition Program Operator, an agency must be either a public entity or a nonprofit organization with an Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) determination. SNP sponsor types include Residential Child Care Institutes (RCCI), and County Office of Education (COE),public and private schools, and direct funded charter schools. SNP role types include Chief Business Officer (CBO), and Food service Director (FSD). 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.

September

Notice Date Title Applicable to
9/23/2022

School Year 2021–22 P-EBT Data Collection Reminder

 Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools, COEs, FSDs, CBOs, and Superintendents, SSO
9/20/2022 Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Madera, Modoc, and Siskiyou Counties Due to Fires SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP in Madera, Modoc, and Siskiyou Counties
9/16/2022

Disaster Response Waivers for School Nutrition Programs Operators in El Dorado, Placer, and Riverside Counties

SNP in El Dorado, Placer, and Riverside Counties
9/15/2022 Disaster Response Waivers for Siskiyou County School Nutrition Programs Operators SNP FSDs in Siskiyou County
9/9/2022 Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Riverside, El Dorado, and Placer Counties Due to Fires SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP sponsors in Riverside, El Dorado, and Placer Counties
9/6/2022 Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Siskiyou County Due to Mill Fire SNP, SSO, SFSP and CACFP sponsors in Siskiyou County

August

Notice Date Title Applicable to
8/26/2022 Webinar: Tuesday @ 2 Town Hall - September 27, 2022 SNP, SSO, SFSP, SNP Superintendents
8/12/2022

SY 2021–22 P-EBT and Summer P-EBT Announcement

SNP Public Schools, Charter Schools, COEs, SSO
8/12/2022 USDA Flexibilities Comparison Table SNP
8/8/2022 Reminder: Summer 2022 Noncongregate and Pick-up Waivers

SNP, SSO, SFSP
8/8/2022

Reminder: Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System Update Reminder

 SNP Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools, COEs, SSO
8/8/2022

Reminder: Waivers for Summer 2022 Meal Service

 SNP, SFSP
8/8/2022 Reminder: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 SNP
8/8/2022 Reminder: Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Child Nutrition COVID-19 Response Nationwide Waivers - School Year 2021–22 SNP, SSO, DCH
8/8/2022 Reminder: Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program Operations for School Year 2021–22 SNP, SSO, CACFP
8/2/2022 2022-23 School Year SNP Waiver Elections SNP, SFSP
8/1/2022 State of Emergency Due to Fires in Siskiyou County

SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP FSDs in Siskiyou County

July

Notice Date Title Applicable to
7/29/2022 Additional Summer 2022 Waivers #111–114 SSO, SFSP
7/25/2022 Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Mariposa County Due to Oak Fire SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP FSDs in Mariposa County
7/25/2022

Waivers Affecting School Year 2022–23

 SNP, SSO, SFSP
7/20/2022 Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) 3.0 and Summer 2022 P-EBT Coming Soon SNP
7/20/2022 School Year (SY) 2022–23 SNP Carryover Eligibility Flexibilities SNP, SSO
7/20/2022 Summer 2022 Child Nutrition Programs Waiver Elections SNP, SSO, SFSP
7/1/2022

Keep Kids Fed Act Waivers

SNP, SSO, SFSP

June

Notice Date Title Applicable to
6/23/2022

2022 LSWP Triennial Assessment Waiver

 SNP
6/21/2022 Summer 2022 Offer Versus Serve Waiver for SFSP SFSP
6/3/2022 Reminder: SNP Meal Pattern Waiver Application SY 2021–22 SNP

Recall

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

August

Notice Date Title Applicable to
8/16/2022

King’s Hawaiian Recalls Pretzel Buns and Bites

 SNP, SSO, SFSP, CACFP

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).

September

Notice Date Title Applicable to
9/27/2022

Introduction to School Nutrition Program Administration (ISNPA) Webinar: Competitive Foods and Beverages

SNP
9/27/2022

2022 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training Funds for Eligible Program Operators

 SNP Superintendents
9/19/2022

USDA TN Meal Talk: Taste Test Events Webinar

 SNP
9/14/2022 Healthy School Food Pathways Fellowship Webinar SNP
9/13/2022

Introduction to School Nutrition Program Administration (ISNPA) Webinar: Verification Process and Reporting

SNP

August

Notice Date Title Applicable to
8/29/2022 ISNPA Webinar: Introduction to Procurement SNP, SSO
8/16/2022

Back to School USDA Team Nutrition Menu Planning Webinar

 SNP
8/15/2022 No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices Webinars SNP
8/10/2022

Webinar: ISNPA Webinar: Meal Counting and Claiming

SNP, SSO

 

July

Notice Date Title Applicable to
7/29/2022

USDA Local School Wellness Policy Webinar

 SNP
7/21/2022 Benefit Issuance Training SNP
7/15/2022

2022–23 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) Mandatory Online Trainings

 All 2022-23 FFVP Grantees

June

Notice Date Title Applicable to
6/30/2022 ISNPA Webinar: Resource Management SNP, SSO
6/3/2022

Reminder: Universal Meals Program: New Resources

SNP
6/1/2022

New Webinar Training Series: ISNPA

 SNP

Policy

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

September

Notice Date Title Applicable to

9/20/2022

Paid Lunch Equity and Meal Charge Policy Guidance

 SNP

August

Notice Date Title Applicable to

8/8/2022

 Reminder: Area Eligibility for Summer 2022 and SY 2022-23 SNP, SSO, SFSP
8/8/2022 Reminder: Community Eligibility Provision—Waiver for April 1 Data Pull for Identified Student Percentage Calculation SNP
8/8/2022 Reminder: Promoting Access to Voting in Child Nutrition Programs SNP, SSO, Including Superintendents
8/8/2022 Reminder: Community Eligibility Provision Application Information

SNP Public, Charter, Private Schools and COEs

July

Notice Date Title Applicable to
7/25/2022

SP 15-2022: Second Allocation Supply Chain Assistance Funds

 SNP

June

Notice Date Title Applicable to
6/30/2022 Permanent Single Agreement SNP, SSO, SFSP, FDP
6/29/2022

Determining Eligibility for Severe Need Reimbursement and the Two Cent Differential Reimbursement for School Years 2022–2023 and 2023–2024

SNP
6/22/2022

USDA Q&A—Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data

 SFSP
6/3/2022 Reminder: Questions and Answers for Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Operations in SY 2021–22, Q&A #2 SNP, SSO, CACFP

Management Bulletin (MB)

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

July

Notice Date Title Applicable to
7/7/2022 U.S. Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Entitlement Request Process Change and Reminders FDP

June

Notice Date Title Applicable to
6/17/2022 Management Bulletin: Transitional Meal Standards SNP
6/16/2022 Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the School Meal Programs SNP
6/8/2022 Excess Net Cash Resources Limitation Increased

SNP

Funding

Funding and grant opportunities.

August

Notice Date Title Applicable to
8/31/2022 Supply Chain Assistance Funds SNP

July

Notice Date Title Applicable to
7/7/2022 Student Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) Card Information SNP

June

Notice Date Title Applicable to
6/3/2022 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training Funds–Updates SNP
6/3/2022 Reminder: KIT Funds Available for Eligible Program Operators SNP, including Superintendents and CBOs
6/3/2022 Reminder: Apportionment of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Local Administrative Cost Grant SNP Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools, COEs, SSO
6/3/2022 Reminder: KIT Funds Available for Eligible Program Operators SNP, including Superintendents and CBOs
6/3/2022 Reminder: Apportionment of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Local Administrative Cost Grant

SNP Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools, COEs, SSO

Recognition

Recognition opportunities available to program operators.

September

Notice Date Title Applicable to
9/21/2022 CA Green Ribbon Schools Recognition Program 2022 SNP

August

Notice Date Title Applicable to
8/29/2022 Summer Meals Turnip the Beet Award - Summer 2022 SSO, SFSP
8/2/2022 Farm to Summer Celebration Week: Post-Survey SSO, SFSP

June

Notice Date Title Applicable to
6/9/2022 Farm to Summer Celebration Week: June 20–24, 2022 SNP, SSO, SFSP

Other

Applications, surveys, announcements, and annual updates.

September

Notice Date Title Applicable to
9/19/2022 U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods Meal Rate and Entitlement for School Year 2022–23 FDP
9/12/2022

School Year 2022–23 Transition to Standard Child Nutrition Program Operations Questions and Answers

 SNP
9/9/2022 National Farm to School Month SNP
9/1/2022 Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer for Private and Nonpublic School Students SNP, Private Schools only

August

Notice Date Title Applicable to
8/23/2022 Food Distribution Program Administrative Fee Suspension for SY 2022–23 FDP
8/18/2022 SNP and FDP Reimbursement Rates SNP, FDP
8/17/2022 Food Literacy Month in California SNP
8/12/2022

Welcome to School Year 2022–23

SNP, SSO, Superintendents
8/12/2022

Affordable Connectivity Program

 SNP, Superintendents
8/11/2022 USDA: Reducing Added Sugars at School Breakfast SNP, SSO
8/8/2022 Reminder: Seamless Summer Site Application Updates Summer 2022 SSO
8/8/2022 Reminder: TN Resource: Nutrient Analysis Protocols Manual SNP, SSO
8/1/2022 School Year 2022–23 Annual Update Now Open SNP

July

Notice Date Title Applicable to
7/18/2022

Survey for Cooperative Agreements

SNP and SSO
7/11/2022 2022–23 FFVP Grant Recipient List Announcement SNP

June

Notice Date Title Applicable to
6/24/2022 School Nutrition Programs Administrative Review in School Year 2022–23 SNP
6/3/2022 Reminder: Income Eligibility Scales for School Year 2022–23 SNP, SSO, SFSP, Superintendents
6/3/2022

Listening Sessions on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

 SNP, SSO, SFSP, SNP Superintendents

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Questions:   Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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