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). 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.
2024 Messages
April
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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4/15/2024 | SNP, SSO, SFSP
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March
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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3/25/2024 | SNP
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February
January
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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1/24/2024 | Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in San Diego and Ventura Counties Due to Winter Storms | SNP |
2023 Messages
December
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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12/4/2023 | Reminder: Noncongregate Waivers for Unanticipated School Closures | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
Recall
Food recalls that could potentially affect our program operators and partners.
2024 Messages
March
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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3/11/2024 | Salm Partners, LLC, Recalls Johnsonville Polish Kielbasa Turkey Sausage Products | SNP |
February
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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2/6/2024 | Rizo-López Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Dairy Products Because of Possible Health Risk | SNP |
2/2/2024 | Quaker Issues Revised Recall Notice with Additional Products Due to Possible Health Risk | SNP |
January
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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1/19/2024 | Salm Partners, LLC Recalls Ready-to-Eat Turkey Kielbasa Products Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination | SNP |
1/16/2024 | SNP | |
1/16/2024 | Quaker Issues Revised Recall Notice with Additional Products Due to Possible Health Risk | SNP |
2023 Messages
December
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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12/18/2023 | Quaker Recalls Granola Bars and Granola Cereals | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
12/6/2023 | Pacific Trellis Fruit Recalls Malichita Brand Cantaloupes Due to Possible Health Risk |
SNP, SSO, SFSP |
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).
2024 Messages
April
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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4/9/2024 | Summer Meal Non-congregate Meal Service Option in Rural Areas Listening Session |
SSO, SFSP |
4/8/2024 | Webinar: Tuesday @ 2 Town Hall - April 23, 2024 | SNP |
March
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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3/13/2024 | Resource Management and Procurement Resources Spring Training 2024 | SNP |
3/12/2024 | SFSP | |
3/4/2024 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
February
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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2/6/2024 | Community Eligibility Provision 101 Webinar | SNP |
2023 Messages
December
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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12/29/2023 | Safe Practices, Safe Meals, Safe Children: Food Safety Tips for Safe Summer Meals Webinar Hosted by USDA | SSO, SFSP |
12/28/2023 | USDA Webinar for Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas | SSO, SFSP |
12/14/2023 | Healthy School Food Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship | SNP |
Policy
Notifies program operators of the release of U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy memoranda.
2024 Messages
April
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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4/17/2024 | Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Questions and Answers #2 | SSO, SFSP |
4/11/2024 | FDP | |
4/2/2024 | Summer Feeding Options for Summer 2024 Operations | SNP, SSO |
March
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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3/28/2024 | Promoting Voting in Child Nutrition Programs | SNP (FSD, CBO, Superintendent), SSO |
3/25/2024 | SNP | |
3/4/2024 | Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas | SFSP, SSO |
3/1/2024 | Interim Final Rule: State agency Monitoring in the Summer Food Service Program |
SFSP |
February
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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2/22/2024 |
Reminder: Annual Sponsor Verification Report for 2023–24 Is Now Available |
SNP |
2/22/2024 |
SNP |
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2/22/2024 |
SFSP |
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2/22/2024 |
SFSP |
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2/22/2024 |
Reminder: Initial Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program |
SFSP |
2/22/2024 |
SFSP |
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2/22/2024 |
SFSP |
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2/22/2024 |
SNP |
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2/22/2024 |
Reminder: Leftover Food Donation in the School Nutrition Programs |
SNP |
2/22/2024 | 2024–25 Child Nutrition Programs Reimbursement Rates | SSO and SFSP |
2/22/2024 | Updated USDA Guidance on the Community Eligibility Provision | SNP |
2/20/2024 | SFSP | |
2/2/2024 |
SSO, SFSP |
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2/2/2024 |
Implementation Guidance for the Rural Non-congregate Meal Service Option in the Summer Meal Programs |
SSO, SFSP |
2023 Messages
December
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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12/4/2023 |
SNP, Superintendents |
Management Bulletin (MB)
Notifies program operators of the release of California Department of Education (CDE) NSD MBs.
2024 Messages
March
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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3/28/2024 |
Reminder: Availability of the Commercial Dishwasher Grant | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government. FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
3/4/2024 | Availability of the Commercial Dishwasher Grant | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government. FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
February
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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2/22/2024 | Reminder: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Claiming Administrative Costs |
SNP |
2/22/2024 | New SFSP Management Bulletins | SFSP |
January
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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1/31/2024 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
2023 Messages
December
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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12/14/2023 | Community Eligibility Provision Management Bulletin SNP-07-2023 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government) |
12/4/2023 | Reminder: Return to Standard Annual Processor Inventory Reconciliation | FDP, FDP Distributors, FDP Processors |
Funding
Funding and grant opportunities.
2024 Messages
April
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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4/8/2024 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government. FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
March
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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3/28/2024 | Reminder: Availability of the Commercial Dishwasher Grant | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government. FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
3/20/2024 | Commercial Dishwasher Grant Informational Webinar | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government; FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
3/18/2024 | Local Food for Schools Use of Funds: Extension to November 29, 2024 | SNP |
3/5/2024 | 2024–25 FFVP Request for Applications Available | SNP |
3/4/2024 |
Availability of the Commercial Dishwasher Grant | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government; FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
January
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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1/4/2024 | 2024 School Breakfast Program and Summer Meal Programs Start-up and Expansion Grants Are Now Available! | SNP |
Recognition
Recognition opportunities available to program operators.
April
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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4/8/2024 | Summer Meals Turnip the Beet Award Winners 2023 | SSO, SFSP |
4/2/2024 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government, FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
Other
Applications, surveys, announcements, and annual updates.
2024 Messages
April
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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4/11/2024 | Child Nutrition Database, Release 27 | SNP, SSO |
4/5/2024 | School Lunch Hero Day—May 3, 2024 | SNP |
4/2/2024 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government, FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
March
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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3/25/2024 | SNP | |
3/18/2024 | Income Eligibility Scales for School Year 2024–25 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
3/11/2024 | Senate Bill 490 and Reporting Price Gouging | SNP |
February
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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2/29/2024 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools, Nonpublic Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government, FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
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2/28/2024 | National Nutrition Month 2024 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
2/22/2024 | Reminder: Income Eligibility Scales for School Year 2023–24 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
2/13/2024 | Letter of Support: Healthy Meals Incentives | SNP |
2/2/2024 | SNP | |
2/1/2024 | SNP (FSD, CBO, Superintendent), SSO, SFSP |
2023 Messages
December
Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
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12/18/2023 | Application Extended: Child Nutrition Advisory Council Recruitment | SNP |
12/6/2023 | SNP | |
12/6/2023 | SNP (FSD, CBO, Superintendent) | |
12/4/2023 |
SNP | |
12/4/2023 | Reminder: Reimbursement Rates for SNP and FDP for School Year 2023–24 | SNP, FDP |
12/4/2023 | SNP (FSD, CBO, Superintendent, Civil Rights Coordinator) |