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Get Ready for CACFP Week 2025
Here are seven ways for you to celebrate with the CACFP community.
Read MoreChild Nutrition Should be Prioritized in 119th Congress
A new congress means there is an opportunity to push new priorities forward. Let your Representatives and Senators know that child nutrition is a priority for their constituents.
Read MoreJanuary Virtual Events
Check out these virtual events coming up this month at NCA!
Read MoreSFSP 2025 Reimbursement Rates
The USDA has released the SFSP reimbursement rates for 2025.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Seconds at At-Risk Afterschool Sites
Can second servings be reimbursed for at-risk afterschool programs?
Read MoreNon-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Q&A 3
This memo is the third set of questions and answers on the rural non-congregate summer meals option. The following operational topics are addressed in this guidance: Meal Service and Meal Quality; Civil Rights Requirements; Monitoring and Program Integrity; and General/Miscellaneous.
Read MoreUSDA Request for Information: Grain-Based Desserts & High-Protein Yogurt
On December 26, 2024, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service released a request for information (RFI) to help inform future policy, guidance, and technical assistance related to grain-based desserts and high-protein yogurt crediting in Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs). This is not a proposed rule, USDA is simply seeking additional information before moving forward with any rulemaking or future policy decisions.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: At-Risk Afterschool
How many CACFP meal types can be reimbursed when serving at-risk afterschool programs?
Read MoreNominations Open for NCA Board of Directors
The National CACFP Association has three (3) seats up for election this year for service on the Board of Directors. Elected Board Members will begin serving their three-year term October 1, 2025.
Read MoreRegistered Dietitian Medical Statements
The USDA released a memorandum to clarify the updated regulatory requirement for program operators to accept medical statements from registered dietitians. The change requiring program operators to accept medical statements from registered dietitians must be implemented by July 1, 2025, for school meal programs and Oct. 1, 2025, for CACFP.
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