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The USDA has released the SFSP reimbursement rates for 2025.
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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.
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USDA released a survey report focused on SFSP and SSO sponsors who operated the non-congregate meal service option in qualifying rural areas in summer 2023.
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USDA released guidance outlining the process that State agencies must follow to validate SFSP sponsor meal claims during sponsor reviews. Read the guidance.
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USDA released guidance updating their Question and Answer document for rural non-congregate summer meals. Read the updated guidance.
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USDA released guidance to clarify the new criteria States must consider when determining with SFSP sites require pre-approval visits. Read the guidance.
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Summer is a time of great uncertainty for many children who experience food insecurity. During the school year more than 30 million children receive breakfast and/or lunch at school, but during summer break children lose access to these daily meals. This is where the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Summer Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT) come into play.
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FNS published a memo that outlines 2024 Summer EBT benefit levels for all states and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) operating the program, including the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories.
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USDA released guidance for state agencies that outlines changes required to their SFSP management and administration plans (MAPs).
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USDA released a guidance memo explaining the revised definition of rural created in the interim final rule on the SFSP non-congregate option.
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