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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Section 08. Lunch Meals			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 09. Pre-Kindergarten Meals			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 10. Afterschool Snacks & Meals			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 11. Summer Meals			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 12. Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 13. Special Milk Program			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 14. USDA Foods			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 14a. USDA Foods Processing			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 15. Program Integrity			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 16. Financial System			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 16a. Contract Management			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17. Procurement			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17a. Procurement Procedures			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17b. Buy American			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17c. Cooperative Purchasing			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 18. Food Service Contracts			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 19. Meal Pricing			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 20. Counting & Claiming			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 21. Meal Service			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 22. Competitive Foods			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 23. Food Product Documentation			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 24. Disaster Situations			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 25. Meal Accommodations			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 26. Food Safety			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 27. Professional Standards			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 28. Residential Child Care Centers			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 29. Local Wellness Policy, Stakeholder Engagement			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 30. Records Retention			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 31. Administrative & Other Compliance Reviews			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Definitions and Acronyms			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Contact Information			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Hiring Program Director Checklist			School Nutrition Program Forms
Professional Standards Tracking Sheet			School Nutrition Program Forms
Revision Notice			SFMNP Forms
Complete Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Handbook			SFMNP Handbook
Section 1000: Introduction			SFMNP Handbook
Section 2000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			SFMNP Handbook
Section 3000: Program Agreements			SFMNP Handbook
Section 4000: Managing the Program			SFMNP Handbook
Section 5000: Adminstrative Reviews and Audits			SFMNP Handbook
Section 6000: Civil Rights			SFMNP Handbook
Section 7000: Financial Management			SFMNP Handbook
Section 8000: Denials, Terminations, and Appeals			SFMNP Handbook
Section 9000: Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms			SFMNP Handbook
Section 10000: Email Notification and SFMNP Handbook Online			SFMNP Handbook
Section 11000: Resources			SFMNP Handbook
Revision Notice			SFMNP Handbook
Complete ARM			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 01. Program Overview			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 02. Program Application & Agreement			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. Mail:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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