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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Advance SFSP Program Payments			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Amendments to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Amendments to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Average Daily Participation (ADP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Average Daily Participation (ADP) and Site Caps in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Background Checks and Government Issued Identification/Proof of Residential Address			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Categorical Eligibility in the Summer Food Service Program			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Child Care Licensing - Shared Space			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program and Product Labeled Food			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Child Nutrition Labels and Manufacturer’s Documentation in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Commodity Supplemental Food Program Complete Handbook			CSFP Handbook
Complete ARM			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Complete ARM			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Complete ARM			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Complete CACFP - Adult Day Care Handbook			CACFP - Adult Day Care Handbook
Complete CACFP - At-risk Afterschool Care Centers Handbook			CACFP - At-Risk Afterschool Handbook
Complete CACFP - Child Care Centers Handbook			CACFP - Child Care Centers Handbook
Complete CACFP - Day Care Homes Handbook			CACFP - Day Care Homes Handbook
Complete Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Handbook			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Complete Food Distribution Program Handbook			FDP Forms
Complete Food Distribution Program Handbook			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Complete Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Handbook			SFMNP Handbook
Complete TEFAP Handbook			TEFAP Handbook
Contact Information			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Contact Information			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Contact Information			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Cooperation with Program Research and Evaluation of the Summer Food Service Program			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Creditability of Breakfast Cereals			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Definitions and Acronyms			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Definitions and Acronyms			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Definitions and Acronyms			All Program Forms
Definitions and Acronyms			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Denials, Terminations and Appeal Rights			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Denials, Terminations and Appeal Rights			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Duration of Income Eligibility Determinations in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
FNS Instruction 796-4_ Financial Management - SFSP for Children			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Food Production Records			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Hiring Program Director Checklist			School Nutrition Program Forms
Notification to Local Health Departments			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Off-Site Consumption of Food			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Procurement			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Procurement			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Procurement			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Professional Standards Tracking Sheet			School Nutrition Program Forms
Records Retention in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Reimbursement Rates for School Food Authority (SFA) Contracting Entities (CEs) that Contract with a Food Service Management Company (FSMC) For the Summer Food Service Program			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Revision Notice			SFMNP Forms

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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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