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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Section 2: Program Application			TEFAP Handbook
Section 2: Program Application			CSFP Handbook
Section 20. Counting & Claiming			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 20. Counting & Claiming			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 20. Counting & Claiming			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 2000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			CACFP
Section 2000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 2000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			SFMNP Handbook
Section 2000: USDA Foods			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 21. Meal Service			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 21. Meal Service			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 21. Meal Service			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 22. Competitive Foods			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 22. Competitive Foods			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 22. Competitive Foods			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 23. Food Product Documentation			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 23. Food Product Documentation			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 23. Food Product Documentation			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 24. Disaster Situations			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 24. Disaster Situations			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 24. Disaster Situations			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 25. Meal Accommodations			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 25. Meal Accommodations			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 25. Meal Accommodations			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 26. Food Safety			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 26. Food Safety			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 26. Food Safety			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 27. Professional Standards			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 27. Professional Standards			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 27. Professional Standards			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 28. Residential Child Care Centers			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 28. Residential Child Care Centers			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 28. Residential Child Care Centers			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 29. Local Wellness Policy, Stakeholder Engagement			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 29. Local Wellness Policy, Stakeholder Engagement			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 29. Local Wellness Policy, Stakeholder Engagement			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 3: Managing the Program			TEFAP Handbook
Section 3: Managing the Program			CSFP Handbook
Section 30. Records Retention			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 30. Records Retention			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 30. Records Retention			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 3000: Program Agreement and Responsibilities			CACFP
Section 3000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 3000: Program Agreement			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 3000: Program Agreements			SFMNP Handbook
Section 31. Administrative & Other Compliance Reviews			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 31. Administrative & Other Compliance Reviews			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 31. Administrative & Other Compliance Reviews			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 4: USDA Foods			TEFAP Handbook
Section 4: USDA Foods			CSFP Handbook

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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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