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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Complete TEFAP Handbook			TEFAP Handbook
Section 1: Introduction			TEFAP Handbook
Section 2: Program Application			TEFAP Handbook
Section 3: Managing the Program			TEFAP Handbook
Section 4: USDA Foods			TEFAP Handbook
Section 5: Visits, Reviews, and Audits			TEFAP Handbook
Section 6: Civil Rights			TEFAP Handbook
Section 7: Financial Management			TEFAP Handbook
Section 8: Denials and Terminations			TEFAP Handbook
Section 9: Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms			TEFAP Handbook
Section 10: Disaster Policies and Procedures			TEFAP Handbook
Revision Notice			TEFAP Handbook
SFSP Update Guide - Current			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Amendments to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
SFSP Waiver Requests			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Average Daily Participation (ADP) and Site Caps in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Sharing Eligibility and Summary Information			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Child Nutrition Labels and Manufacturer’s Documentation in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Records Retention in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Rural Designations in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Smoothies Offered in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
USDA Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Categorical Eligibility in the Summer Food Service Program			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Notification to Local Health Departments			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Duration of Income Eligibility Determinations in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Site Eligibility Based on Census Data			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Advance SFSP Program Payments			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Procurement			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Denials, Terminations and Appeal Rights			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Serious Deficiency Process			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Food Production Records			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Background Checks and Government Issued Identification/Proof of Residential Address			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Child Care Licensing - Shared Space			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Shelf-Stable Dried Snacks Made from Meat Poultry Seafood			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Cooperation with Program Research and Evaluation of the Summer Food Service Program			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Value of USDA Foods for Audits			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Creditability of Breakfast Cereals			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
FNS Instruction 796-4_ Financial Management - SFSP for Children			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
SFSP Update Guide - Archive			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Amendments to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Average Daily Participation (ADP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Sharing Income Eligibility Information			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program and Product Labeled Food			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
USDA Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Texas Department of State Health Services Health Safety Links			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
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
Off-Site Consumption of Food			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Site Eligibility Based on Census Data			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive

Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help. Additional translations services available as well.

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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