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Latest News for School Nutrition Programs
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Published: 2 days ago
" SFAs who wish to continue participation in CEP or wish to begin participation in CEP for SY 25-26 must submit an application in TX-UNPS. The due date to elect CEP for 2025-26 Program Year (PY) is JUNE 30, 2025.
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CEP deadline to participate is June 30,2025
The due date to elect CEP for 2025-26 Program Year (PY) is JUNE 30, 2025. The only way to elect CEP is to submit the application packet in TX-UNPS on or before June 30, 2025.
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Continuing Participation processing order
School Food Authorities (SFAs) that are continuing to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) must complete the CEP process within TX-UNPS in a specific order to ensure the system reflects participation.
TX-UNPS Application packet PY 2025-2026 (Each step must be fully completed before moving on to the next)
• Step 1:
Contracting Entity Application: Ensure question A28 still reflects participation in CEP. Select Save and Finish to complete step.
• Step 2:
Site Application(s): Ensure pricing information under section 11 reflects Non-Pricing – CEP. Select Save and Finish for each applicable site application before proceeding to the next step.
• Step 3:
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Schedule: Select “Add” under the Action column to add the schedule.
Note: if a system warning appears within the schedule, it may be cleared by selecting to “Save” the schedule and then select “Modify” to update the schedule.
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Initial Participation processing order
School Food Authorities (SFAs) who are starting participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) must complete the CEP process within TX-UNPS in a specific order to ensure system reflects participation.
TX-UNPS Application packet PY 2025-2026 (Each step must be fully completed before moving on to the next)
• Step 1:
Contracting Entity Application: Update question A28 to reflect participation in CEP. Select Save and Finish to complete the step.
• Step 2:
Site Application(s): Update pricing information under section 11 to reflect Non-Pricing – CEP. Select Save and Finish for each applicable site application before proceeding to the next step.
• Step 3:
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Schedule: Select “Add” under the Action column to add the schedule.
Note: if a system warning appears within the schedule, it may be cleared by selecting to “Save” the schedule and then select “Modify” to update the schedule
Please contact your Education Service Center if you need technical assistance.
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Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help. Additional translations services available as well.
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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:
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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
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