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FY 2013

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
10-2013	Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding for Outdoor Summer Feeding Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat	02/15/13
09-2013	Tax exempt Status for Private Nonprofit Organizations in CACFP and SFSP	01/24/13
08-2013	Site Caps in SFSP	01/24/13
07-2013	SFSP Standard Contract Threshold	01/24/13
06-2013	Additional State Requirements in SFSP: REVISION	01/24/13
05-2013	SFSP Questions and Answers	11/23/12
04-2013	Summer Feeding Options for School Food Authorities	11/23/12
03-2013	Determining Area Eligibility Based on School Data	11/23/12
02-2013	Procurement Geographic Preference Q&As - Part II	10/09/12
01-2013	Federal Small Purchase Threshold Adjustment	10/02/12

FY 2012

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
17-2012	Further USDA Information on Central Valley Meat Investigation	08/31/12
16-2012	Current USDA Information on Central Valley Meat Investigation	08/22/12
15-2012	2012 Waiver of Congregate Feeding Requirement for Outdoor Feeding Sites Experiencing Extreme Heat: REVISION	08/17/12
14-2012	Tribal Participation in CACFP and SFSP	07/24/12
13-2012	Smoothies Offered in Child Nutrition Programs	07/11/12
12-2012	Prohibition of Separation by Gender during Child Nutrition Program Meal Service: RESCINDED	06/29/12
11-2012	Eligibility Based on Census Data: Revision of 2012 Data Release: THIRD REVISION	04/26/12
10-2012	Disaster Response	04/10/12
09-2012	Eligibility Based on Census Data: 2012 Data Release: REVISION	02/13/12
08-2012	Guidance on Income Eligibility Determinations and Duration	02/10/12
07-2012	Guidance on the Food Donation Program in Child Nutrition Programs	02/03/12
06-2012	Serving Additional Foods in SFSP	11/23/11
05-2012	Simplifying Application Procedures in SFSP	10/31/11
04-2012	Sponsors Operating in Multiple States in SFSP	10/31/11
03-2012	Additional State Requirements in SFSP: REPLACED BY SFSP 06-2013	10/31/11
02-2012	Eligibility Based on Census Data	10/31/11
01-2012	Rural Development’s Community Facilities Program	10/06/11

FY 2011

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
19-2011	Waiver of Congregate Feeding Requirement for Outdoor Feeding Sites Experiencing Extreme Heat	08/08/11
18-2011	Translations for the Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application and CACFP Meal Benefit Income Eligibility Form	08/03/11
17-2011	Automatic Revocation of Tax Exempt Status	06/30/11
16-2011	Restricted Open Sites and Summer Schools	05/18/11
15-2011	Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization 2010: Implementation of Section 361, Full Use of Federal Funds, FAQ 2	05/13/11
14-2011	Existing Flexibilities in SFSP	05/09/11
13-2011	For-Profit Locations as Meal Sites	04/08/11
12-2011	Waiver of Site Monitoring Requirements	04/05/11
11-2011	Waiver of Meal Time Restrictions and Unitized Meal Requirements: REVISION	10/31/11
10-2011	Eligibility of Children Evacuated from Japan and Bahrain	04/01/11
09-2011	Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization 2010: Implementation of Section 361, Full Use of Federal Funds	03/29/11
08-2011	Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Cooperation with Program Research and Evaluation	03/08/11
07-2011	Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Section 361, Full Use of Federal Funds	02/18/11
06-2011	Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Privacy Protection and the Use of Social Security Numbers	02/15/11
05-2011	Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children: REVISION	03/16/11
04-2011	Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Outreach to Households	01/25/11
03-2011	Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Permanent Agreements	01/14/11
02-2011	Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Eligibility Requirements and Site Limits for Private Nonprofit Organizations	01/14/11
01-2011	Effects of Busing on Area Eligibility: REVISION	12/06/10

FY 2010

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
15-2010	Disclosure Requirements for the Child Nutrition Programs	08/23/10
14-2010	Update on Publication of Poverty Guidelines and Income Eligibility Guidelines	08/02/10
13-2010	Update on the Continuing Delay of Publication of Updated Poverty Guidelines	06/11/10
12-2010	Prototype Application Materials for School Year 2010-2011: ATTACHMENT	05/24/10
11-2010	Waiver on Providing Income Limits on Applications	05/05/10
10-2010	Q&As: Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household	05/03/10
09-2010	Extension of 2010 Sponsor Application Deadline	05/03/10
08-2010	Categorical Eligibility-Temporary Assistance to Needy Families	04/19/10
07-2010	Eligibility of Haitian Refugees for the Child Nutrition Programs	01/29/10
06-2010	Geographic Preference for the Procurement of Unprocessed Agricultural Products in the Child Nutrition Programs	11/13/09
05-2010	Q&As: Milk Substitution for Children with Medical or Special Dietary Needs (Non-Disability)	11/12/09
04-2010	Exclusion of Military Combat Pay: SECOND REVISION	09/15/10
03-2010	Pandemic Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (P-SNAP) Benefits for Children Certified as Eligible to Receive Free and Reduced Priced School Lunch During School Closures	11/06/09
02-2010	Procurement Questions	10/09/09
01-2010	Applying Geographic Preferences in Procurements for the Child Nutrition Programs - Updates	10/09/09

FY 2009

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
08-2009	School Dismissals for H1N1 Outbreaks: Q&As Edition #2	09/22/09
07-2009	Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household	08/27/09
06-2009	School Closings for H1N1 Outbreaks: Q&As	07/31/09
05-2009	Responding to School Closings for H1N1 Outbreaks	07/23/09
04-2009	Excess Summer Meals	06/26/09
03-2009	Transmittal of Guidance - Q&As: REPLACED BY SFSP 05-2013	09/24/09
02-2009	Clarification of SA Review Requirements for Donated Foods	06/03/09
01-2009	2009 Reimbursement Rates Notice	01/15/09

FY 2008

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
09-2008	Automatic Eligibility for Early Head Start Participants	08/05/08
08-2008	Simplified Acquisition Threshold: REPLACED BY SFSP 01-2013	07/03/08
07-2008	Emergency Operation in Areas of the Midwest Affected by Severe Flooding	06/19/08
06-2008	Automatic Eligibility for Free Meal Benefits Extended to All Children Enrolled in Head Start	05/16/08
05-2008	Rebates from the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008	03/26/08
04-2008	Sharing Income Eligibility Information	02/15/08
03-2008	Simplified Procedures	02/14/08
02-2008	2008 Reimbursement Rates: NOTICE	01/30/08
01-2008	Nationwide Expansion of Simplified Cost Accounting Procedures	01/02/08

FY 2007

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
09-2007	Food Service Management Company Contracts	07/27/07
08-2007	Operation of Child Nutrition Programs during a Pandemic	06/11/07
07-2007	Electronic Record and Reporting Systems	06/15/07
06-2007	Update on Electronic Transactions	05/01/07
05-2007	Area Eligibility Duration	04/20/07
04-2007	Migrant Site Eligibility Determinations	02/23/07
03-2007	Permanent Agreements for All Sponsors: REPLACED BY SFSP 03-2011	02/23/07
02-2007	2007 Reimbursement Rates	01/29/07
01-2007	Exceptions to Approving Sponsors Prior to Program Operations	01/19/07

FY 2006

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
07-2006	U.S. Armed Forces Family Supplemental Subsistence Allowance – Permanently Excluded from Income Consideration	08/25/06
05-2006	Summer Food Service Week Proclamation	04/05/06
04-2006	2006 Handbooks	01/23/06
02-2006	Treatment of Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance and National Flood Insurance Program payments in Income Eligibility Determinations	12/19/05
01-2006	Rural Transportation Grants	10/29/05

FY 2005

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Transmittal of Guidance on the Simplified Summer Food Program	06/29/05
01-2005	Simplified Summer Food Program	12/02/04

FY 2004

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
CN 1	Exclusion of the Housing Allowance for Military Households in Privatized Housing	07/01/04
	Eligibility of Upward Bound Sites	05/26/04
	Using Metropolitan Statistical Area Data for Determining Rural Administrative Reimbursements	03/26/04
01-2004	Contract Requirements for School Sponsors	03/02/04
	Outreach Strategies	02/04/04

FY 2003

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Revised 2000 Census Data: REPLACED BY SFSP 09-2012	06/30/03
	Effects of Busing on Area Eligibility: REPLACED BY SFSP 09-2012	05/20/03
	Using 2000 Census Data: REPLACED BY SFSP 09-2012	05/05/03
	Exception to the Requirement for First-Week Visits for Non-school Sponsors: REPLACED BY SFSP 12-2011	04/22/03
	Flexibility of Time Restrictions on Meal Service for 2003: REPLACED BY SFSP 11-2011	04/22/03
	USDA Sponsor Reviews Conducted in 2003	04/22/03
	Exceptions to Approving Sponsors Prior to Program Operations	04/22/03
	Field Trips	02/03/03
	Waiver for Closed Enrolled Sites	11/17/02

FY 2002

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Follow up Questions on Upward Bound	05/03/02
	Additional Sites Eligible for the Seamless Summer Feeding Waiver	03/13/02
	Exceptions to Approving Sponsors Prior to Program Operations	03/07/02
	Requirement for First-Week Visits for Non-school Sponsors: REPLACED BY SFSP 12-2011	03/01/02
	USDA Sponsor Reviews	03/01/02
	Time Restrictions on Breakfast Meal Service	02/12/02
	Categorical Eligibility for Upward Bound Sites	01/31/02
	Flexibility of Time Restrictions on Meal Service: REPLACED BY SFSP 11-2011	01/29/02

FY 2001

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Issues Related to Pilot Projects Authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001	02/28/01
	Pilot Projects Authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001	01/19/01

FY 2000

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Categorical Eligibility of Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act Participants	05/23/00
	Authority for Sponsors to Combine Claims for Reimbursement	05/15/00

FY 1999

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Guidance on Tax Exempt Status for Churches	09/29/99
21-99	Participation of Emergency Shelters Serving Homeless Children	03/30/99
19-99	Small Resource Farmers and Gleaning	02/12/99
18-99	Certifying Eligibility of Sites Serving American Indian or Alaska Native Children	02/12/99
17-99	“Mobile Feeding Sites” in Rural Areas	02/12/99
16-99	Continuous School Calendar and Year-Round SFSP	02/12/99
15-99	Supper Meal Service	02/02/99
13-99	Certifying Eligibility of National Youth Sports Program Sites to Participate	12/04/98
12-99	Time Restrictions for Meal Service at Migrant Sites: REPLACED BY SFSP 11-2011	12/04/98
11-99	Certifying Eligibility of Sites Serving Migrant Children	12/04/98
10-99	Single, Permanent Agreements for School Food Authorities Administering Child Nutrition Programs: REPLACED BY SFSP 03-2011	12/04/98
09-99	Meal Service to On-Track Students at Year-Round Sites	12/04/98
08-99	Use of Other Programs’ Eligibility Information for Closed Enrolled Sites and Camps	12/17/98
07-99	Meals Prepared in Schools and Permissible Use of Offer Versus Serve	12/04/98
03-99	Issues Relating to Meal Service at Sites	12/04/98
01-99	Sponsor and Site Application Requirements	12/04/98
	Implementation of Public Law 105-336	12/03/98

FY 1998

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
10-98	Single, Permanent Agreements for School Food Authorities Administering Child Nutrition Programs: REPLACED BY SFSP 03-2011	05/01/98
06-98	Waiver of Site Limits For Private Nonprofit Organization Sponsor: REPLACED BY SFSP 02-2011	03/20/98
04-98	Private Non-Profit Sponsors Procuring Meals from Commercial Food Service Management Companies	03/06/98
03-98	Issues Relating to Meal Service at Sites	02/27/98
02-98	Availability of School and Census Eligibility Data	02/24/98
01-98	Sponsor and Site Application Requirements	02/10/98

FY 1997

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Welfare Reform Advisory Memo #3: Changes Mandated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996	01/27/97

FY 1996

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Welfare Reform Advisory Memo #1: Limitations on Reimbursement for Meals Served	08/13/96

FY 1995

Memo No.	Title	Date Issued
	Registered Food Service Management Company Reports	09/26/95
	Automatic Eligibility for Free Meals for Participants in the Head Start Program: REPLACED BY SFSP 06-2008	08/25/95

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