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CACFP Centers - USDA Regulations & Guidance

CACFP Centers - USDA Regulations & Guidance

The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks served to children.  For more information about the CACFP, visit the USDA website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care/CACFP/aboutcacfp.htm.
 
The USDA Regulations and Guidance page provides links to federal regulations and instructions issued by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.  Click on *USDA CACFP Home Page to access information on:
 
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Accommodations for Non-Traditional Program Operators  96Kb (7/11/07)  52Kb (7/11/07)
     Paperwork reductions that facilitate Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) participation for emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool centers, and outside-school-hours care centers - July 2007 memo.
CACFP Eligibility Guidance for Centers  1Mb (8/4/05)
     USDA manual with instructions to centers on processing Household Income Statements and determining eligibility for free or reduced price meals.
FNS Instruction 796-2 Rev. 3  1Mb (8/17/05)
     This instruction from USDA establishes program standards, principles and guidelines for financial management to assure that costs charged Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) are allowable, necessary and reasonable for effective and efficient operation of the nonprofit food service.
Summary of CACFP Changes from Management Improvement Rule 2/7/2005  33Kb (8/4/05)
    
USDA CACFP Management Improvement Guidance (MIG) for Centers  1Mb (8/4/05)
     This USDA guidance provides management plan performance outcomes for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsors organized by Financial Viability, Organizational Capability and Internal Controls (Accountability) performance outcomes.
USDA CACFP Management Improvement Guidance for Child Care Centers - PART I. Administrative Standards for Center Sponsors (33 pages)  749Kb (8/25/05)  125Kb (8/25/05)
     Part 1 only ... of the USDA guidance which provides management plan performance outcomes for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsors organized by Financial Viability, Organizational Capability and Internal Controls (Accountability) performance outcomes.
USDA CACFP Poster - Building for the Future  15Kb (10/3/07)
     Requirement for childcare facilities participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to post this information for families.
USDA FNS 113-1 Civil Rights Instruction  353Kb (2/2/06)
     Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement – Nutrition Programs and Activities
USDA Welcome Letter to Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Centers - 12/15/2004  38Kb (8/4/05)