2013
Note: Please click on the table headers to sort by Policy Number, Policy Title or Policy Subject.
| Policy Number | Policy Title | Policy Subject | Date Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP-01-2013 | Federal Small Purchase Threshold Adjustment | Financial Management, Procurement | October 2, 2012 |
| SP-02-2013 | Corn Masa (Dough) for use in Tortilla Chips, Taco Shells, and Tamales | Menu Planning, School Meal Nutrition Standards | October 3, 2012 |
| SP-02-2013 Attachment A | Letter from Under Secretary Concannon | Menu Planning, School Meal Nutrition Standards | October 3, 2012 |
| SP-02-2013 Attachment B | Fact Sheet: Calories in School Meals | Menu Planning, School Meal Nutrition Standards | October 3, 2012 |
| SP-02-2013 Attachment C | Fact Sheet: Athletic Programs and Afterschool Meal Service | Menu Planning, School Meal Nutrition Standards | October 3, 2012 |
| SP-03-2013 | Procurement Geographic Preference Q&As - Part II | Procurement | October 9, 2012 |
| SP-04-2013 | FNS-640 Data Report School Year (SY) 2009-2010 | CRE | October 12, 2012 |
| SP-04-2013 Attachment | National School Lunch Program: CRE FNS-640 Data Report | CRE | October 12, 2012 |
| SP-05-2013 | Hurricane Sandy and 6 Cents Certification | Certification | November 21, 2012 |
| SP-06-2013 | Determining Area Eligibility Based on School Data | Eligibility | November 23, 2012 |
| SP-07-2013 | Summer Feeding Options for School Food Authorities | Summer Feeding | November 23, 2012 |
| SP-08-2013 | Request for Applications for Participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid | Direct Certification | November 28, 2012 |
| SP-08-2013 Attachment | Attachment -- Request for Applications for Participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid | Direct Certification | November 28, 2012 |
| SP-08-2013 Appendix A | Appendix A -- Application Template | Direct Certification | November 28, 2012 |
| SP-08-2013 Appendix B | Appendix B -- CMS Informational Bulletin to Medicaid State Agencies | Direct Certification | November 28, 2012 |
| SP-08-2013 Appendix C | Appendix C -- Notification of Intent to Apply | Direct Certification | November 28, 2012 |
| SP-08-2013 Appendix D | Appendix D -- Letters of Commitment | Direct Certification | November 28, 2012 |
| SP-08-2013 Appendix E | Appendix E -- DC-M Data Collection Tables | Direct Certification | November 28, 2012 |
| SP-09-2013 | Streamlining At-Risk Meal Participation for School Food Authorities | At-Risk Afterschool Meals | November 28. 2012 |
| SP-10-2013 | FNS-828 School Food Authority Paid Lunch Price Report deadline extension for SY 2012-13 | Paid Lunch Price Report | December 3, 2012 |
| SP-11-2013 | FNS Guidance to School Food Authorities: Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grain Maximums for School Year 2012-2013 | Meat/Meat Alternate, Grains, School Meal Nutrition Standards | December 20, 2012 |
| SP-12-2013 | School Year 2012-2013 Administrative Review Procedures and New Three Year Administrative Review Cycle Beginning in School Year 2013-2014 | Administrative Review | December 6, 2012 |
| SP-13-2013 | Additional Guidance on Use of Administrative Funds for State Costs of Implementation of New Meal Patterns for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program | Administrative Funds | December 6, 2012 |
| SP-14-2013 | Fiscal Year 2013 Allocation of Administrative Funds for State Costs of Implementation of New Meal Patterns for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program | Administrative Funds | December 7, 2012 |
| SP-15-2013 | Community Eligibility Option: Guidance and Procedures for Selection of States for School Year 2013-2014 | Eligibility | December 7, 2012 |
| SP-15-2013 Attachment A | Attachment A -- Information for State Agency Participation in the Community Eligibility Option for SY 2013-2014 | Eligibility | December 7, 2012 |
| SP-15-2013 Attachment B | Community Eligibility Option (CEO) Monthly Federal Reimbursement | Eligibility | December 7, 2012 |
| SP-16-2013 | Revised Meat/Meat Alternates and Milk Charts in the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs | Meat/Meat Alternate, Milk, Food Buying Guide | December 14, 2012 |
| SP-16-2013 Attachment A | Attachment -- Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs: Section 1 - Meat/Meat Alternates | Meat/Meat Alternate, Food Buying Guide | December 14, 2012 |
| SP-16-2013 Attachment B | Attachment -- Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs: Section 4 - Milk | Milk, Food Buying Guide | December 14, 2012 |
| SP-17-2013 | Early Submission of School Year (SY) 2012-2013 Verification Summary Report data (FNS-742) | Verification | December 14, 2012 |
| SP-18-2013 | Additional Administrative Reviews (AAR) and State Retention of Improperly-Paid Funds in School Year (SY) 2012-2013 | Administrative Review | December 26, 2012 |
| SP-19-2013 | Paid Lunch Equity: School Year (SY) 2013-2014 Calculations | Paid Lunch Equity | January 2, 2013 |
| SP-20-2013 | Quarterly Reporting Associated with School Food Authority Certification for Performance-Based Reimbursement | Certification, Reimbursement | January 22, 2013 |
| SP-21-2013 | Family Friendly Applications | Eligibility, Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application | January 29, 2013 |
| SP-22-2013 | USDA Farm to School Grants - Please Spread the Word | Farm to School, Grants | February 6, 2013 |
| SP-23-2013 | Guidance Reaffirming the Requirement that State agencies and School Food Authorities Periodically Review Food Service Management Company Cost Reimbursable Contracts and Contracts Associted with USDA Foods | Food Service Management Company | February 12, 2013 |
| SP-24-2013 | Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding for Outdoor Summer Feeding Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat | Summer Feeding | February 15, 2013 |
| SP-25-2013 | Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2013-2014 Calculations and Tool | Paid Lunch Equity, Financial Management | February 21, 2013 |
| SP-26-2013 | Extending Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grains Maximums for the School Year 2013-14 | Meat/Meat Alternate, Grain, Nutrition Standards | February 25, 2013 |
| SP-27-2013 | Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm to School Census | Farm to School | March 5, 2013 |
| SP-28-2013 | Questions & Answers on the School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern in School Year 2013-14 | Breakfast, Meal Pattern | March 11, 2013 |
| SP-29-2013 | Crediting Vegetables for Grains in American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands | Vegetables, Grains, Nutrition Standards | March 21, 2013 |
| SP-30-2013 | Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Reallocation of State Administrative Expense (SAE) Funds | State Administrative Expense Funds, SAE | March 21, 2013 |
| SP-31-2013 | Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program | Salad bar, Nutrition Standards | March 27, 2013 |
| SP-32-2013 | 2013 Edition of Questions and Answers for the National School Lunch Program's Seamless Summer Option | Seamless Summer Option, SSO | March 29, 2013 |
| SP-33-2013 | Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP): Allocation of Funds of School Year (SY) 2013/2014 | Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, FFVP, Financial Management | April 2, 2013 |
