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Farm to School Census
If you haven’t already completed the 2023 Census, please do it as soon as possible by 12/31/2023. Participation in FNS research is required under the National School Lunch Act. Your SFA’s personalized Census link was sent to you by email from Farm2SchoolCensus@dir-online.com. If you need your link sent to you again, please contact the study project team toll-free at 866-986-2230 from 9 AM to 9 PM ET, or e-mail Farm2SchoolCensus@dir-online.com. Important Guidance for And Justice for All Posters
For Program Year 2023-2024, TDA is awaiting updated And Justice for All posters from USDA and will communicate to all contracting entities (CE) when posters are available and being sent to your CE locations to be distributed to your sites. Click the headline for additional guidance. TDA Introduces Three Original Standardized Recipes
TDA has developed three school standardized recipes in collaboration with the Culinary Institute of America-San Antonio, Florence ISD and Salado ISD child nutrition programs. Each recipe features local Texas agricultural products and meets the nutritional standards for the National School Lunch Program and was student approved! Now Available! New Food Yields Added to the Food Buying Guide
New yields are now available in the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Interactive Web-based (FBG) Tool and FBG Mobile App! New yield data is available for: individually quick-frozen (IQF) black beans, IQF pinto beans, roasted soybeans, roasted chickpeas, fresh oranges, grape tomatoes, and ready-to-use diced and sliced onions. Final Rule Reduces CEP ISP Threshold from 40% to 25% for SY 2024-2025
The Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs - Community Eligibility Provision—Increasing Options for Schools, will lower the Identified Student Percentage (ISP) threshold to participate in CEP from 40% to 25%. This option will go into effect for SY 2024-2025, based on ISP data from April 1, 2024. Updated Guidance on Meal Service during an Unanticipated School Closure
TDA has received several waivers and additional guidance about the options schools have to serve meals should an unexpected event close a school. If an unanticipated school closure occurs, schools will have the option of serving non-congregate summer meals (SSO or SFSP) if the closure occurs during October through April, non-congregate CACFP At-risk meals at any time in the school year, or non-congregate NSLP/SBP at any time of the school year if virtual instruction is occurring. Grant Available for NSLP and SBP CEs
Contracting Entities in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program and are not contracted with a food service management company have an opportunity to opt-in to receive reimbursement for up to $30,000 for purchasing local foods. All foods purchased must be unprocessed or minimally processed. To learn more, visit SquareMeals.org/LFS.
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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 (including gender identity and sexual orientation), 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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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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