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Requests for Increases in Compensation
August 18, 2022 - Requests for increases in compensation must be reasonable, allocable, and necessary. TDA will consider the following salary increases using SFSP federal funding: 5% for routine annual or merit-based increases and 10% for promotional increases. Job description reviews may occur with promotional increases to ensure that the proposed change aligns with additional duties. Important Reminders
August 18, 2022 - Important Reminders. Do you meet the SFSP Applicant criteria? Need help navigating TX-UNPS?
Application Packet Processing
August 18, 2022 - Application Packet Processing Timelines, Amendments, Documentation Submission, Budget Detail Review, Meal Time Overlap Error Message, Withdraw From SFSP, Site Application Naming Conventions. NSLP Program Year 2022-2023 (SY23)
August 18, 2022 - The program year for NSLP is now set to default to PY23. Please take note of the program year in which you are updating the application packet to ensure that the correct program year is being updated. USDA Presenting Back to School Webinar for School Nutrition Professionals and Industry
August 12, 2022 - USDA's Child Nutrition Programs have planned a webinar - Back to School Success with Team Nutrition's Menu Planning Tools and Resources – for August 31 at 1 p.m. CT. This informational webinar will highlight Team Nutrition's many tools and resources to enhance attendees’ knowledge of school menu planning and school nutrition operations.
Severe Need Reimbursements for School Year 2022-2023 - UPDATED
August 1, 2022 - As schools return to normal operations, CEs that operated SSO during school year (SY) 2020-2021 may not have the data needed to determine eligibility for severe need breakfast and lunch reimbursements in SY 2022-2023. These CEs may use the most beneficial claims data going back to SY 2019-2020 to qualify for severe need, as outlined in this article. Updated brochures now available from Team Nutrition!
August 1, 2022 - Three Team Nutrition brochures have been updated and are now available online, including the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG) brochure, the Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals brochure, and the Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool (PSTTT) brochure.
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Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help.
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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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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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