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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.

RELEASE: Updated Spanish Versions of Household Applications, Letters, and Media Release

August 1, 2022 - Spanish versions of School Nutrition Program (SNP)-related forms have been revised with the updated Nondiscrimination Statement (NDS) as implemented by USDA.

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.

NEW! Fueling My Healthy Life Nutrition Education for 7th and 8th Grade Students

August 1, 2022 - USDA’s Team Nutrition is excited to announce the release of new Fueling My Healthy Life nutrition education for 7th and 8th grade students. This standards-aligned and inquiry-based collection of educational resources is designed to engage middle school students using a variety of learning styles.

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.

RELEASE: Multiple Sections of the Administrator’s Reference Manual (ARM)

August 1, 2022 - Update Guide sections located at the beginning of each ARM section provide more information about the topics addressed in each release.

Spanish Versions of Household Applications for Free and Reduced-Price Meals Now Available

TDA has posted Spanish versions of the School Nutrition Program household applications, household letters, and media release prototypes so that districts can immediately begin reaching out to their Spanish-speaking families. These versions include the updated Nondiscrimination Statement (NDS).

USDA Provides Infant Formula Information for CACFP

Updated July 1, 2022; Originally Posted June 17, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has provided information for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) operators concerned about access to formula and their options for safely feeding infants in their care. These questions and answers support CACFP operators and the families they serve during the ongoing infant formula shortage due to supply chain issues, which worsened due to a major formula recall in February.

Transitioning Back to Paid Meals in School Year 2022-2023

July 1, 2022 - This Fall, ‘Back to School’ will also mean ‘Back to Student Meal Rates’ for nutritious school meals. TDA has created resources to assist with notifying parents about this shift.

Funding Opportunity for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

June 16, 2022 - The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is excited to announce its receiving of funding for $3,759,351 from the Build Back Better (BBB) Reach and Resiliency grant to apply towards the State Distributing Agency (SDA) and Eligible Recipient Agency (ERA) projects in Texas. The initiative’s key objective is to expand TEFAP's reach into remote, rural, Tribal, and/or low-income areas that are underserved by the program.

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