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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Section 3: Managing the Program			CSFP Handbook
Section 3000: Program Agreement			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 3000: Program Agreements			SFMNP Handbook
Sharing Eligibility and Summary Information			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
USDA Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Child Nutrition Labels and Manufacturer’s Documentation in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 4: USDA Foods			TEFAP Handbook
Section 4000: Allocations and Ordering			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 4: USDA Foods			CSFP Handbook
Section 4000: Managing the Program			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 4000: Managing the Program			SFMNP Handbook
Records Retention in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 5: Visits, Reviews, and Audits			TEFAP Handbook
Section 5000: Administrative Reviews and Audits			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 5000: Adminstrative Reviews and Audits			SFMNP Handbook
Section 5000: Receipts of USDA Foods			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 5: Visits, Reviews, and Audits			CSFP Handbook
Texas Department of State Health Services Health Safety Links			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Reimbursement Rates for School Food Authority (SFA) Contracting Entities (CEs) that Contract with a Food Service Management Company (FSMC) For the Summer Food Service Program			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Rural Designations in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 6: Civil Rights			TEFAP Handbook
Section 6: Civil Rights			CSFP Handbook
Section 6000: Civil Rights			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 6000: Civil Rights			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 6000: Civil Rights			SFMNP Handbook
Off-Site Consumption of Food			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Section 7: Financial Management			TEFAP Handbook
Section 7: Financial Management			CSFP Handbook
Section 7000: Financial Management			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 7000: Financial Management			SFMNP Handbook
Section 7000: Storing USDA Foods			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Smoothies Offered in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 8: Denials and Terminations			TEFAP Handbook
Section 8: Denials, Terminations, and Appeals			CSFP Handbook
Section 8000: Denials, Terminations, and Appeals			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 8000: Denials, Terminations, and Appeals			SFMNP Handbook
Section 8000: Inventory and Records			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 8000: Denials, Terminations, and Appeals			CACFP - At-Risk Afterschool Handbook
Site Eligibility Based on Census Data			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
USDA Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Categorical Eligibility in the Summer Food Service Program			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Demonstration Project for Non-Congregate Feeding			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Section 9000: Terms, Definitions and Acronyms			CACFP - At-Risk Afterschool Handbook
Section 9000: Terms, Definitions and Acronyms			CACFP - Adult Day Care Handbook
Section 9000: Terms, Definitions and Acronyms			CACFP - Child Care Centers Handbook
Section 9000: Terms, Definitions and Acronyms			CACFP - Day Care Homes Handbook
Section 9: Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms			TEFAP Handbook
Section 9000: Monitoring and Compliance			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 9000: Terms, Definitions and Acronyms			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities

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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/ad-3027.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:

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

3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

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