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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Complete Food Distribution Program Handbook			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Complete Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Handbook			SFMNP Handbook
Complete TEFAP Handbook			TEFAP Handbook
SFSP Update Guide - Archive			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
SFSP Update Guide - Current			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Amendments to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Amendments to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Average Daily Participation (ADP)			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Section 1: Introduction			TEFAP Handbook
Section 1: Introduction			CSFP Handbook
Section 1000: Introduction			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 1000: Introduction			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 1000: Introduction			SFMNP Handbook
SFSP Waiver Requests			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Sharing Income Eligibility Information			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Average Daily Participation (ADP) and Site Caps in SFSP			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program and Product Labeled Food			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Section 2: Program Application			TEFAP Handbook
Section 2000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Section 2000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			SFMNP Handbook
Section 2: Program Application			CSFP Handbook
Section 2000: USDA Foods			Food Distribution Program Handbook
Section 3: Managing the Program			TEFAP Handbook
Section 3000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			Food Distribution Program Handbook
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

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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, 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/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.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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