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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Background Checks and Government Issued Identification/Proof of Residential Address			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 11. Summer Meals			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 11. Summer Meals			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 11. Summer Meals			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Serious Deficiency Process			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children			TDA SFSP Policy - Archive
Child Care Licensing - Shared Space			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 12. Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 12. Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 12. Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 13. Special Milk Program			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 13. Special Milk Program			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 13. Special Milk Program			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Shelf-Stable Dried Snacks Made from Meat Poultry Seafood			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Cooperation with Program Research and Evaluation of the Summer Food Service Program			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 14. USDA Foods			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 14. USDA Foods			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 14. USDA Foods			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 14a. USDA Foods Processing			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 14a. USDA Foods Processing			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 14a. USDA Foods Processing			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Value of USDA Foods for Audits			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Creditability of Breakfast Cereals			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 15. Program Integrity			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 15. Program Integrity			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 15. Program Integrity			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
FNS Instruction 796-4_ Financial Management - SFSP for Children			TDA SFSP Policy - Current
Section 16. Financial System			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 16. Financial System			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 16. Financial System			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 16a. Contract Management			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 16a. Contract Management			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 16a. Contract Management			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17. Procurement			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17. Procurement			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17. Procurement			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17a. Procurement Procedures			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17a. Procurement Procedures			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17a. Procurement Procedures			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17b. Buy American			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17b. Buy American			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17b. Buy American			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17c. Cooperative Purchasing			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17c. Cooperative Purchasing			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 17c. Cooperative Purchasing			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 18. Food Service Contracts			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 18. Food Service Contracts			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 18. Food Service Contracts			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 19. Meal Pricing			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 19. Meal Pricing			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual

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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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