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Program Year Calendar
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January 2025 |
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Important Dates:
- January 15 - Independent review of applications
- January 15 - Mandated summer participation:
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Important Dates:
- February 1 - On-site monitoring review deadline
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February 2025 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
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Important Dates:
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Important Dates:
- February 1 - On-site monitoring review deadline
- February 15 - FSMC New Contracts must be approved to publish
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March 2024 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
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Other Reminders:
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Important Dates:
- March 1 - CEP Report opens in TX-UNPS
- March 5 - Check TX ELMS for new DC Data
- March 15- Universal breakfast waiver available in TX-UNPS
- March 20 - CEP Report deadline
- March 31 - NSLP Annual Financial Report must be completed
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Important Dates:
- March 15 - SFSP application deadline for CEs requesting an advance
- March 15 - Universal breakfast list and letter emailed to ISDs required to participate
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April 2024 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
SFSP/SSO |
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Important Dates:
- April 1 - FSMC new contract selection must be submitted to TDA for award/execution
- April 1 - HART applications open
- April 5 - Check Texas ELMS for new DC data
- April 15 - NSLP Application opens in TX-UNPS
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Important Dates:
- April 15 - SFSP Application deadline for new CEs or CEs with operational issues
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May 2024 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
SFSP/SSO |
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Important Dates:
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Important Dates:
- May 1 - TDA to approve all FSMC New Contract and Renewal submissions
- May 5 - Check Texas ELMS for new DC data
- May 3 - School Lunch Hero Day
- May 31 - Provision 2 application deadline
Other Reminders:
- Upload enrollment roster in Texas ELMS to check for direct certification matches
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Important Dates:
- May 1 - SFSP renewal application deadline
- May 31 - SSO Site application or renewal deadline
Other Reminders:
- Summer Meals begin for CEs if school is out in the area
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June 2024 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
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Important Dates:
- June 1 - Open Enrollment begins
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Important Dates:
- June 6 - Check Texas ELMS for new DC data
- June 27 - DC database closed for maintenance
- June 30 - SNP applications due for CEP CEs
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Important Dates:
- June 1 - Summer Meals begin for all SFSP CEs
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July 2024 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
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Important Dates:
- July 1 - Program Year (PY) 2025 CACFP Renewal Application opens in TX-UNPS
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Important Dates:
- July 1 - SNP Application Renewals due
- July 1 - Attachment B module opens in TX-UNPS
- July 1 -National School Lunch Week resource order form opens
- July 1 - FSMC New Contracts and Renewals must be signed and executed. Signed and executed must be submitted to TDA.
- July 5 - Check Texas ELMS for new DC data
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August 2024 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
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Reminders:
- August 12 - Farm Fresh Challenge Pledge opens
- August 31 - Open Enrollment ends
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September 2023 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
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Important Dates:
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Important Dates:
- September 30 - CACFP PY2023 Renewal Applications due
- September 30 - Open enrollment for Sponsors to add Centers type sites and Day Care Home providers ends
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Important Dates:
- September 5 - Check Texas ELMS for new DC data
- September 13 - Last day to register to receive resources for the NSLP Farm Fresh Challenge
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Important Dates:
- September 30 - "Turnip the Beet" Summer Meal Service Recognition Award Application Due to TDA.
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October 2023 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
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Important Dates
Other Reminders:
- Farm to School Month
- Total Lunches Served figures are updated and Weighted Average Material Pricing updated.
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- October 1 - Farm Fresh Challenge begins!
- October 3 - Enrollment rosters in TX ELMS match direct certification verification process begins
- October 5 - Upload enrollment roster in Texas ELMS to check for direct certification matches before sending verification letters
- October 14-18 - National School Lunch Week
- October 16 - National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
- October 15 - FSMC Packet Available.
- October 21 - Conduct official count of enrolled students, free and reduced eligibility for Verification reporting
- October 31 - Due date for Attachment B Upload requirement in TX-UNPS
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November 2023 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
SFSP/SSO |
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Important Dates:
- November 11 - TDA closed
- November 22-24 - TDA closed
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Important Dates:
- November 1 - Independent review of applications report opens
- November 1 – Verification Report opens - count total number of students enrolled and sites
- November 1 - Mandatory annual food safety report deadline
- November 5 - Check Texas ELMS for new DC data
- November 15 - Verification process ends
- November 29 - Deadline to submit Farm Fresh Challenge attestation
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Important Dates:
- November 1 - Summer nutrition program cost report deadline
- November 1 - Summer Mandate waiver available in TX-UNPS
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December 2024 |
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All Programs |
CACFP |
NSLP/SBP |
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Important Dates:
- December 5 - Check Texas ELMS for new DC data
- December 31 - FSMC New Contracts must be submitted to TDA for Approval.
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Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help. Additional translations services available as well.
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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/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:
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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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