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For General TX-UNPS Questions or for existing CEs to request logon ID and password use the information below to direct questions to TDA staff.


Phone: (877) TEX MEAL (839-6325)
Fax: (888) 203-6593.
E-mail: squaremeals@texasagriculture.gov
For instructions on resolving TX-UNPS Session Conflicts, review the quick guide by clicking here.


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For CACFP
Resources  Maximize 
  • TX-UNPS CACFP User Manual
  • CACFP Claims FAQs (revised 11/26/2013) 
  • CACFP Claiming Percentage Calculations


Centers

  • CACFP Application FAQs - Centers
  • Centers Point of Sale File Specifications


Day Care Homes

  • CACFP Application FAQs - Day Care Homes
  • Day Care Homes Point of Sale File Specifications



For FDP
Resources  Maximize 
  • TX-UNPS User Manual for FDP
  • Information Sheet for FDP Surveys
  • Data Warehouse Report Training Guide
  • Information Sheet FDP Delivery Orders CE
  • Information Sheet FDP CE Information Update
  • FDP Contract Packet



For SFSP
Resources  Maximize 
  • TX-UNPS SFSP User Manual
  • Getting Started with TX-UNPS for SFSP
  • SFSP POS File Format Specifications


Training  Maximize 

This training does not count towards the required SFSP Program Training. To learn about required training for Contracting Entities (CE), click here.



For SNP (School Nutrition Programs)
Resources  Maximize 
  • TX-UNPS SNP User Manual
  • Administrator's Reference Manual
  • School Meal Forms & Applications
  • Special Milk Program Forms
  • Data Warehouse Report Training Guide
  • SNP Application Packet - CE Application Information Sheet
  • SNP Application Packet - Site Application Information Sheet
  • SNP Point of Sale File Specifications


Seamless Summer Option

  • SNP Claim - SSO Claim Information Sheet
  • SSO POS File Format Specifications


Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

  • POS File Format for FFVP


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Introduction to TX-UNPS (English) | Click here for Spanish

  • Logging into and navigating TX-UNPS

SNP Applications (English) | Click here for Spanish
  • CE Application Packet
  • Site Application
  • Food Service Management Company (FSMC)
  • Checklist Items
  • Food Safety Inspections
  • SNP Application Renewal

SNP Reimbursement Claims (English) | Click here for Spanish
  • Site-Level Claim Submission

SNP Additional Information (English)
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Click here for Spanish
  • Capital Expenditure Request
  • Summer Nutrition Program Costs
  • Seamless Summer Operation Program (SSOP)
  • Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program (FFVP)
  • Provision 2 Site-Level Claim
  • Texas Summer Mandate
  • Total Monthly Attendance, Total Enrollment
  • School Breakfast Program - Severe and Regular



Administrative Review Tutorials  Maximize 
  • Corrective Action Documents — Video provides school food authorities with an overview of the Administrative Review features in TX-UNPS and focuses specifically on Corrective Action Documents.
  • Review Attachments — Video provides school food authorities with an overview of the Administrative Review features in TX-UNPS and focuses specifically on Review Attachments.
  • Review Forms — Video provides school food authorities with an overview of the Administrative Review features in TX-UNPS and focuses specifically on Review Forms.
  • Viewable Only Modules — Video provides school food authorities with an overview of the Administrative Review features in TX-UNPS and focuses specifically on Viewable Only Modules that include: Commendations, Technical Assistance and Notes to school food authorities.

Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help. Additional translations services available as well.

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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