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SFSP Training

SFSP Training Announcement

Under 7 CFR 225.7 (a) and 7 CFR 225.15 (d)(1), all NEW and RETURNING Contracting Entities (CEs) applying to operate the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for 2024-2025 are required to complete annual regulatory SFSP training requirements. The SFSP application will not be considered complete until the training requirement is fulfilled. At a minimum, the sponsor’s supervisory personnel responsible for the food service must complete SFSP program administration and operations training available online or at a local ESC location.

TDA provides three different options that will satisfy SFSP regulatory training requirements:

a. TDA-developed web-based training
b. Live online (virtual) training hosted by Education Service Centers April 9 and April 10, 2025 (SFSP Live)
c. In-person training hosted at the Education Service Centers in April – June 2025

SFSP Training Option

Description

TDA-Developed Web-Based SFSP Training

This course consists of SFSP basics, responsibilities, finance, procurement, meal service, and program administration. Note: The web-based training option requires completion of the entire course and a passing assessment score of 80% or higher at the end of the course.

SFSP Live - April 10 and April 11, 2024

Live, online (virtual) training. Note: Attendance is required on both days to earn credit for completion of the training requirement. Register with your Education Service Center.

In-Person SFSP Training

In-Person SFSP Training hosted by each Education Service Center on the dates below. Find your ESC Region.

Institute for Child Nutrition

The Institute for Child Nutrition has FREE food safety resources available in English and Spanish to help train your sites.

SFSP Budget Training

This training is to be used as a reminder of the steps needed to complete the Budget portion of your SFSP site application in TXUNPS for 2025.

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 (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:

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.