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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Complete ARM			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Complete ARM			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Complete ARM			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Complete CACFP Handbook			CACFP
Hiring Program Director Checklist			School Nutrition Program Forms
Professional Standards Tracking Sheet			School Nutrition Program Forms
Revision Notice			SFMNP Forms
Section 01. Program Overview			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 01. Program Overview			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 01. Program Overview			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 1000: Introduction			CACFP
Section 12. Seamless Summer Option (SSO)			SSO Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 02. Program Application & Agreement			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 02. Program Application & Agreement			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 02. Program Application & Agreement			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 2000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			CACFP
Section 02a. Meal Pattern Certification			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 02a. Meal Pattern Certification			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 02a. Meal Pattern Certification			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 03. Civil Rights & Confidentiality			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 03. Civil Rights & Confidentiality			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 03. Civil Rights & Confidentiality			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 3000: Program Agreement and Responsibilities			CACFP
Section 04. Eligibility Determination			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 04. Eligibility Determination			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 04. Eligibility Determination			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 4100: Participant Enrollment and Eligibility at Independent and Sponsored Centers			CACFP
Section 4200: Day Care Home Eligibility and Enrollment			CACFP
Section 4300: Counting, Claiming, and Reimbursement			CACFP
Section 4400: Meal Service			CACFP
Section 05. Special Provision Options			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 05. Special Provision Options			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 05. Special Provision Options			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 4500: Program Management and Monitoring			CACFP
Section 06. Verification of Eligibility			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 06. Verification of Eligibility			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 06. Verification of Eligibility			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 5000: Visits, Reviews, and Audits			CACFP
Section 07. Breakfast Meals			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 07. Breakfast Meals			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 07. Breakfast Meals			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 6000: Civil Rights			CACFP
Section 08. Lunch Meals			NSLP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 08. Lunch Meals			SBP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 08. Lunch Meals			SMP Handbook: Administrator's Reference Manual
Section 7000: Financial Management			CACFP
Section 8000: Denials, Terminations, and Appeals			CACFP
Commodity Supplemental Food Program Complete Handbook			CSFP Handbook
Complete Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Handbook			FMNP Handbook for Contracting Entities
Complete Food Distribution Program Handbook			FDP Forms

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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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