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Latest News for the Summer Meal Programs

Summer Food Service Program Year 2022 Due Dates

" March 1, 2022 - TX-UNPS Application Packets, or if applicable the Intake Form, MUST BE submitted by the designated due dates to be eligible for SFSP 2022 approval.
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March 1, 2022 - Deadlines are below:

March 15, 2022:
Last day to submit Application Packets in TX-UNPS if CE is requesting advance payments.
Application Packets submitted in TX-UNPS after this date will not be eligible to receive advance payments for summer 2022.

April 15, 2022:
Last day to submit the SFSP Intake Form via squaremeals.org to initiate the potential applicant review process. Last day to submit the SFSP application packet in TX-UNPS for all renewing SFSP CEs that are Not in Good Standing (including CEs with a temporary deferred Serious Deficiency [SD]) for SFSP 2021, CACFP 2021 and/or CACFP 2022.

May 1, 2022:
Last day to submit Application Packet in TX-UNPS for all other renewing CEs.

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