Compliance for CACFP

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Use this link to access valuable information about USDA's proposed rule and program compliance.

USDA Proposed Rule: Child Nutrition Program Integrity

Consequences of Program Fraud

3 from North Texas accused of using school meal program to pay for luxury cars and clothes
One Convicted, One Indicted in Scheme to Defraud the USDA's Summer Food Service Program
Woman Sentenced to 3 Years of Probation, Ordered to Pay $178,287 in Food Fraud Case
7 More Indicted on Federal Food Program Fraud Charges

Avoiding the Pitfalls - CACFP Common Findings
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) provides this information to assist you, as a Contracting Entity (CE), in identifying potential problems. Avoiding these pitfalls will help you comply with program requirements and receive full reimbursement for eligible expenses. Most of all, preventing these common findings will help you and TDA achieve the goal of ensuring that healthy meals and snacks are provided for children.

Preventing Common Administrative Review Findings
Schedule time to maintain the paperwork.
Develop a system to keep all the required documents and forms organized.
Use an additional staff member to verify the following:

Records are complete and eligibility has been determined correctly.
Count and record the number of meals served.
Compliance with meal pattern requirement.

Establish an adequate financial management system.
Keep program funds separate from other funds to make it easier to purchase only

Technical Assistance

Please contact your local Education Service Center representative(s) for technical assistance. Click on this link for their contact information.

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.