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	USDA Foods Participation in NSLP Public, charter and private schools as well as residential childcare institutions (RCCIs) participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are eligible to receive an entitlement dollar amount of USDA Foods based on the number of reimbursable lunches served during the previous school year multiplied by the federal rate of assistance per meal. NSLP and School Breakfast Program (SBP) operators may opt to: Use USDA Foods for the Seamless Summer Option (SSO), if implemented. Send USDA Foods to processors for further processing. Send USDA Foods to state contracted warehouse Use USDA Foods NSLP entitlement for DoD Fresh Farm Fruits and Vegetables To begin the application process for NSLP, please click here. USDA Foods Participation in SFSP Sponsors eligible to receive USDA Foods under the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) include: Sponsors preparing meals on site or at a central kitchen. Sponsors purchasing meals from a school food authority (SFA) that participates in NSLP. SFA sponsors that procure their SFSP meals from the same FSMC that competitively provided their most recent NSLP and/or SBP meals. To begin the application process for SFSP, please click here.

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.