USDA Foods Challenge

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USDA Foods Challenge

	Earn Your Prime Player title by participating in the USDA Foods Challenge! TDA is excited to announce the first USDA Foods Challenge aimed at recognizing schools that effectively use foods/brown box through the USDA Foods program. Benefits of Effectively using USDA Foods Serve meals that include quality American grown products at a discounted price. Effectively manage child nutrition budgets. More easily navigate delayed processing timelines. Participants must use 95% of their allocated entitlement to meet challenge criteria. The challenge will launch in January when TDA opens the ordering surveys and close March when SFAs must submit their USDA Foods items. It is open to schools who have entitlement dollars with USDA Foods. Deadline to register for the challenge: January 31 USDA Foods Challenge Requirements TDA Recognition Prime Players receive the following: A letter from Commissioner Sid Miller A letter from the TDA Assistant Commissioner Lena Wilson A certificate Powerpoint with talking points to present at school board meetings school accomplishments Prime Players Have Access to the Following Digital marketing materials: Logo with USDA Foods Challenge Certificate to send to specific employees who made it possible Website banner Website button Badge of honor to display on school website Start the Challenge today! USDA Foods Challenge Resources

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