Summer Feeding Policy & Handbooks

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Participate in SFSP Summer Feeding Administration & Forms Summer Feeding Interactive Map Summer Feeding Policy & Handbooks Summer Feeding Program Food Safety Summer Feeding Program Statistics Summer Feeding Reimbursement Rates SFSP CFDA and FAIN Numbers SFSP Income Eligibility Guidelines Summer Food Service Program Training Summer Resources Summer Success Stories Summer Waivers	USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Handbooks To read the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) handbooks, visit the USDA SFSP handbooks page at https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/handbooks. TDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Supplemental Handbook Within the TDA SFSP Supplemental Handbook, TDA provides additional guidance that clarifies and/or supplements policy provided by USDA in the Administrative Guidance for Sponsors (AGS) and policy memos. The TDA SFSP Supplemental Handbook models the organizational structure of AGS, for the CE’s ease of use. USDA Policy Memos USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) issues policy memoranda to provide guidance on implementing SFSP. Click here to see these memos on the USDA site. FNS Instruction 796-4, Rev. 4 and Tip Sheet FNS Instruction 796-4 Rev 4, Financial Management - Summer Food Service Program for Children Tip Sheet - Assessing Costs in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) State and Federal Law Concerning F&N Programs Code of Federal Regulations (related to F&N) Texas Administrative Code, 4.1: General Procedures Texas Administrative Code, 4.1.P: Appeal Procedures for F&N Texas Administrative Code, 4.25: Special Nutrition Programs Texas Administrative Code, 4.26: Food and Nutrition Division Seamless Summer Option (SSO) Policy/span> For guidance on operating the SSO, CEs should refer to Section 12 of the Administrator’s Reference Manual (ARM) by clicking here. This section of the ARM also provides guidance on the Texas Summer Mandate.

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