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Sponsoring organizations and institutions are required by regulation to keep Bulletins, Instructions, and USDA Policy Memorandums for reference and to apply immediately the appropriate instruction to agency programs. Call Child Nutrition Programs if you need further clarification.
USDA Policy Memo 10-2023 Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule
On August 23, 2023, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a final rule, Child Nutrition Program Integrity. The final rule impacts the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Special Milk Program (SMP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The rule finalizes provisions which strengthen program integrity while providing State agencies targeted flexibility to adapt oversight to meet their unique program circumstances. In addition, the final rule codifies into regulations CACFP provisions which have been common practice and previously implemented through guidance memos.
The final rule is available as of, August 23, 2023, on the Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/23/2023-17992/child-nutrition-program-integrity.
Many of the provisions included in the Final Rule are already being implemented and will not require changes to your processes, though there are a few new provisions that will need to be implemented by 2024. More information and guidance on those will be shared with you, and will be discussed in more detail during the FFY2025 annual training.
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