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Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
February - 2025
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Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Division of Finance and Support Services
Child Nutrition Programs
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811 |
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USDA Policy, Information, and Implementation Memos |
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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 them immediately to the appropriate agency programs. Call Child Nutrition Programs if you need further clarification.
To view the USDA SFSP policy memos, visit: DEED Child Nutrition Programs website or the USDA Policy Memorandum webpage by clicking on the links provided.
Waivers:
All USDA Waivers for the SFSP can be found here.
There are no new policy memos at this time.
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Important Dates
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Intent to Operate: submit by April 15, 2025
- Training: March 18-20, 2025
- Applications Open: March 15, 2025*
- *do not submit completed applications for review until trainings are complete
- Applications Close: June 15, 2025
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Updated Free & Reduced Price EAT Report
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) is pleased to release the latest Free & Reduced-price Eligibility Access Tabulation (EAT), previously known as the Free and Reduced Price Report, on our website here:
This year, the EAT includes several enhancements:
- Online web view (if you need to quickly look for a number)
- Download the current and prior year report
- Download a report that includes all historical data from School Year 2010-2011 through present (note that SY 2020-2021 data is incomplete as a result of COVID-19 school operations)
- The datasets include the Division of Community and Regional Affairs Community ID number (found in right cluster of columns), this can be used to connect this data to DCRA's Open Data set (see link in dashboard)
There is a table describing each of the headers in EAT report, you can find this table at the bottom of the dashboard or download it from the "Downloads" link under "Other EAT Reports".
DEED utilizes a small-numbers policy to prevent releasing PII at small schools. In such cases, DEED will release as much information as possible; for example, we may state the F&R percentage is “≥50%” rather than providing a specific percentage.
This report can be used to determine area eligibility for SFSP sites.
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Requests for Information
2025 SFSP Training
SFSP regulations require that all sponsors annually attend State Agency training and also requires that they must train all administrative staff and site staff before they undertake their responsibilities.
For Summer 2025, training will be held in 3, 1.5 hour online sessions March 18-20:
- March 18, 1:30-3pm AKST: Applications and Claims
- March 19, 1:30-3pm AKST: Compliance, Best Practices, and Administrative Reviews
- March 20, 1:30-3pm AKST: Non-Congregate Meal Service (only required if operating non-congregate sites)
Please email eed.cnp.summer@alaska.gov if you are unable to make the trainings above.
Sponsors will be expected to have current AK DEED Civil Rights training. This can be done through the eLearning website (USDA Civil Rights Requirements and Child Nutrition Programs) or a certificate from another CNP training will suffice. Any new sponsors or staff will also be expected to complete the SFSP eLearning trainings listed below:
- SFSP Administration Basics
- SFSP Operation Basics
- Procurement Training (as needed)
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2025 National Child Nutrition Conference
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The 39th National Child Nutrition Conference, provided by the National CACFP Sponsors Association (NCA), is now open for registration.
The National Child Nutrition Conference is an annual event that brings together professionals from child care centers, home providers, sponsoring organizations, school districts, afterschool programs, Head Start programs, Food Banks, tribal nations and State Agencies.
The 2025 National Child Nutrition Conference will be held April 14-18, 2025, in Dallas, Texas.
This information is shared on behalf of the NCA. DEED is neither endorsing or is responsible for third party content.
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Summer Food Program Resources
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Disclaimer
This newsletter contains hyperlinks to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links are provided for the reader’s convenience. DEED does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information. Furthermore, the inclusion of links is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, or products or services offered, on these sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (English)
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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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:
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mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
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fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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