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2018-2019 Child and Adult Care Food Program Application Renewal
Thank you for
participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The program
year 2018-2019 renewal applications are available to submit online in
Cyber-Linked Interactive Child Nutrition System (CLiCS) on or before September
7, 2018. Access CLiCS and select “Child
Nutrition Programs” to renew your CACFP application.
Access the
Application Renewal Instructions on the Minnesota Department of Education
website. Navigate to the Child and Adult Care Food Program for Centers
Application page.
When a sponsor
application renewal is approved for the 2018-2019 program year, the CLiCS
system sends an email confirming the application approval to the contact
person listed on the sponsor application. Sponsors must ensure that the email
address and contact information on the sponsor and site application(s) are
current and accurate.
Note, the CLiCS system on July 16 sent out an
automatic email in error to all CACFP sponsors with notice that a CACFP
application had not yet been submitted. Please disregard that email with our
apology. Our intent is to send an
automated reminder just prior to the start of the Program year on October 1,
2018, to any sponsors still missing a renewal submission.
Contact the Nutrition,
Health and Youth Development Applications Team with any questions at
1-800-366-8922 (MN Toll-free), 651-582-8526 or email mde.fns@state.mn.us.
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Celebrate Farm to
School Month
October is
farm to school month – a time to celebrate the connections
that are happening all over the state between schools and local food! Get ready
and join the celebration. October is right around the corner, so check out the Farm to School
Month opportunities and what works for you and your school.
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Cyber Linked Interactive Child
Nutrition System (CLiCS) Site Applications are the source of
information for the Summer Eats Minnesota app, 2-1-1 Hotline, National Hunger
Hotline and the texting service 97779. As a sponsor, please make sure that your site(s)
are approved and verify that:
- Sites are serving meals within times approved on applications.
- Open sites have posters that show the correct meal service times.
- The site cap and the estimated number of children participating (questions 5 and 10 on the site application) are high enough. If too low, you may hit an edit check when submitting the claim for reimbursement.
Adult Meals – the minimum required meal prices for non-program
adults in 2018 are:
Breakfast: $2.25 Snack:
$0.95 Lunch: $3.95
Sponsors that have chosen to serve non-program adults (those adults who are not directly involved with the SFSP) must ensure the
minimum required price is received as payment for each meal, or that other
non-program funds are available to cover the cost of those meals. Adult meal
payments or other funds that cover the cost of non-program adult meals must be
deposited into the non-profit Food Service account.
Tips for
Managing Food Waste at Sites
Field Trips – Plan ahead and notify MDE by 8 am the morning of a field trip in order
to claim meals taken off-site. Complete meals, including milk, must be sent on
field trips and a point of service meal count must be taken when meals are
served to youth.
SFSP documentation must be maintained to show that meal pattern
require-ments were met for all meals/snacks served at each site.
This includes:
- Dated Menus
- Documentation of specific food items
and portion sizes offered for each meal service
- Records to show how food items credit
toward the meal pattern (Child Nutrition labels, product formulation
statements and recipes, as applicable)
- Retain purchasing receipts and
identify the SFSP food items
Claims for reimbursement must be submitted in
CLiCS within 60 days of the close of the month. View instructions for submitting claims.
School Food Authorities – Submit Health Inspection Reimbursement Request for
second health inspections. Reimbursement may be requested for sites that
participate in SFSP and received a second inspection during the school year or
during the summer.
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