- January 29, 2023 - November claims are due
- November 1, 2022 - February 1, 2023 - Verification reporting
- February 1, 2023 - On-site monitoring due for sponsors with multiple sites
- March 1, 2023 - December claims are due
On-Site Monitoring is Due February 1.
7 CFR 210.8(a)(1) and 7 CFR 220.11(d)(1) states that every school year, prior to February 1, each School Food Authority (SFA) with more than one school (as defined by 7 CFR Part 210.2 to include Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCIs)) must perform no less than one on-site review of the meal counting and claiming system and the readily observable general areas of review identified under 7 CFR 210.18(h) in each school operating the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and 50% of schools operating the School Breakfast Program (SBP) under its jurisdiction.
Please see SNP’s On-site Monitoring Memo for more information.
Summer Meal Payments
Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs is preparing to distribute the additional state-issued $.05 per meal to sponsors who operated the Summer Food Service Program or Seamless Summer Option between the months of May through September 2022. These payments do not show up in CNPweb. For more information pertaining to the state funded $.05 per meal reimbursement, please refer to the 2022-2023 Reimbursement Chart
Verification Reporting SY 2022-2023
Now that the verification process is complete, Sponsors must submit The FNS 742 Verification Collection Report in CNPweb. It must be completed and entered on the “Claims” tab by Wednesday, February 1, 2023. If the completed FNS 742 Verification Collection Report is not submitted inCNPweb by Thursday, February 2, 2023 Claims for Reimbursement will be withheld until it is completed. If this is the case, continue to enter claims according to the claim timelines in CNPweb to avoid late claims.
Sponsors who are district-wide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) or use Provision 2 for breakfast and lunch district-wide and are in a non-base year or are residential child care institutions (RCCI) without day students, do not conduct the verification process. However, completion of the population data on the FNS – 742 Verification Collection Report is required.
Instructions on how to complete the FNS 742 Verification Collection Report for CEP, Provision 2 for breakfast and lunch and RCCIs without day students are located below the FNS 742 Verification Form and Instructions on the School Nutrition Programs Verification web page.
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Points of Contact for Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) for Summer 2022
Oregon is preparing to retroactively issue Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) for Summer 2022. Each school has a designated point of contact to assist ODE Child Nutrition Program in making sure all eligible Oregon students have access to these benefits. In the coming weeks, Child Nutrition will email your school to confirm or update your P-EBT point of contact.
Child Nutrition will relay your point of contact’s information to the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) whose P-EBT contractor will work directly with your school’s point of contact to ensure eligible students have access to P-EBT benefits. Child Nutrition staff will identify eligible students and ODHS will issue the P-EBT benefits to families on an EBT card.
A public announcement regarding the timeline for issuing Summer 2022 P-EBT benefits will be made soon. This round of P-EBT benefits will be for the June through August 2022 eligibility period.
P-EBT is part of the U.S. government response to the COVID-19 pandemic and was established by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). P-EBT provides benefits – very similar to SNAP food benefits – to children that would have received free or reduced-price school meals if the school had not experienced closures or reductions in hours or attendance due to COVID-19. P-EBT benefits are available to all eligible children for the summer months regardless of the school’s operating model.
Oregon has successfully distributed close to $1 billion in P-EBT benefits since the program began. The primary source of information about P-EBT is the Oregon Pandemic EBT website, which will be updated with detail about the next issuance as they are finalized.
Thank you in advance for your continued support of this program.
Oregon School Wellness and Afterschool Wellness Awards
Apply now! Applications are open December 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023
If your school or afterschool program has created a culture that supports, the health and wellbeing of students and staff – this is your opportunity to apply for the award!
The Wellness Award applications were designed with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model in mind. The WSCC model is student centered and emphasizes the role of the community in supporting the school, the connections between health and academic achievement and the importance of evidence-based school policies and practices.
The award includes statewide recognition, a personalized plaque and a custom banner for the winning school and afterschool program, as well as a cash award—$2,500 for the winning school and $1,000 for the winning afterschool program—to be used to further nutrition, physical activity and/or other wellness efforts within the school or afterschool program.
The Oregon School and After School Wellness Awards are sponsored by the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council, the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon Afterschool for Kids (OregonASK), and the Nutrition Council of Oregon.
To learn more, visit the School and Afterschool Wellness Awards page on the Oregon Department of Education website.
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FY 2022 NSLP Equipment Grant is now open!
The web page is now updated and you will find the Request For Application (RFA), RFA attachments, application cover, application, Smarter Lunchroom scorecard and summary at the SNP Grant Opportunities webpage.
Remember this is a competitive award grant for Local Educational Agencies (LEA) and schools to purchase equipment, with a value greater than $1,000 but less than $50,000.
The purpose is to purchase equipment that will:
- Serve healthier meal,
- Support scratch cooking
- Improve food safety
- Store fresh food
- Upgrade equipment
- Support the establishment, maintenance or expansion of School Breakfast Program.
Important Details
- Sponsors may submit more than 1 application however; each piece of equipment must be on a single application.
- If a sponsor has more than 1 application use the Application Cover Sheet to rank your requests.
- Use the RFA Attachment C – Checklist as you work through the application to ensure your submission is complete. ODE Procurement will determine if your application is complete to continue the process.
Due Dates
- Answers for the written questions submitted to ODE Procurement will be published on grant opportunities web page Friday February 3, 2023.
- Complete application packets are due Thursday February 16, 2022 by 1 pm to:moreland@ode.oregon.gov
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Breakfast After the Bell (BAtB)
Breakfast After the Bell Equipment Grant
All remaining BAtB Equipment grants have been entered into the Electronic Grant Management System (EGMS) and are ready to be claimed. Sponsors with an executed grant agreement can claim up to $3,574.47 for each site listed on the BAtB agreement.
To receive reimbursement, sponsors must complete the following steps:
- Enter their claim into EGMS
- Complete the Reimbursement Form
- Submit the completed reimbursement form and copy of the original invoice for each site to ode.schoolnutrition@ode.oregon.gov
Important deadline dates:
- June 30, 2023: Last day to purchase equipment.
- Aug 14, 2023: Final date of submission of claims.
Breakfast After the Bell Survey Results
The Breakfast After the Bell Survey will remain open until the end of June. Please submit any ideas, suggestions, or questions you may have through this survey.
Breakfast nudges such as any school staff asking students if they have had breakfast can significantly increase breakfast participation-check out more ideas for your school: http://bestpractices.nokidhungry.org/sites/default/files/breakfast-nudges_0.pdf
National School Breakfast Week (March 6-10, 2023)
National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates the importance of a nutritious school breakfast and encourages schools to recognize the importance of a healthy start to the day for fueling a child’s academic success. Every year, schools across the country get creative by serving special menu items, holding events, and encouraging fun activities, all to bring attention to their school breakfast programs and educate parents about the options that are available. For resources, ideas, and more information, please see SNA’s National School Breakfast Week web page
Recipes for Breakfast:
From Child Nutrition Recipe Box
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Vegetable Frittata - individual egg casseroles with mushrooms and fresh bell peppers baked in muffin tins (5 star rating)
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Mango Smoothie Bowl - frozen mangoes, Greek yogurt, agave and vanilla (5 star rating)
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Quiche with Self-Forming Crust - egg whites, red bell peppers, spinach, cheddar cheese, whole-wheat flour, skim milk, nutmeg (5 star rating)
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Culinary Training
Kitchen Chat for NSLP and CACFP Sponsors
January 25th 2:00 - 3:00 pm
The Culinary Team led by Chef Jessica is having an open Zoom session to talk with you! Bring any questions, challenges, hints to share, meal pattern struggles, ideas for future Culinary Trainings or anything else to talk with the team and others at this drop in session. No registration required-simply copy and paste this Zoom information on your calendar to join by computer or phone:
Topic: Kitchen Chat
Time: Jan 25, 2023 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join ZoomGov Meeting
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1608144615?pwd=VU1yTEdPc25ITlM0YnJjTlE1UWQ1dz09
Meeting ID: 160 814 4615
Passcode: 875599
Dial by your location
+1 551 285 1373 US
833 568 8864 US Toll-free
Meeting ID: 160 814 4615
Find your local number: https://www.zoomgov.com/u/adp5WDJt5k
Question? Contact Crista Hawkins chawkins@odncouncil.org or Jessica Visinsky jessica.visinsky@ode.oregon.gov
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 News and Information About Other Child Nutrition Programs
USDA Foods
Please visit the Farm to Child Nutrition webpage for the latest grant information and due dates.
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Extra! Extra! Read all about it. Newsletters will be distributed during the following weeks. (During the summer, newsletters will be distributed once a month) We encourage you to access previous newsletters on the School Nutrition Memos Page:
- First week of February 2023
- Mid February 2023
 School Nutrition Program Contacts
Civil Rights
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 USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-program-discrimination-complaint-form.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 Complaint form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
- fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
- email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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