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Private schools and residential child care institutions (RCCIs) participating in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs are required to complete and submit a Child Nutrition Financial Report (CNFR) annually. This includes sponsors that participate in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Special Milk Program.
The CNFR reports the net resources for state fiscal year ending 2021 (July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021). The report is filed in Washington Integrated Nutrition System (WINS) and is due by December 31, 2021.
New for SY 21–22
Local Education Agencies who do not submit their CNFR in WINS by December 31 will receive a claim error when submitting claims after this date. Claims will remain in error status until the CNFR is in submitted status.
Resources
Questions? Please contact your program specialist.
Child nutrition sponsors with Food Service Management Companies (FSMC) and those with inter-district agreements are required to complete and submit a Financial Information Report (Form 1505) annually.
The financial information gathered in Form 1505 is used to complete the 1800 Report. The 1800 Report is a compilation of reports and statistics for public schools to evaluate the performance of their food service operations.
Form 1505 records the distribution of FSMC expenditures for school fiscal year ending August 31, 2021.
Submit your 1505 report to Hydie Kidd by December 31, 2021.
Participation in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) school meal programs requires program operators to meet certain annual requirements. These include:
- All sponsors, including those operating the SSO, who collect school meal applications must complete the annual verification process for SY 21–22.
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October Building Data (OBD)- Data must be reported on the October claim for reimbursement by December 30.
- All School Meal Program sponsors, including those operating the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO), or Special Milk Program (SMP), must report OBD. OBD documents the number of enrolled children eligible for free, reduced-price, and paid meals who traditionally have access to meals in the NSLP, SBP, or SMP.
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Annual Civil Rights Training- You must train all organization staff who help administer the nutrition program. Training must include your organization’s requirements and procedures as well as meet the training requirements outlined in this presentation.
Completed forms are not required to be submitted, however, you must keep them on file for Administrative Reviews.
The Washington State Department of Ecology will implement two sections of a new law addressing single-use food-service items.
Impact to Local Education Agencies
- Starting January 2022 all food-service providers, including school cafeterias, will no longer be allowed to automatically provide single-use food service items (straws, forks, sporks, spoons, cold drink lids, condiment packets, etc.) to students.
- Starting June 2024 schools will not be allowed to purchase expanded polystyrene food service products to use in their cafeterias or elsewhere, which includes “Styrofoam” lunch trays, cups, bowls, plates, and to-go containers.
Grant Programs
The intent of these laws is to encourage students and school cafeterias to develop sustainable habits around reusing durable utensils. Implementation of washing stations or educational programs about the importance of reuse is encouraged. Schools interested in pursuing funding opportunities to assist in transitioning to durable and reusable products are encouraged to apply for the following competitive grants/ award programs offered by Ecology:
Resources
Questions about single-use serviceware? Please email Shannon Jones, Western Washington Materials Management Coordinator, Department of Ecology.
Questions about the expanded polystyrene ban? Please email Heather Church, Eastern Washington Waste Reduction and Recycling Specialist, Department of Ecology.
Take the guesswork out of revising your district’s Local School Wellness Policy.
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s new digital wellness policy builder tool is based on years of supporting school districts in developing strong, comprehensive policies that meet the USDA final rule required language, with added flexibility to:
- Upgrade to Healthier Generation's recommended best practices
- Customize to add your own state or local policy requirements
- Share and collaborate with your district team members
Check out how this new tool works and take a short virtual tour of the Wellness Policy Builder.
Questions? Please email Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
The Farm to School Purchasing Grant is available to schools, child care centers, and summer meal program operators for the purchase and use of Washington-grown foods in child nutrition programs. Multiple program tracks will be funded according to program type and size to ensure grant funds are accessible to school districts of all sizes, CACFP child care and Tribal early learning centers, and summer meal programs.
Now Open in iGrants!
The grant is now open in iGrants and will close December 20, 2021! Application resources are available on the Farm to School Purchasing Grants website. Follow these steps to start preparing your application now:
- Create an account in iGrants, if you do not already have one. You can use the Grant Application Guide for more details. Note: it can take up to 48 hours to set up a new account.
- Prepare to apply using the Application Guide. The Application Guide includes the information and questions that will be asked in the application. You can use this to start preparing your responses!
Resources
Questions? Please email the WSDA Farm to School inbox or Kendra Vandree, OSPI Farm to Program Specialist.
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Meal Access Grant (Form Package 383)
Formerly known as the Meals for Kids Breakfast Grant, this grant is available to public school districts, tribal compact schools and charter schools.
Focus Areas for This Grant
This grant focuses on starting a new meal program, increasing participation in an existing program, improving program meal quality, and improving the equipment and facilities used in an existing program.
Interested in Applying?
View the recorded webinar for an overview of the application, important changes from previous year's applications, tips for your application, and grant timelines.
View the Meal Access Grant Interest Webinar
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Questions? Please email the CNS Grants team.
January orders opened Wednesday, December 1, and will close Wednesday, December 8 at 4 pm.
Surplus orders open Thursday, December 9 at 1pm for groups 1–3, and 2 pm for all other groups. Surplus closes Friday, December 10, at 4 pm.
For more information on your group number, please review the SY 21–22 Order and Delivery Schedule.
Ordering
- To place an order - log-in to CNP Web.
- Your Food Distribution Application must be completed (including certified and submitted) before you can place an order.
- Ordering Instructions
- Reminder:
The Ordering and Receiving webpage has multiple resources to assist you in placing your ordering including; instructions, order and distribution schedule.
Important Reminders
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Confirmation of USDA Foods If you’re scheduled to receive a USDA Foods Delivery, you should receive an appointment confirmation from the carrier. Please remember to reply to the carrier confirming receipt of appointment.
- Deliveries
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To update or change your delivery contact person, please complete the Delivery Updates Form.
- Standard USDA food deliveries are wrapped and stacked on pallets no higher than approximately five feet and left at your loading dock for you to remove.
- Carriers will drop pallets at dock or just inside the threshold of your facility if the entrance can accommodate. Any request for removal of product from the pallet or asking the driver to enter the facility will require additional cost and must be arranged in advance.
- If there are delivery discrepancies or damages, you may return those cases with the driver.
Questions? Please email the Food Distribution team.
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As vendors and processors continue to have challenges with production capacity with limited transportation, we continue to experience delays and shortages with various products.
Of Note for December
Pilgrims W209 chicken nuggets and W211 chicken patties have been discontinued for the remainder of the school year. Please check surplus for alternatives on December 9 and 10, 2021.
Estimated December Availability
W137 - Beef Taco Filling - (Limited Availability)
W289 - French Toast Sticks - (Limited Availability East Only)
W582 - Cheese Toast Garlic - (Limited Availability)
W533 - Cheddar Cheese Sauce, Pouch – (Limited Availability)
W527 - Tony’s Cheese Pizza (Limited Western WA Only)
WIW533 - Ultimate Ch. Cheese Dip Cup – (Limited Availability)
100359 - Black Beans (Limited Availability Western WA Only)
110851 - Pollock Fish Sticks (Limited Availably)
Estimated January 2022 Availability
W281 - Whole French toast IW
W288 - Cheese Tortilla Wrapped Omelet
W274 - Cheddar Cheese Omelet
W143 - Beef Patty Flame broiled
W132 - Beef Teriyaki Dipper
W109 - Beef Rib Patty (Delay in Western WA Only)
W540 - Cheese Stick 100% Mozz Max (Delay in Western WA Only)
WIW516 - 6” Round Personal Cheese Pizza IW - (Delay in Eastern WA Only)
100101 - Diced Chicken
110361 - Applesauce Cups
100241 - Peach Cups
100364 - Vegetarian Beans (Delay in Western WA Orders Only)
100365 - Pinto Beans (Delay in Western WA )
100365 - Pinto Beans (Delay in Western WA Only)
110554 - Turkey Breast Deli (Delay in Western WA Only)
100370 - Red Kidney Beans (Delay in Western WA Only)
USDA Unable to Provide During SY 21–22
W209 - Chicken Nuggets
W211 - Chicken Patties
100935 - Sunflower Seed Butter (Eastern WA Only)
110080 - Chicken Oven Roasted
110721 - Sweet Potato Fries (Western WA Only)
110854 - Peanut Butter Individuals (Western WA Only)
Questions? Please email the Food Distribution team.
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Are you in need of additional entitlement for the remainder of the School Year? If so, now is your chance!
Complete Your SY21–22 Additional Entitlement Request. The request form closes at 4pm PT on Friday, December 24, 2021.
Important Information Regarding Additional Entitlement
- Allotted amounts could range from zero (0) to the total amount requested based on your usage and state availability.
- Must be used during the January, February, March, and April order periods.
- May be used with DOD but you must also complete a 2021-22 DoD Allocation Adjustment Form
- This form must be completed by the Program or Ordering contact listed in CNPweb.
The FDP team will review requests during the week of December 27, 2021.
Questions? Please email the Food Distribution team.
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December 8
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January USDA Foods Order Period Closes in CNP Web.
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December 9–10
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January USDA Foods Surplus Order Period Open in CNP Web.
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December 15
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November Claims Due in WINS
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December 23
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SY21–22 Additional Entitlement Request Due by 4pm PT
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December 27
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No Weekly CNS Newsletter
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December 30
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October 60-day Claiming Deadline - if you haven't already, submit your claim
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January 3, 2022
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No Weekly CNS Newsletter
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