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Since the late 1970s, each legal entity that receives funds from the US government is required to have a unique identifier called a DUNS number. As of April 4, 2022, the Federal Government changed the requirements for these numbers. They will now be using a 'SAM' ID.
If you have received an email from your Program specialist requesting a valid SAM ID for your business, action is required.
Please email your specialist your SAM ID as soon as possible.
You can go to www.sam.gov, register for a new account, and request your unique SAM ID in just a few minutes.
SAM.gov provided this video on how you can get your SAM ID.
You can also follow these written instructions on how to request a SAM ID.
Questions? Please contact your CACFP Specialist.
 Team Nutrition recently released the Let’s Make a Snack! Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Snack Menu Planner for Children 3 Through 18 Years of Age. This menu planner will help child care center and family child care operators understand CACFP meal pattern requirements and serve high-quality snacks. It includes sample menus, checklists, menu planning activities, and 20 new snack recipes:
• Apples and Almond Butter
• Baked Carrot Fries With Yogurt-Sunflower Seed Butter Dip
• Caprese Bruschetta
• Cheesy Bean Tostada
• Chicken and Cheese Snack Cup With Grapes
• Corny Salsa With Tortilla Chips
• Curried Chicken Wraps
• Deli Bento Box
• Dried Fruit and Cereal Snack Mix
• Fresh Veggie Wraps
• Fruited Chicken Salad With Crackers
• Herb Bagel Bites
• Mini Egg Salad Sandwiches
• Mini Graham Crackers and Berry Nut Butter
• Parmesan Zucchini Chips
• Peach and Yogurt Smoothies
• Savory Yogurt-Hummus Dip With Veggies
• Toasted Pita Wedges and Fruit Dip
• Tuna Salad and Apples Slices
• Very Berry Parfaits
Recipes are standardized to meet minimum serving amounts of at least one meal component for children 3 through 5 and 6 through 18, and are available in yields of 6, 25, and 50 servings. All are taste-tested and kid-approved!
Download Let's Make a Snack
About the Dietary Guidelines
The Dietary Guidelines provides science-based advice on what to eat and drink to promote health, reduce risk of chronic disease, and meet nutrient needs. It is designed for policymakers and nutrition and health professionals to help all individuals and their families consume a healthy, nutritionally adequate diet.
Information in the Dietary Guidelines is used to develop, implement, and evaluate federal food, nutrition, and health policies and have aided in the development of Child Nutrition Program meal patterns.
Submit Your Feedback
Every five years, USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services partner to provide the latest, science-based nutrition guidance in re-evaluating the Dietary Guidelines. These agencies are kicking off the process of developing the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans by posting proposed scientific questions for public comment.
Your feedback on the proposed questions – and throughout the development process for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans – will help us change lives and ensure a healthier, more prosperous future for all Americans. These departments are committed to equity and transparency at every point in the process, which is why this first step starts with you – the public.
The public comment period opens April 15, 2022. We invite you to read the proposed scientific questions and comment before May 16, 2022, to inform the process from the very start!
Additional Resources
Please save the date for this upcoming webinar where we will discuss several important upcoming Program changes. These changes will affect all Sponsors operating CACFP.
Register for the What's New in CACFP Webinar
Date: Wednesday, May 4
Time: 1:30–2:30 pm PT
During this webinar we will discuss:
- Study month for Fiscal Year (FY) 23
- Renewal closing date for FY22
- Infant meal pattern requirements for all centers with enrolled infants
- Budget Reporting
- Waiver usage
- Training resources for new staff
- OSPI staff updates
Questions? Please contact your OSPI CNS Program Specialist.
Do you believe in the power of good nutrition? Are you interested in assisting school districts and other institutions in providing children with healthy and nutritious meals? CNS is seeking skilled candidates for several positions. Does this sound like you? Apply to join the CNS team today!
Current Recruitments
Upcoming Recruitments
- Business Analyst
- Fiscal Analyst
USDA’s Team Nutrition initiative will present a CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays webinar on “Serving Adult Participants in the CACFP.”
About this Webinar
This upcoming webinar will highlight how the CACFP meal pattern for adults provides flexibilities to allow program operators to plan meals that best meet the needs of their adult participants as well as meal service options, dietary needs of this population, and meal modifications. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and check their knowledge through interactive polling questions.
Serving Adult Participants in the CACFP webinar (English)
Date: Thursday, May 5
Time: 11:00 – 11:30 am PT
Serving Adult Participants in the CACFP webinar (Spanish)
Date: Thursday, May 5
Time: 12:00 – 12:30 pm PT
Additional Information
- Both webinars will be recorded and made available at a later date. All who register for the webinar will receive an email once the recording is available.
- Team Nutrition will provide certificates of participation to individuals who attend the entire thirty-minute webinar.
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Do you need an alternative format or accessibility tools to help you participate in this event? Participants who require a different accessibility tool to participate in this webinar, please email Sheila Kopczynski by April 20 for assistance.
Interested in watching recorded Team Nutrition trainings on other CACFP Topics? Visit the CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays webpage.
It’s Time for Gardening!
Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education Kit Featuring MyPlate is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables - spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash.
This kit includes:
- Garden themed nutrition kit for 3 – 5 year olds
- 7 booklets featuring fruits and vegetables
- Tasting, planting and movement activities
- Nutrition activity sheets that introduce MyPlate
- Fun parent and child activities
Use the kit to promote learning at home with fun parent/child activities and family-sized recipes that give tips for cooking with children.
You can order this kit at no cost to you by going to the Team Nutrition Resource Ordering Site.
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Not sure what cereals you can serve in the CACFP program?
Here is a resource that can help!
All breakfast cereals served in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) must not
have more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce. This is equal to 21.2 grams of sugar per 100
grams of cereal.
The Calculating Sugar Limits for Breakfast Cereals in the CACFP helps you, and your staff, with calculating sugars in breakfast cereals.
Print this resource in English or Spanish!
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