4/22 Child and Adult Care Food Program Newsletter

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction sent this bulletin at 04/22/2024 04:06 PM PDT

4/22 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Newsletter

Update: Recruiting CACFP Advisory Council Members
Update: USDA Proposed Rule, Serious Deficiency Process in CACFP and SFSP
Update: Transition from CFDA Number to ALN
Update: Department of Ecology Seeks to Reduce Litter and PFAS — What You Need to Know
Reminder: OSPI Appeal Procedures
Farm to ECE: Community of Practice Call
Important Dates to Remember

Update: Recruiting CACFP Advisory Council Members

The CACFP Advisory Council is made up of 10 Sponsors that operate various components of CACFP throughout the state. The council helps bring Washington state CACFP concerns to OSPI and assists in driving changes to improve program administration.

There are currently two institution vacancies on the council. We are looking for military, School District, and tribal representation. If selected, commitment to the council includes monthly, one year meetings, and would run through December 2025.

If your institution is interested in joining the CACFP Advisory Council, please email CACFP@K12.wa.us.

Update: USDA Proposed Rule, Serious Deficiency Process in CACFP and SFSP

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the Proposed Rule entitled “Serious Deficiency Process in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)”. The proposed rule can be viewed here: Federal Register Notice

The USDA is proposing important modifications to the serious deficiency process in CACFP, extending the process to CACFP unaffiliated sponsored centers, and establishing a serious deficiency process in SFSP. These changes will improve consistency in language and process among statute, regulations, and guidance for both CACFP and SFSP, improve consistency in the serious deficiency process within and across States and strengthen program integrity.

Request for Comments

Written comments must be received on or before May 21, 2024 to be considered.

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Please see USDA’s Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP webpage for more information, including a summary chart of proposed provisions.

To learn more, view the recorded webinar from February 29 titled “The Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP Proposed Rule”.

Update: Transition from CFDA Number to ALN

The federal government used Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA) as a resource to help find government programs available to corporations, government agencies, and citizens. Child Nutrition Programs are assigned a CFDA Number. CFDA numbers are used routinely in reporting federal grants and grant expenditures for example, the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA).

Recently, CFDA numbers transitioned to Assistance Listing Number (ALN). Only the name changed.

Federal Child Nutrition Program	Old	New
School Breakfast Program	CFDA 10.553	ALN 10.533
National School Lunch Program	CFDA 10.555	ALN 10.555
Special Milk Program	CFDA 10.556	ALN 10.556
Child and Adult Care Food Program	CFDA 10.558	ALN 10.558
Summer Food Service Program	CFDA 10.559	ALN 10.559
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program	CFDA 10.582	ALN 10.582
USDA Food Distribution Program	CFDA 10.555	ALN 10.555

CNS Revenue Codes and CFDA Numbers Reference Sheet (ospi.k12.wa.us)

For a complete listing of ALN numbers, visit SAM.gov.

OSPI will update division resources that reference the CFDA number in the coming weeks.

Questions? Contact 360-725-6200

Update: Department of Ecology Seeks to Reduce Litter and PFAS — What You Need to Know

The Department of Ecology has new and upcoming requirements designed to reduce litter and PFAS pollution from disposable food packaging and service ware. There are five different requirements that organizations serving food (including schools and child and adult care institutions) should know about:

Use PFAS-free food packaging.
Avoid expanded polystyrene (EPS).
Look for compostable product labeling.
Avoid single-use plastic carryout bags.
Ask customers before giving out single-use service ware.

Learn more about the requirements on their blog.

View the printable Quick Guide for Food Service Organizations and Businesses that summarizes the requirements for disposable food packaging. Also available in multiple languages:

Reminder: OSPI Appeal Procedures

Appeal procedures give USDA Child Nutrition Programs sponsors an avenue to appeal when the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Child Nutrition Services takes adverse administrative action as required by federal regulations.

These procedures are specific in what actions are appealable and what programs they apply to. Appeal procedures are included in Final Letters summarizing review findings; however, you may review the procedure at any time on our webpages.

Questions? Please contact your Program Specialist.

Farm to ECE: Community of Practice Call

Join the Farm to ECE Community of Practice call on Tuesday, April 23, 3–4pm to share and connect with other ECE educators and professionals.

We will be discussing what's new in the Farm to ECE world, family input/engagement ideas around culturally relevant foods at preschool/childcare, and brainstorm ways to engage more partners via the network and COP. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Submit them to rey.cooley@unitedgeneral.org

Important Dates to Remember

April 23	Community of Practice call \| 3–4 pm
April 29	February 60-Day Claim Deadline —if you haven't already, submit your claim

ALL STUDENTS PREPARED FOR POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS, CAREERS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

Led by State Superintendent Chris Reykdal, OSPI oversees K-12 public education in Washington state. Our mission is to provide funding, resources, tools, data and technical assistance that enable educators to ensure students succeed in our public schools, are prepared to access post-secondary training and education, and are equipped to thrive in their careers and lives.

ADA NOTIFICATION FOR OSPI CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES EVENTS
To arrange accommodations for persons with disabilities for OSPI Child Nutrition Services events, please contact the Child Nutrition Services Team at 360-725-6200, TTY 360-664-3631, or by email, child.nutrition@k12.wa.us at least three business days before the event. Please note that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not require OSPI to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

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