Child Nutrition Newsletters Archive

Child & Adult Care Food Program Updates

Program information and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies are sent to program sponsors throughout the year in the form of email updates and OSPI bulletins. There are two ways to be signed up to receive updates from CNS.

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2024

December

Week of December 9

Update: Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars in the CACFP Webinar
Update: The Basics for Multi-Site Sponsors Training
Update: FY 25 Administrative Review Process Changes
Update: Child Nutrition Conference Scholarships Available
Farm to CACFP Corner
Important Dates to Remember

November

Week of November 25
- Update: SP 05-2025, CACFP 04-2025, SFSP 02-2025: Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements
- Update: FY 25 Administrative Review Process Changes
- Update: Child Nutrition Conference Scholarships Available
- Update: OSPI Menu Template Tutorial Available
- Update: OSPI Appeal Procedures
- Farm to CACFP Corner
- Important Dates to Remember
November 13 Special Update - New Claim Deadline
- Update: New Claim Deadline Beginning November 15, 2024
- Update: Correction to Plant-Based Meals Grant — Application Opens November 14!
- Important Dates to Remember
Week of November 12
- Update: OSPI Menu Template Tutorial Available
- Update: New Meal Pattern Policy Memo: Substituting Vegetables for Grains
- Update: CACFP 01-2025, Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Substitutions in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Questions and Answers
- Update: CACFP 02-2025, Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Update: USDA Webinar – Kosher & Halal Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
- Reminder: October Study Month Next Steps
- Farm to ECE Corner
- Highlight: Farm to CACFP Week Celebrations
- Important Dates to Remember

October

Week of October 28
- Update: October Study Month Next Steps
- Update: FY 25 Changes You Need to Know About!
- Reminder: CACFP Monitoring Requirement Reminder
- Reminder: New Claim Deadline Beginning November 2024
- Farm to ECE Corner
- Important Dates to Remember
Week of October 14
- Action Item: The Basics for Multi-Site Sponsors Training
- Update: FY 25 Changes You Need to Know About!
- Update: Updates to the Food Buying Guide
- Update: CACFP Monitoring Requirement Reminder
- Reminder: Are you Prepared for your FY 25 October Study Month?
- Reminder: New CACFP Training Platform!
- Reminder: New Claim Deadline Beginning November 2024
- Important Dates to Remember

September

Week of September 23
- Action Item: FY 25 Renewal was Due Sept 1
- Update: FY 25 Changes You Need to Know About!
- Update: New Food Yields Added to the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs!
- Update: All FY 25 CACFP Annual Training Modules Now Available
- Update: CACFP Vendor Agreement Webinar Now Available!
- Update: New CACFP Training Platform!
- Farm to CACFP Corner
- Important Dates to Remember
Week of September 9
- Update: New Claim Deadline Beginning November 2024
- Update: Clarification on Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data
- Update: Implementation of the Final Rule, Partnerships with Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations in the Child Nutrition Programs-Retracted
- Update: Training for Sponsors of Unaffiliated Facilities (FDCH | Centers)
- Update: All FY 25 CACFP Annual Training Modules Now Available
- Update: The Revised Crediting in Child Nutrition Program Tip Sheets Series
- Update: CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays Webinar is Back!
- Update: CACFP Vendor Agreement Webinar Now Available!
- Update: New CACFP Training Platform!
- Reminder: Power Up Your Program with New Learning Opportunities for 2024–25
- Farm to CACFP Corner
- Important Dates to Remember

August

Week of August 18
- Action Item: FY25 Renewal Due by Sept. 1
- Update: FY25 CACFP Budget Renewal Office Hours
- Update: Training for Sponsors of Unaffiliated Facilities (FDCH | Centers)
- Update: Implementation of the Final Rule, Partnerships with Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations in the Child Nutrition Programs
- Reminder: Power Up Your Afterschool Program with New Learning Opportunities for 2024–2025!
- Reminder: FY25 Study Month Documents Now Available!
- Reminder: Do You Have New Staff with CACFP Administrative Duties?
- Reminder: FY25 CACFP Annual Training
- Reminder: What You Need to Know About Ownership Changes
- FYI: It is National Breastfeeding Month
- Farm to CACFP Corner
- Important Dates to Remember

July

Week of July 22
- Action Item: FY25 Renewal is Open!

Week of July 15
- Update: FY 2024–25 USDA Reimbursement Rates Released
- Reminder: FY25 CACFP Annual Training
Week of July 8
- Action Item: FY25 Renewal Opens July 15!
- Update: Do You Have New Staff with CACFP Administrative Duties?
- Update: Power Up Your Afterschool Program with New Learning Opportunities for 2024–2025!
- Update: CACFP Recipe Standardization Guide
- Update: SP24-2024 CACFP10-2024 SFSP14-2024 Geographic Preference Option Questions and Answers
- Update: FY25 Study Month Documents Now Available!
- Update: Meal Pattern Final Rule Recorded Webinar Now Available
- Update: FY25 Eligibility Waiver for ECEAP
- Reminder: FY25 CACFP Annual Training
- Update: Going on a Field Trip?
- Update: Looking for Resources to Promote Your Program or Recruit Sites/Providers?
- FYI: Interested in Attending NCA's Virtual Summit?
- Farm to CACFP Corner
- Important Dates to Remember

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Week of June 10

May

Week of May 28

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