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Sneak Preview: FNS Urged To Improve Monitoring Documentation

April 20, 2018 – 7:40 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans by March 2019 to fully update its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) guidance to…

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Send Your Comments Now on School Nutrition Program Crediting

February 28, 2018 – 10:48 am

State and local stakeholders in the School Nutrition Program, take notice: the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has given you more time to address a key issue related to funding meals under the National School Lunch…

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Sneak Preview: FNS Clarifies Procurement Review Requirements

August 3, 2017 – 7:43 am

The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently issued guidance, in the form of a memo — SP-39-2017, to states clarifying that they…

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FNS Adds Time for Comments on Child Nutrition Program Proposal

June 15, 2016 – 6:58 am

Sometime you just need a little more time to do all that you need to do. Well, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has done just that for stakeholders interested in submitting comments on a FNS proposed rule concerning child…

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FNS Issues Q&A on Meals for Limited English Proficiency Students

June 1, 2016 – 7:19 am

As we all know, the human mouth is useful for two important purposes: speaking and eating. Limitations to the first should not impact the second. Such could be said according to a recent document by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

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Sneak Preview: FNS Letter Details Buy American Provisions

March 23, 2016 – 9:00 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) A recent Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) letter to regional and state nutrition program officials detailed how they should monitor and enforce…

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Improper Payments Down for School Meal Programs

May 5, 2015 – 11:03 pm

This is a step in the right direction. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently announced that improper payments in the nation’s school meals programs are down.

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Sneak Preview: New Manual Calls for Extra Reviews for Some LEAs

September 16, 2014 – 8:30 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Food and Nutrition Service has issued to state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) the 2014 version of the Eligibility Manual for School Meals,…

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FNS Farm Bill FAQ Responds to States’ Queries Related to SNAP

June 23, 2014 – 9:01 am

The Food and Nutrition Service this month released a memo that should essentially be called “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Farm Bill (But Were Afraid to Ask).” The memo, which FNS officially titled “Question & Answers Concerning…

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LEAs Now Have More Time To Participate in Community Eligibility Provision

June 17, 2014 – 11:46 am

When the federal government encourages grantees to do something, they should pay attention. However, when it “strongly encourages” grantees to act, they pretty well better heed that message. This blog post falls into the latter category.

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