Overview
SFSP | Operational Memos | Resources | Nutrition Education
The links below provide information on federal and state requirements and guidance for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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- Accommodating Special Diets (see Meal Modifications for Special Diets)
- Administration of the SFSP
- Administration Guide: Summer Food Service Program (USDA)
- Nutrition Guidance for Sponsors (USDA)
- Site Supervisor's Guide: Summer Food Service Program: English (USDA)
- Site Supervisor's Guide: Summer Food Service Program: Spanish (USDA)
- Adult Meals: Serving Adults: What You Need to Know (USDA)
- Allergies (see Food Allergies)
- Annual SFSP Report: Connecticut Annual SFSP Report (CSDE)
- Appeal Procedures (see Policies and Procedures for the SFSP)
- Application for the SFSP (Apply section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Area Eligibility
- Authorized Signature
B
- Best Practices from Across the Nation: How to be a Summer Meals Champion (USDA)
- Breakfast (see Meal Patterns for the SFSP)
C
- Calendar: CSDE Calendar of Training and Meetings
- Celiac Disease (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Child Nutrition (CN) Labels
- CN Labeling Program (USDA)
- CN Labeling Program (CSDE)
- Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE)
- Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Child Nutrition Sharing Site (ICN)
- Choking Prevention (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Claims
- Claims for Child Nutrition Programs (see CNP System)
- Claim Submission Schedule for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Claims Against Sponsors (see Policies and Procedures for the SFSP)
- CNP System: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- CNP System User Manual for Connecticut Sponsors Summer Food Service Program (CSDE)
- Comparison Chart: Comparison of Meal Pattern Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
- Complaint Procedures (see Policies and Procedures for the SFSP)
- Congregate Meals in the SFSP (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Contact Information
- Contact Information for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Child Nutrition Staff and Responsibilities (CSDE)
- Connecticut Education Directory (Public educational organizations in Connecticut)
- Connecticut SFSP Sponsors (CSDE)
- Connecticut State Department of Education Staff Directory (CSDE)
- Contracting with Food Service Management Company (see Food Service Management Company)
- Coronavirus (see Operation of Child Nutrition Programs During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreaks)
- Crediting Foods
- Crediting Commercial Processed Products in the SFSP (Documents/Forms section of the CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Crediting Foods Prepared On Site in the SFSP (Documents/Forms section of the CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Crediting Requirements for the SFSP Meal Pattern Components (Documents/Forms section of the CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
D
- Diabetes (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Dietary Guidance (see Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information)
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA)
- Disallowing Meals (see Policies and Procedures for the SFSP)
- Disaster Response: USDA Memo SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014 and SFSP 18-2014
- Disclosure
- Disclosure Release Request for Free or Reduced Eligibility Status (CSDE)
- Disclosure Requirements or the Child Nutrition Programs: USDA Memo SP 16-2016, CACFP 06-2016 and SFSP 10-2016
- Donating Foods (USDA Memo SP 11-2012, CACFP 05-2012 and SFSP 07-2012: Guidance on the Food Donation Program in Child Nutrition Programs)
E
- Eligibility
- Chapter 1: Program Eligibility (USDA's Administration Guide: Summer Food Service Program)
- Eligibility for the SFSP (Eligibility section of the CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
F
- Fact Sheets for the SFSP (USDA)
- Family Style Meal Service in the SFSP (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Farm to Summer (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Final Rules for the SFSP (CSDE's Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Financial Management
- Financial Management Resources (see Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs)
- FNS 796-4: Financial Management: Summer Food Service Program for Children (USDA)
- FNS Instructions for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Food Allergies (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (USDA National Agricultural Library)
- Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
- Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods) (CSDE)
- Food Labels (CSDE's Nutrition Education webpage)
- Food Production
- Food Production
- More resources: see CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
- Food Recalls (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Food Rewards
- Alternatives to Food Rewards (CSDE)
- More resources for alternatives to food rewards (see Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care)
- Food Safety
- Food Service Management Company (CSDE)
- Free Meals Policy Statements (see Policies and Procedures for the SFSP)
- Fruits Component for the SFSP (Documents/Forms section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
G
- Geographic Preference (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Gluten Intolerance (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Grains/Breads Component
- Grains/Breads Component for the SFSP (Documents/Forms section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Calculation Methods for Grains/Breads Servings in the SFSP (CSDE)
- Guides (see Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs)
H
- Handwashing (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Health and Achievement (see Resource List for Health and Achievement)
- Health Inspections
- Health Inspection Tips (USDA)
- Sample Health Inspection Letter (CSDE)
- HUSKY Health for Connecticut Children & Adults (Connecticut Department of Social Services)
I
- Income Eligibility Forms for the SFSP (Apply section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Income Guidelines for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Indirect Cost Guidance (USDA)
J
- Juice: see Vegetables/Fruits Component for the SFSP (Documents/Forms section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
L
- Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Leftover Meals: What to Do with Leftover Meals (USDA)
- Legislation for the SFSP
- Summer Food Service Program History (USDA)
- Policy Resources (USDA)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (CSDE's Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Lunch (see Meal Patterns for the SFSP)
M
- Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Meal Modifications for Special Diets (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Meal Patterns for the SFSP (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Meal Service in the SFSP (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Meal Time Requirements: page 61 of USDA's Administration Guide: Summer Food Service Program
- Meat/Meat Alternates Component for the SFSP (Documents/Forms section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Medical Statement (see Meal Modifications for Special Diets)
- Menu Forms for the SFSP (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Menu Planning for the SFSP (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Milk Component for the SFSP (Documents/Forms section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Monitoring for the SFSP
- MyPlate Opens in a new window (USDA)
N
- National School Lunch Program (NSLP) (CSDE)
- National Youth Sports Program (Apply section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Noncreditable Foods in the SFSP (CSDE)
- Nondiscrimination Statements (USDA and CSDE)
- Nutrient Analysis
- Child Nutrition Database: Required in USDA-approved nutrient analysis software for the NSLP and SBP (USDA)
- USDA TA 01-2020: Twenty-third Release of the Child Nutrition Database (CNDB)
- FoodData Central (USDA)
- See "Nutrient Analysis" in the CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
- Child Nutrition Database: Required in USDA-approved nutrient analysis software for the NSLP and SBP (USDA)
- Nutrition Education and Information
- Nutrition Education (CSDE)
- Nutrition Information (see Resource List for Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Information)
- Resource List for Nutrition Education (CSDE)
- Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Summer Food, Summer Moves and Other Nutrition Education Resources (USDA)
O
- Obesity Data and Prevention Strategies (see Resource List for Obesity Data and Prevention)
- Online Agreements and Claiming (see CNP System)
- Offer versus Serve in the SFSP (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Outreach for Summer Meals (see Promoting the SFSP)
- Operational Memoranda for the SFSP (CSDE)
P
- Physical Activity and Physical Education (see Resource List for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools and Child Care)
- Policy Memos for the SFSP (USDA's FNS Documents & Resources webpage)
- Policies and Procedures for the SFSP (CSDE)
- Policy Resources: Summary of legislative, regulatory, and policy requirements of the SFSP (USDA)
- Press Release
- Connecticut Summer Meals Press Release (CSDE)
- Sample Press Releases for the SFSP (Apply section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Portion Guides for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (see
- Procurement
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Chapter 6: Procurement and Bid Procedures (USDA's Administration Guide: Summer Food Service Program)
- Procurement Policy Memos (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Procurement Standards for the SFSP: 7 CFR 225.17 (USDA)
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- Product Formulation Statements
- Production Records for the SFSP (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Program Guidance for the SFSP (USDA)
- Promoting the SFSP
- News Releases (USDA)
- Promoting Sites (USDA)
- Raise Awareness (USDA)
- Site Locator for Summer Meals (End Hunger CT!)
- School Outreach (USDA)
- Sponsor Outreach (USDA)
Q
- Qualifications for food service staff (see Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs)
- Qualified Food Operator (QFO) (CSDE's Food Safety Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
R
- Recipes (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Regulations for the SFSP
- Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Regulations for the SFSP: 7 CFR 225 (USDA)
- Reimbursement Rates for the SFSP (CSDE)
- Request for Meal Modifications in the SFSP (CSDE)
- Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
S
- Sample SFSP Menus (CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP (CSDE)
- Serious Deficiency Process (see Policies and Procedures for the SFSP)
- Share Tables (CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 06-16)
- Signage and Posters (See Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs)
- Site Locator for Summer Meals (End Hunger CT!)
- Smaller Food Portions (see Policies and Procedures for the SFSP)
- Snack (see Meal Patterns for the SFSP)
- Special Diets (see Meal Modifications for Special Diets)
- Standard Operating Procedures (ICN)
- Standardized Recipe Form for the SFSP (CSDE)
- Summer Food Service Program (CSDE)
- Summer Food Service Program (USDA)
- Summer Meals on the Move (CSDE)
- Summer Meals Toolkit (CSDE)
- Supper (see Meal Patterns for the SFSP)
T
- Team Nutrition Opens in a new window (USDA)
- Temperatures for food safety (CSDE's Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Thermometers (CSDE's Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
- Training
- Annual Sponsor Training (Related Resources section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Training for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Webinars and Videos for Summer Meals (USDA)
- Training Certification (Apply section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
U
- USDA Foods (see Food Distribution Program)
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
- USDA SFSP Policy Memos
V
- Vegetables Component for the SFSP (Documents/Forms section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
- Vegetarian Meals (see Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Program)
- Vending Machines: USDA Memo SP 28-2016, CACFP 09-2016 and SFSP 11-2016: FDA Requirements for Vending Machines
- Vendors
- Chapter 5: Vending Options (USDA's Administration Guide: Summer Food Service Program)
- Food Service Management Company (CSDE)
- Visit Certification (Apply section of CSDE's Summer Food Service Program webpage)
W
- Waivers from USDA Requirements (see USDA Nationwide COVID-19 Waivers)
- Water Availability
- Making Water Available: page 30 in the USDA's Nutrition Guide: Summer Food Service Program
- More resources: see "Water Availability" in the CSDE's Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs)
- Webinars (see Training)
- Whole Grains: see Grains/Breads Component for the SFSP