Apply
Note: Do not print and complete the SFSP application materials below. If you are considering sponsorship of the SFSP, please contact Caroline Cooke, Summer Meals Coordinator, at caroline.cooke@ct.gov or 860-807-2144. The annual SFSP application is conducted through an online module that can only be accessed after a permanent agreement has been executed with the Connecticut State Department of Education.
SFSP Application Instructions |
Required Application Forms and Materials
Additional Forms and Materials |
Materials to be Updated Annually and Kept on File
SFSP Application Instructions
- Application Cover Memo
- Application Components for Experienced Sponsors
- User Manual for SFSP: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CNP System)
- SFSP Appeal Procedures
Required SFSP Application Forms and Materials
Budget |
Civil Rights |
Free Meals Policy Statement
Health Inspection |
Meal Patterns |
Training Certification |
Visit Certification
Budget
Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Requirements Packet
- Pre-award Survey for New Sponsors
- Civil Rights Beneficiary Data Collection Form
- Guidance on civil rights requirements: Visit the CSDE's Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs webpage
- Presentation The school nutrition programs presentation also applies to the SFSP
- Civil Rights: Your Responsibilities in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE) Overview (six slides per page)
- Civil Rights: Your Responsibilities in the School Nutrition Programs PowerPoint Presentation (CSDE)
Free Meals Policy Statement
Health Inspection
Meal Patterns
Training Certification
Visit Certification
- Sample Visit Certification Letter
- Pre-operational Site Visit Form
- First Week Visit Form
- Monitoring Review Form
- Sample Visit/Review Schedule
- Sponsor Monitor's Guide SFSP (USDA)
Additional SFSP Forms and Materials
See Application Components for Experienced Sponsors to determine if these forms are required
Authorized Signature Change Form |
Food Service Management Companies
Income Eligibility Forms |
National Youth Sports Program
Authorized Signature Change Form
Food Service Management Companies
Income Eligibility Forms
- Family Application
- Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk (English)
- Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk (Spanish)
Solicitud para comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido en la escuela, o para leche gratuita
- Income Guidelines
- Sample Parent Letter (English)
- Sample Parent Letter (Spanish)
- Enrollment Information Form (English)
- Enrollment Information Form (Spanish)
- Consent Form for Sharing Information with Other Programs (English)
- Consent Form for Sharing Information with Other Programs (Spanish)
National Youth Sports Program
SFSP Materials to be Updated Annually and Kept on File in Sponsor Records
Meal Count Forms | Press Releases
Meal Count Forms
Press Releases