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Keep up with the latest policy memos and news from the Texas Department of Agriculture.
September 2024
9/4/2024 Revised Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet Series in English August 2024
8/29/2024 USDA offers additional guidance and best practices for obtaining racial/ethnic data 8/27/2024 Summer Non-Congregate Meal Service Reporting for USDA 8/27/2024 2024 Turnip the Beet - Deadline Extended! 8/26/2024 TANS Update 8/8/2024 SY 2024-2025 Special Provisions Carryover Reports 8/2/2024 Summer in the Loop: Deadline to Apply for Turnip the Beet 2024 is August 30th! 8/2/2024 Summer Non-Congregate Meal Service Reporting for USDA 8/1/2024 TANS Update July 2024
7/2/2024 Expansion of Excess Net Cash Resource Threshold for NSLP Operators 7/2/2024 Community Operations Food Production Facility Reviews and Visit Prior to Approval 7/2/2024 Sweet Summer Habits Olympics 7/2/2024 Apply for Turnip the Beet 2024! June 2024
6/3/2024 RELEASE: Non-Congregate Service during Extreme Heat/Poor Air Quality Waiver Request Form 6/3/2024 RELEASE: USDA SFSP Administration Guide May 2024
5/28/2024 RELEASE: New and Updated Summer Non-Congregate FAQs and Forms 5/28/2024 Farewell TXUNPS - Welcome TANS 5/8/2024 CACFP and SFSP Nutrition Standards Webinar May 16 5/2/2024 RELEASE: Updated SFSP Supplemental Handbook 5/1/2024 RELEASE: New Online Form to Request Early Removal from the NDL and TEXSL 5/1/2024 RELEASE: SFSP Sponsor Monitoring Form Prototypes 5/1/2024 RELEASE: Updated SFSP Supplemental Handbook 5/1/2024 Rural Summer Non-Congregate Request Form and Resources Now Available April 2024
4/30/2024 Extension of Comment Period for Rural Non-Congregate Interim Final Rule 4/30/2024 Extreme Heat/Air Quality Non-Congregate Waivers Available in Summer 2024 4/30/2024 "And Justice for All" Poster - Updated Guidance 4/30/2024 USDA Releases Final Rule for Child Nutrition Program Nutrition Standards - SFSP 4/3/2024 Rural Summer Non-Congregate Request Form and Resources Available April 5 4/1/2024 RELEASE: Proposed Rule for Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP March 2024
3/8/2024 Now available: The Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Manual 3/6/2024 Summer 2024 Non-Congregate Feeding - Start Preparing Now! 3/6/2024 RELEASE: Proposed Rule for Serious Deficiency Process in SFSP and CACFP 3/6/2024 RELEASE: School Data for Area Eligibility Report February 2024
2/5/2024 SFSP Program Year 2024 Training Requirement for all renewal CEs 2/5/2024 RELEASE: NEW Duplicative Services FAQs 2/2/2024 RELEASE: SFSP and SSO Rural Non-Congregate Service Regulations 2/2/2024 New features and food yields in the Food Buying Guide Web-Based Tool January 2024
1/8/2024 Reminder for all TX-UNPS and WBSCM entities 1/4/2024 FAQs Clarify Duplicative Costs and Multiple Contracts for Same Service
