USDA Food and Nutrition Services Instructions

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  • 755-1 Delegation of Responsibility in CACFP
  • 765-4 Independence of the Review Official in CACFP
  • 765-7 Handling lost, Stolen and Misused Meal Tickets
  • 765-10 CACFP Follow-up Verification Reviews
  • 770-2 Commodity Distribution Requirements in CACFP
  • 770-3 Eligibility for Donated Foods to Camps in SFSP
  • 776-4 Temporary Emergency Residential Care in CACFP
  • 776-6 Eligibility of Individuals over 12 with Mental Disabilities in Child Care
  • 776-6 Revision 1 Tax Exempt Status for SFSP Sites
  • 776-7 Eligibility of Schools and Institutions to Participate in NSLP
  • 776-8 Eligibility of Proprietary Title XX Centers
  • 776-9 Verification of Eligibility Procedures in CACFP
  • 781-2 Child Nutrition State Administrative Expense Funds
  • 781-6 Special Developmental Projects
  • 781-7 Cost of Distribution of Bonus Commodities to Family Day Care Homes
  • 781-8 Use of Program Funds for Child Care Standards Compliance
  • 782-1 Outside School Hours Care Centers
  • 782-4 Approval of Child Care Institutions for SFSP
  • 782-5 Pricing of Adult Meals in School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
  • 782-6 Fees for Lunchroom Services
  • 782-13 Guidelines for Policy Statement When Serving Meals or Milk Without a Separate Charge
  • 783-1 Grain/Bread Requirement for Menu Planning
  • 783-3 Family Style Meal Service in SFSP
  • 783-6 Guidelines for Amounts and Use of Dry Milk and Canned Evaporated Milk
  • 783-7 Milk Requirements for Menu Planning
  • 783-9 Family Style Meal Service in CACFP
  • 783-11 Juice Products in Child Nutrition Programs
  • 783-13 Variations in Meal Requirements for Religious Reasons
  • 784-3 Reimbursement for Meals Provided by Parents
  • 786-5 Provider Claim Documentation and Reconciliation
  • 786-6 Reimbursement for Recycled Milk and Other Meal Components
  • 786-7 Reimbursement for Meals and milk Served on Weekends
  • 786-8 Reimbursement for Off-Site Meal Consumption
  • 786-9 Reimbursement for Meals or Milk Served to Continuous School Calendar Students
  • 787-3 Matching of Funds
  • 788-2 Partial Implementation of the School Meal Programs in Individual School
  • 788-3 Classification of Applicants in CACFP
  • 788-5 Approval of Administrative Budgets for Multi-State Sponsoring Organizations of Family Day Care Homes
  • 788-6 Availability of Institution Records to Administering Agencies
  • 788-7 Staff Child Ratios for Centers
  • 788-10 Retroactivity of Agreements for Child Care Food Program
  • 788-12 Approval of SponsorsUnder Investigation or Audit in SFSP
  • 788-13 Sub-Sites in SFSP
  • 788-16 Administrative Procedures for Multi-State Sponsoring Organizations - CACFP
  • 788-17 Documentation of Licensing/Approval
  • 791-1 Prohibition Against Denying Meals and Milk to Children as a Disciplinary Action
  • 792-2 Contracting Out Management Functions in CACFP
  • 794-5 Agreements with Entities Which Operate Interstate Schools and Facilities
  • 795-1 Use of School Feeding Facilities for the Elderly and Other Community
  • 796-5 Tax Issues Concerning Day Care Homes