Summer Food Service Program

The Turnip the Beet Award recognizes outstanding summer meal program sponsors across the nation who work hard to offer high quality meals to children that are appetizing, appealing, and nutritious during the summer months. Being selected as a winner brings a sense of pride and validation to your program and your community.

Congratulations to New York’s Fillmore Powerhouse Youth Center Inc. for their 2023 Gold award!

No Kid Hungry New York is supporting school districts and community-based organizations operating SFSP or SSO and implementing non-congregate meal programs in rural areas with a grant opportunity. The average grant award will range between $10,000 - $15,000. Grant amounts will vary depending on program need. To be considered for a summer meals grant, an applicant must submit the No Kid Hungry New York 2024 Summer Grant Inquiry Form by Wednesday, April 10th.

No Kid Hungry New York is supporting school districts and community-based organizations operating SFSP or SSO and implementing non-congregate meal programs in rural areas with a grant opportunity. The average grant award will range between $10,000 - $15,000. Grant amounts will vary depending on program need. To be considered for a summer meals grant, an applicant must submit the No Kid Hungry New York 2024 Summer Grant Inquiry Form by Wednesday, April 10th.

No Kid Hungry New York is supporting school districts and community-based organizations operating SFSP or SSO and implementing non-congregate meal programs in rural areas with a grant opportunity. The average grant award will range between $10,000 - $15,000. Grant amounts will vary depending on program need. To be considered for a summer meals grant, an applicant must submit the No Kid Hungry New York 2024 Summer Grant Inquiry Form by Wednesday, April 10th.

USDA has new, flexible strategies for providing children with food and nutrition support in the summertime. This enhanced suite of tools is called SUN Programs: USDA’s Summer Nutrition Programs for Kids. The SUN name – derived from the words Summer and Nutrition – reflects the broader, brighter impact USDA’s Summer Nutrition Programs will have on kids across the nation, helping them thrive during summer and beyond.

SFSP sponsors and community partners can use these new brand guidelines for developing materials and communications about the SUN programs.

In accordance with 7 CFR 225.6(d) and 225.14 (c)(1), Sponsors must demonstrate financial and administrative capability for Program operations and accepts final financial and administrative responsibility for total Program operations at all sites at which it proposes to conduct a food service in accordance with the performance standards. The State agency may only approve the applications of those sponsors that meet the three performance standards: financial viability, administrative capability, and Program accountability.

This guidance updates previously issued Questions and Answers to clarify the rural non-congregate summer meals option established through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (the Act) (P.L. 117-328), and codified through the interim final rulemaking (IFR), Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs (88 FR 90230).

In the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), sponsors operating sites located in and drawing their attendance from needy areas can qualify to receive SFSP reimbursement for up to two meals served to children at the sites daily. These sites can operate as open, restricted open, or as closed enrolled sites located in a needy area. School data can be used to establish area eligibility for these types of sites.