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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

Office of P-20 Education Policy
Child Nutrition Program Administration
89 Washington Avenue, Room 375 EBA, Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 473-8781 Fax: (518) 473-0018
To: 
Summer Food Service Program Sponsors
From: 
Child Nutrition Program Administration
Date: 
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Subject: 
2022 SFSP Eligibility for Open and Closed Enrolled Sites

 

In SY 2021-2022, schools participating in SSO did not collect free and reduced price applications and instead served all students free meals due to the impacts of COVID-19. As a result, schools do not have complete free and reduced price eligibility information to make area eligibility determinations for summer 2022. Therefore, FNS is offering two additional data options that sites may use to qualify as area eligible for summer 2022. Both options are available to Program operators as applicable, including SFAs and non-SFAs, who wish to use school data to make area eligibility determinations. The eligibility data used must be reflective of the population being served at the site. 

For detailed instructions on entering eligibility in CNMS click HERE. 

 

Data

Source

Eligibility Period

CNMS Eligibility Screen

2021-22 SED Data

 

 

2021-22 CEP Data

SFA collected and certified  current 21-22 school year (SY) eligibility data (income applications & DCMP)

 

2021-22 CEP List

5 years

 

 

 

5 years

Enter RA LEA, month, enrollment and eligibles

 

 

 

Enter RA LEA code

2019-20 SED Data

2019-20 SED List

3 years

Enter RA LEA code

Census Data

Area Eligibility Mapper

5 years

Enter census block code

Non-CEP ISP%

Contact SFSP Representative

1 year

Entered by SFSP staff

**Above may be used to qualify closed enrolled sites in a needy area for ONE YEAR.

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