National School Lunch Program
School Year Calendars- Non-public SFAs Only
All non-public School Food Authorities (SFAs) are required to submit their established school year calendar by Recipient Agency (RA) to the Child Nutrition Program Administration office (CN) each school year. Residential Childcare Institutions (RCCI) and Jails are exempt from this process.
The 2023-2024 school year runs from July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024. Calendars for the 2023-2024 school year must be submitted via email to cn@nysed.gov by September 30, 2023.
**Reminder**Awardees of the HMI Grants for Small and/or Rural SFAs
Awardees of the Healthy Meals Incentives (HMI) Grants for Small and/or Rural School Food Authorities (SFA)
23-24 Adult Selling Prices
Adult Selling Prices
School Breakfast Program
Severe Need | $2.84 |
Non-Severe Need | $2.39 |
National School Lunch Program
Less than 60% | $4.76 |
60% and More | $4.78 |
SY 2023-2024 Training Opportunities
FY 2022 Food Service Equipment Grant Awards
The list of applicants that have been selected to receive the FY 2022 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grant for School Food Authorities (SFAs) can be found in the link below.
Reminder: Local School Wellness Policy (LSWP) Triennial Assessments
Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards for SFAs
Ending of KKFA Flexibilities
On June 25th, 2022, President Biden signed the Keep Kids Fed Act, which extended USDA authority to waive certain requirements for Child Nutrition Programs to address COVID-19. This gave USDA extra resources to continue serving participants of the Child Nutrition Programs through the SY 2022-2023. These flexibilities (along with some waivers that were offered using USDA’s 12(l) National School Lunch Act waiver authority) are set to expire on June 30th, 2023. These flexibilities allowed for children and adult participants to continue to be fed in a safe manner during the pandemic.
CEP State Subsidy Q&As
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
1. Who can participate in CEP?
To participate in CEP, at least 25% of enrolled students must be certified for free meals without an application. An entire School Food Authority (SFA), individual school building/Recipient Agency (RA), or group of RAs within an SFA can participate in CEP. SFAs should determine how to implement CEP to maximize the benefits to the most students.
SCA Fourth Round Announcement
The following is an advance notification from USDA for an additional round of Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Funds. This memo will be replaced with the formal announcement when it is released by USDA.