School Breakfast Program

The purpose of this memo is to clarify the different types of procurement requirements school food authorities (SFAs) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors MUST follow when using funds from the non- profit foodservice account to purchase goods and services for the federal Child Nutrition Programs. Thresholds discussed in this guidance are current as of August 2018 and are subject to change.

The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010, 7 CFR 210.10(a)(2) required that schools identify, near or at the beginning of serving lines, what foods constitute unit priced reimbursable meals.

The Child Nutrition Program Administration has purchased materials to ensure School Food Authorities (SFAs) are complying with this signage requirement.  There are poster frames, display stands, dry erase markers, static clings and a variety of posters available to schools, at no charge.

Register now to receive your FREE Think Breakfast! materials

New York State Teachers who are registered to participate in the FREE Think Breakfast! program will receive a custom-collated package that includes a variety of materials to educate students about the benefits of eating breakfast. Customized materials are available for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Applications due April 7, 2017.

Online Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP)

The purpose of this memorandum is to remind school food authorities (SFAs), schools, and sponsoring organizations operating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) about data sharing and disclosure requirements.  

Data Sharing

Please click here to access the Eligibility Webinar.

Eligibility Webinar Q and A

1.       What if a student listed on the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP) list lives in a household with another student who is not related to the student found on the list?

Review Forms

Annual Self-Review Form 1 (PDF) (Word) or Form 2 (PDF) (Word)

Afterschool Snack Program (PDF) (Word)

The “And Justice for All” posters have been revised by the USDA and are available to all School Food Authorities and Summer Food Service Program Sponsors participating in the federal Child Nutrition Programs. Please replace and display this revised “And Justice for All” poster immediately.

The “And Justice for All” posters are required to be posted in highly visible locations in all Child Nutrition Program service areas including cafeterias, classrooms and in the vicinity of or on reimbursable meal vending machines if they are placed in areas other than the cafeteria.

Adult Selling Prices

Breakfast

• Schools that receive regular reimbursement for breakfast must charge a minimum of $1.82 plus tax for an adult breakfast meal
• Schools that receive severe need reimbursement for breakfast must charge a minimum of $2.15 plus tax for an adult breakfast meal

Lunch

• Schools that receive under 60% ($3.2199) for lunch must charge a minimum of $3.54 plus tax for an adult lunch