Summer Food Service Program
All On Site SFSP Trainings Cancelled
All on site SFSP Trainings have been cancelled. All organizations that have registered for an on-site training location can register for the upcoming webinar. Webinar attendance fulfills the mandatory training requirement.
Updates Webinar for Experienced Sponsoring Organizations will be held on March 19, 2020 from 10:00am-11:30am.
Operating CNP when Schools are Closed due to COVID-19
School Food Authorities (SFA) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors may provide reimbursable meals to low-income children during school closures related to COVID-19. Upon Child Nutrition’s approval of their application, schools may provide up to two meals per day per child through the SFSP or the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP. Meals may be provided and consumed at schools or other locations in the community or provided for consumption at home.
Child Nutrition Program NYS Waiver Requests
The New York State Education Department (SED) has requested a waiver from USDA for regulations 7 CFR 210.7, 220.9 and 225.9(d)(7) to allow School Food Authorities and Summer Food Service Program Sponsors additional reimbursement for costs necessary to provide meals and meal supplements with appropriate safety measures to help minimize potential exposure to COVID-19 while schools are closed.
The waiver has not been approved at this time. Further guidance will be made available upon approval.
Federal Reimbursement Rates
2016 Summer Food Service Program Federal Reimbursement Rates
|
Meal Type |
Site Type |
Rate |
Increase from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Breakfast |
Rural and/or Self-Prep *Other |
$2.1325 $2.0925 |
$0.0550 $0.0550 |
|
Lunch/Supper |
2019 Summer Food Service Program Federal Reimbursement Rates
|
Meal Type |
Site Type |
Rate |
Increase from 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Breakfast |
Rural and/or Self-Prep *Other |
$ 2.2975 $2.2550 |
$0.0650 $0.0650 |
|
Lunch/Supper |
2020 Mandatory Summer Food Service Program Sponsor Training for All Sponsors
Sponsor training is mandatory for all experienced and potential new Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors. The New York State Education Department (SED), will conduct six training workshops in March and April. SED will offer separate training webinars for experienced sponsors and potential new sponsors. Training locations and webinar dates are listed on the link below; your attendance at the webinar fulfills the sponsor training requirement.
Proposed Rule: Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Find the full proposed rule and a link to comment on the propsed rule on the Federal Register
2020 SFSP Sponsors to be Reviewed
The New York State Education Department (SED) review process is required by Part 7 CFR, Section 225 of the Federal regulations for sponsors administering the SFSP. The objective of the review process is to ensure program compliance through the evaluation of the sponsor’s program operations by observing site operations and conducting a fiscal audit of the SFSP administration. SED reviews all SFSP sponsors a minimum of once every three years.
2020 Area Eligible List to Qualify Open and Closed Enrolled Sites
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 closed enrolled in a needy area. School data can be used to establish area eligibility for these types of sites.
