Overview
The Nutrition Services Division (NSD) send messages via Listserv to program operators and contacts. The messages contained in the tabs below are identified by program and sponsor type. Program types include the School Nutrition Program (SNP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO), Summer Food Service Programs (SFSP), Food Distribution Program (FDP). To become a School Nutrition Program Operator, an agency must be either a public entity or a nonprofit organization with an Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) determination. SNP sponsor types include Residential Child Care Institutes (RCCI), and County Office of Education (COE), public and private schools, and direct funded charter schools. SNP role types include Chief Business Officer (CBO), and Food Service Director (FSD). Specialized messages intended for target audiences are marked with an asterisk (*) and are not applicable to entire program and sponsor types.
Note: Messages on this page will remain for three months before being removed.
Disaster
Proclamations that affect our program operators and state.
April
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 4/15/2024 | SNP, SSO, SFSP
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March
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 3/25/2024 | SNP
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February
Recall
Food recalls that could potentially affect our program operators and partners.
April
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 5/2/2024 | Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Products | SNP |
March
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 3/11/2024 | Salm Partners, LLC, Recalls Johnsonville Polish Kielbasa Turkey Sausage Products | SNP |
February
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2024 | Rizo-López Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Dairy Products Because of Possible Health Risk | SNP |
| 2/2/2024 | Quaker Issues Revised Recall Notice with Additional Products Due to Possible Health Risk | SNP |
Training
Announcements and availability of trainings, both sponsored by the NSD and those of the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other partners. Includes both in-person and e-learning offerings (conference calls and webinars).
April
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 4/22/2024 | SNP |
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| 4/9/2024 | Summer Meal Non-congregate Meal Service Option in Rural Areas Listening Session |
SSO, SFSP |
| 4/8/2024 | Webinar: Tuesday @ 2 Town Hall - April 23, 2024 | SNP |
March
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 3/13/2024 | Resource Management and Procurement Resources Spring Training 2024 | SNP |
| 3/12/2024 | SFSP | |
| 3/4/2024 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
February
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2024 | Community Eligibility Provision 101 Webinar | SNP |
Policy
Notifies program operators of the release of U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy memoranda.
April
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 4/17/2024 | Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Questions and Answers #2 | SSO, SFSP |
| 4/11/2024 | FDP | |
| 4/2/2024 | Summer Feeding Options for Summer 2024 Operations | SNP, SSO |
March
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 3/28/2024 | Promoting Voting in Child Nutrition Programs | SNP (FSD, CBO, Superintendent), SSO |
| 3/25/2024 | SNP | |
| 3/4/2024 | Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas | SFSP, SSO |
| 3/1/2024 | Interim Final Rule: State agency Monitoring in the Summer Food Service Program |
SFSP |
February
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
2/22/2024 |
Reminder: Annual Sponsor Verification Report for 2023–24 Is Now Available |
SNP |
2/22/2024 |
SNP |
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2/22/2024 |
SFSP |
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2/22/2024 |
SFSP |
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2/22/2024 |
Reminder: Initial Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program |
SFSP |
2/22/2024 |
SFSP |
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2/22/2024 |
SFSP |
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2/22/2024 |
SNP |
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2/22/2024 |
Reminder: Leftover Food Donation in the School Nutrition Programs |
SNP |
| 2/22/2024 | 2024–25 Child Nutrition Programs Reimbursement Rates | SSO and SFSP |
| 2/22/2024 | Updated USDA Guidance on the Community Eligibility Provision | SNP |
| 2/20/2024 | SFSP | |
2/2/2024 |
SSO, SFSP |
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2/2/2024 |
Implementation Guidance for the Rural Non-congregate Meal Service Option in the Summer Meal Programs |
SSO, SFSP |
Management Bulletin (MB)
Notifies program operators of the release of California Department of Education (CDE) NSD MBs.
May
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 5/2/2024 | SFSP, SSO |
March
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
3/28/2024 |
Reminder: Availability of the Commercial Dishwasher Grant | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government. FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
| 3/4/2024 | Availability of the Commercial Dishwasher Grant | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government. FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
February
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 2/22/2024 | Reminder: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Claiming Administrative Costs |
SNP |
| 2/22/2024 | New SFSP Management Bulletins | SFSP |
Funding
Funding and grant opportunities.
April
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 4/8/2024 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government. FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
March
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 3/28/2024 | Reminder: Availability of the Commercial Dishwasher Grant | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government. FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
| 3/20/2024 | Commercial Dishwasher Grant Informational Webinar | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government; FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
| 3/18/2024 | Local Food for Schools Use of Funds: Extension to November 29, 2024 | SNP |
| 3/5/2024 | 2024–25 FFVP Request for Applications Available | SNP |
3/4/2024 |
Availability of the Commercial Dishwasher Grant | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government; FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
Recognition
Recognition opportunities available to program operators.
April
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 4/8/2024 | Summer Meals Turnip the Beet Award Winners 2023 | SSO, SFSP |
| 4/2/2024 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government, FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
Other
Applications, surveys, announcements, and annual updates.
April
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 4/26/2024 | Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer 2024 Benefit Issuance Timeline Update | SNP (Food Service Director, Chief Business Official , Superintendent and Claim Preparer) |
| 4/26/2024 | Farm to Summer Celebration Week 2024 | SSO, SFSP |
| 4/22/2024 | SNP (Food Service Director, Chief Business Official , Superintendent, Claim Preparer) | |
| 4/18/2024 | Reminder: Reimbursement Rates for SNP and FDP for School Year 2023–24 | SNP, FDP |
| 4/18/2024 | Reminder: Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Income Exemptions | SNP |
| 4/12/2024 | CNAC Student Member Recruitment | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools; FSD) |
| 4/11/2024 | Child Nutrition Database, Release 27 | SNP, SSO |
| 4/5/2024 | School Lunch Hero Day—May 3, 2024 | SNP |
| 4/2/2024 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government, FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
March
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 3/25/2024 | SNP | |
| 3/18/2024 | Income Eligibility Scales for School Year 2024–25 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
| 3/11/2024 | Senate Bill 490 and Reporting Price Gouging | SNP |
February
| Notice Date | Title | Applicable to |
|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2024 | SNP (Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools, Nonpublic Schools and County Offices of Education and Other Government, FSD, CBO, Superintendent) |
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| 2/28/2024 | National Nutrition Month 2024 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
| 2/22/2024 | Reminder: Income Eligibility Scales for School Year 2023–24 | SNP, SSO, SFSP |
| 2/13/2024 | Letter of Support: Healthy Meals Incentives | SNP |
| 2/2/2024 | SNP | |
| 2/1/2024 | SNP (FSD, CBO, Superintendent), SSO, SFSP |
