Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

2024 Experienced Summer Sponsor Training (pdf)
Civil Rights Training

Hot Lunch Summer 
Find a Summer Meal Site Near You!

Hot Lunch Summer Outreach Material, pdf files

Magnet
Rack Card

SFSP Outreach in the Community
Customizable Flyer 1 
Customizable Flyer 2 
Community Outreach, Kick-off Events, Canvas Days, Soliciting Donations 
Partnerships for Programming 

Statewide Outreach Report - 2022 (pdf)
Statewide Outreach Presentation - 2022 (pdf)

Statewide Outreach Report - 2021 (pdf)
Statewide Outreach Presentation - 2021 (pdf)

Instructional Videos

SFSP Management Plan Overview
Completing the Sponsor Info Sheet 
Completing the Sponsor Budget 
Completing the Site Information Sheet 
Completing checklist documents and applying for DOE approval
Ordering USDA Foods for Summer in CNPWeb 
Completing the Sponsor Claim 

Annual Application Packet Reference Guide (pdf)

CNPWeb New Site Entry & Old Site Deactivation Form
(Adding & removing sites in your Application Packet)

Resources for SFSP Site Info Sheets in CNPweb

Is your Site Urban or Rural?
If your site address is in the green area of the USDA Rural Eligibility Map, it is considered "Rural." The rural designation is valid for five years. 

Rural Designation in the Summer Food Service Program
 

Using school data to qualify your SFSP site
The School Free/Reduced Eligibility from October Survey is a report that references the School's identifying number or “School Site number” that will allow you to use the School’s October Survey (free/reduced enrollment data) to qualify your SFSP site. You can use the site number of a school that is 50% or more free/reduced to qualify the school itself or a site in that school's attendance area.
SY2024 October Survey ED 534 Data

Using Census Data to qualify a site
Trying to qualify the site using school data before the census is recommended. 
To check your site's eligibility using the census, type the site's address into the Census Mapper at https://www.fns.usda.gov/area-eligibility. The site must show 50% or more eligibility to qualify (it shows as pink on the map).
It is possible to average up to 3 census blocks together as long as the site’s location is in a census block with at least 40% Free/Reduced eligibility. Please contact the DOE child nutrition team for help with census averaging.

Resources

Implementation Guidance for Rural Non-Congregate Meals
Steps to Apply for Non-Congregate Meals
Non-Congregate Site Eligibility Request
SFSP-Operating Rural Non-Congregate Meal Service  (30:00 Webinar)
Operating Rural Non-Congregate Meal Service (pdf)
Summer Bulk Meals
Offering Multiple Meals as Part of the Summer Non-Congregate Meal Service

Forms

Sample Home Delivery Household Consent Form
Pre-Operational Visit Form Non-Congregate Sites
Two-Week Visit Form
Site Monitoring Review Form
Sample Application Letter to Parents for Enrolled Sites, Camps, and Conditional Non-Congregate Sites
2024 Meal Benefit Application and Instructions
SFSP Eligibility Notification Letter for Sponsors Charging for Meals
2024 SFSP Reimbursement Rates and Guidelines

Types of SFSP sites and how they qualify for the Summer Program

Traditional Summer Sites and Sponsors
Required forms

Pre-Operational Visit Form Congregate Sites
Two-Week Visit Form
Site Monitoring Review Form
Racial and Ethnic Data Form
Sample News Release 
Daily Meal Count Instructions
Daily Meal Count Form  (Tic Sheet)
Monthly Meal Count Record - Open site


Camp Sponsors
Required forms

Pre-Operational Visit Form Congregate Sites
Two-Week Visit Form
Site Monitoring Review Form
Racial and Ethnic Data Form
Sample Application Letter to Parents for Enrolled Sites, Camps, and Conditional Non-Congregate Sites
2024 Meal Benefit Application and Instructions
SFSP Eligibility Notification Letter for Sponsors Charging for Meals
2024 SFSP Reimbursement Rates and Guidelines
Meal Count Worksheet for Camps
Monthly Meal Count Record - Camps
Excel Consolidated Meal Count Form for Camps

Additional Resources

Agreement to Furnish Food Service for SFSP
Refrigeration and Thermometer Calibration Log
SFSP Sponsor Site Agreement
SFSP Training Checklist
Vended Site Delivery Receipt