National School Lunch / Breakfast Programs

APPLICATIONS | NUMBERED MEMOS | CONTACT

Every school day, more than 26 million children in 99,800 schools across the country eat a nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunch provided through the National School Lunch Program. More than half of these children receive the meal free or at a reduced price.

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognizes the program’s national health responsibility to provide school meals that meet nutrition objectives. USDA updated the policy in the 1997 school year so that school meals would comply with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The NSLP provides cash reimbursement and commodity foods for meals served in non-profit food services in elementary and secondary schools, and in residential child care institutions.

School Breakfast Program (SBP) provides cash reimbursement to schools for meals served, much the same as the School Lunch Program. Children eligible to receive a lunch at free or reduced price are also eligible to receive breakfast at the same rate.

The program operates in more than 72,000 schools and institutions, serving a daily average of some 7.4 million children.

School year 2012-13 applications free and reduced price meals are now available. Additional documents will be posted as they are ready.

2012-13 NSLP/SBP APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWING AGENCIES

Attachments Instructions

Agreement Parts 4, 5, 6
Agreement Parts 4, 5, 6 have been changed. Please review Part 5 A-2, B-2 and note that B-13 and B-15 have been deleted.

2012-13 NSLP/SBP APPLICATIONS FOR NEW AGENCIES

Cover letter

Part 1

Part 1 Instructions

Attachments

Attachments Instructions

Part 2 – Local Agency Information

Part 2 Instructions

Part 3 – Site Information

Part 3 Instructions

Agreement Parts 4, 5, 6

CLAIM FORMS 2012-13

Rates for Reimbursement

NSLP Claim Form

SBP Claim Form

CLAIM FORMS 2011-12

SBP Claims Forms 11-12

NSLP Claims Forms 11-12

Numbered policy/instruction memos:
USDA releases numbered policy memos which govern the programs in addition to the laws, regulations, and guidance manuals. The legislaion, regulations and policy memos can be found under its respective program on the USDA website. South Dakota no longer relases the numbered memos separately. Announcements are provided through email, bulletins, and newsletters with reference to the appropriate USDA website.

Memos released by South Dakota will be retained on this website.

NUMBERED MEMOS

19	Confidentiality of Meal Eligibility Information Confidentiality of Free/Reduced Price Info
25	Limited Disclosure of Children's Free and Reduced Price Meal Or Free Milk Eligibility Information
30	Leftover Food Items
31	Federal Nonprocurement Suspension and Debarment Waiver Procedures
32	Small Purchases
33	Eligibility for GI Bill
36	Monitoring Form and Update to Snacks After School
40	Revised Definition of Infant Cereal
41	Automatic Eligibility State Funded Pre-K
44	Food Stamp Case Numbers
45	Categorical Eligibility of Pre-K Even Start
46	Limited Disclosure with State Medicaid & CHIP
47.1	Doctor Statements and Special Diets
50	Determining Farm, Proprietor, or Partnership Income
51.4	Verification Guidance of Application for Meal Benefits
51.4	Verification Summary Report 742 SD
52.1	On-Site Monitoring in School Lunch
53	Edit Checks
54	NSLP Appeal Procedures
55	Use of Commodities and School Lunch Foods
56	Meal Pricing: Adult Meals
57	Charging Meals in School Meal Programs
58	Offsite Meal Consumption Allowance
59.1	Special Reimbursement Rates
60	Special Diets
61	Storage Space and Cost
62	Denying Meals to Children
66	Layoff Notification
80	Standardized Recipes Standardized Recipe Form Standardized Spaghetti Recipe Analysis Spaghetti Recipe Analysis Worksheet
107.1	Determining income in drought conditions
108	Civil Rights Instructions

CONTACT

For information about the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) including afterschool snacks, or the School Breakfast Program (SBP), contact Cheriee Watterson, (605) 773-3610, or Jean Schuurmans at (605) 773-6026.