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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

Office of P-20 Education Policy
Child Nutrition Program Administration
89 Washington Avenue, Room 375 EBA, Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 473-8781 Fax: (518) 473-0018
To: 
SFSP Sponsors
From: 
Child Nutrition Program Administration
Date: 
Monday, April 11, 2022
Subject: 
SFSP Rescinded Waiver Approvals

 

The New York State Education Department (SED) has received approvals for the following four waiver requests submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for rescinded policy waivers as issued in SFSP 01-2019, Summer Food Service Program Memoranda Rescission, October 11, 2018.* 

Offer versus Serve: allows use of the SFSP Meal Pattern for all sponsoring organizations in good standing.

Meal Time Restrictions: waive meal service time restrictions for SFSP sponsors. Specifically, meal service time duration and the minimum amount of time that must elapse between meals.

Closed Enrolled Sites: waive the collection of income eligibility applications and allow closed enrolled sites to use data sources as outlined in policy memorandum SFSP 03-2017, Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs, to verify that the site is located in an eligible area.

First Week Site Visit: waive first week site visit requirements for sites in good standing that have operated successfully in the previous year, and sponsors that successfully participated in the CACFP or the NSLP.

*Please note the above approved waivers are NOT the Nationwide Waivers that were available to sponsors due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

For more information, please contact the SED Summer Food Service Program Unit at cnsfsp@nysed.gov(link sends e-mail) 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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