Comparison of Programs SFSP/NSLP/Seamless Summer Option
Topic | SFSP | NSLP/SBP | Seamless Summer Option (SSO) |
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Meal Service Locations | Schools, Camps, Churches, Community Centers, Housing Projects, Libraries, Migrant Centers, Parks, Playgrounds, Pools, and Other public sites where children gather | Schools, Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCIs) | Same as SFSP |
Meal Cost for Children | All meals are free | *Meal cost (free/reduced price/paid) for children is based on their income eligibility | Same as SFSP |
Establishing Site Eligibility |
Open Sites: In the attendance area of a school or in a geographic area defined by census data where 50 percent or more of the children qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, and open to community Closed Enrolled Sites: 50 percent or more of enrolled children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, determined by approved application, or operate in an eligible area *waiver from area eligibility requirements available |
Schools: Public and private non-profit schools of high school grade and under that are part of State’s education system RCCIs: Public and licensed, non-profit, private |
Same as SFSP |
Type of Meals | Up to any combination of 2 except Lunch and Supper:
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Same as SFSP |
Reimbursement | http://www.cn.nysed.gov/content/2020-summer-food-service-program-federal... | http://www.cn.nysed.gov/content/2020-2021-reimbursement-rates | SBP/NSLP Free Reimbursement Rate: http://www.cn.nysed.gov/content/2020-2021-reimbursement-rates |
Monitoring Required of SFA/Sponsors |
Pre-operational visits before a new or problem site operates the summer program Site visits the first week of operation (waived for sites that operated successfully the previous summer) Site review during first 4 weeks of operation, followed by additional monitoring as needed. |
Onsite review of lunch counting and claiming system for each school by Feb 1st each year *waiver available |
Review of meal counting, claiming and meal pattern compliance at least once during each site’s operation |
Meal Pattern | Meal pattern must meet 7 CFR 225.16(d) standards, though School Food Authorities may substitute NSLP/SBP meal patterns *waiver available |
Must meet Nutrition Standards in the NSLP and SBP 77 Fed. Reg. 4088 (Jan. 26, 2012) Final Rule *waiver available |
Same as NSLP/SBP |
Eligible Participants | Children under 19 | Children enrolled in school | Same as SFSP |