FNS Documents & Resources

The Community Eligibility Provision is a National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal service option that allows schools and school districts located in high poverty areas to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students.

There are new tools to address summer hunger, including Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT), and a new flexible way to offer meals to children living in hard-to-reach, rural communities.

Customizable Summer EBT factsheet for institutions who serve immigrant populations.

Customizable Summer EBT factsheet for families.

USDA summer nutrition programs can now reach more kids than ever before. There are now three ways to serve kids through USDA’s summer nutrition programs.

Broad-based categorical eligibility is a policy that makes most households categorically eligible for SNAP because they qualify for a non-cash TANF or state maintenance of effort funded benefit.

The average material prices are listed by school year and used by processors participating in the USDA Foods processing program.

Summer EBT, will help close the summer hunger gap when kids are on summer break and not getting nutritious school meals.

This gallery contains handouts such as infographics, brochures, and factsheets on a variety of nutrition education topics developed by the National Council on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

This tip sheet was designed for school foodservice professionals to provide an overview of Offer versus Serve guidance for breakfast meal service.