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Resource | Guidance Documents Ensuring Integrity in Non-Congregate Meal Service in the Summer Food Service Program

We are committed to supporting state agency efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse by further clarifying statutory, regulatory and administrative requirements through this guidance for the SFSP rural non-congregate meal service.

06/09/2026
Resource | Policy Promoting Stronger Program Integrity and Oversight in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

In this letter, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service urges state agencies to strengthen program integrity in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by implementing robust oversight, training, and monitoring measures to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.

02/11/2026
Resource | Guidance Documents Routine Checks with Neighboring States to Prevent Duplicate Participation and Performing Deceased and Prisoner Verification Matches

The purpose of this memo is to address concerns regarding individuals receiving SNAP benefits who are not eligible, due to dual participation, because they are deceased or because they are incarcerated.

11/15/2011
Resource | Guidance Documents SNAP - Use of FNS Provided Data on Retailer Disqualifications to Investigate Suspicious Recipient Transactions

The purpose of this memo is to transmit guidance regarding the use of data that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) provides to states documenting retailer disqualifications as a potent source of evidence in recipient trafficking cases.

10/14/2011
Resource | Guidance Documents FY 2011 Reporting Expenditures of SNAP Funding in Connection With A-133 Single Audits

This memorandum provides guidance on reporting expenditures of SNAP funds in order to comply with reporting requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 and OMB guidance implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 .

08/25/2011
Resource | Guidance Documents FY 2011 Target Areas for Management Evaluations

The designated FY 2011 national target areas for management evaluation reviews are listed.

09/01/2010
Resource | Guidance Documents Reporting of At-Risk Meal Data on Form FNS-44

We are in the process of updating Form FNS-44, Report of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, to reflect the recent expansion of the At-Risk portion of the CACFP. Very soon we will begin working with a contractor to make the new form available in the Food Program Reporting System.

07/07/2010
Resource | Policy TEFAP Reporting Requirements Under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

The purpose of this memorandum is to remind entities that the third ARRA reporting period begins on April 1, 2010, to update and summarize certain guidance that entities must use when reporting TEFAP ARRA data.

03/26/2010
Resource | Policy TEFAP Reporting Requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

FNS held a webinar to train regional personnel to conduct reviews of data submitted by TEFAP Reporting Entities pursuant to Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

01/15/2010
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