Application and Renewal Documents are due by May 11, 2018.
Thank you for your interest in applying to the DC Free Summer Meals Program (SFSP). In an effort to streamline the annual application process for federal child nutrition programs, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), Division of Health & Wellness is pleased to announce the development of Orchard. Orchard is a web-based solution that supports online submission of federal child nutrition program applications to the State Agency.
Supplemental and Program Operation Forms
- Daily Meal Count Sheets for Open Sites
- 2017-18 Income Eligibility Guidelines
- 2018 Letter to Households for SFSP
- Ethnic and Racial Data Form
- First Site Visit and Site Review Form
- Site Pre-Operational Visit Form
- Training Documentation Form
- Site Intent to Participate Form
2018 DC Free Summer Meals Program Information Session
The SFSP ensures that low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. This summer, USDA plans to serve more than 200 million free meals to children 18 years and under at approved SFSP sites.
2018 DC Free Summer Meals Program Procurement and Meal Service Trainings
The State Agency will provide more detailed information on procurement since, in addition to complying with the minimum Federal standards, sponsor purchases may have to meet more restrictive State and local standards, as well as special procurement requirements that may be established by the State agency, with approval of FNS, to prevent fraud, waste, and Program abuse.
All procurement of food, supplies, goods, and other services with Program funds by sponsors must comply with procurement standards prescribed in Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations located at 2 CFR Part 200 as well as 7 CFR Part 225
Details on the Procurement and Meal Service Training will be posted soon.
2018 Mandatory Sponsor Training
This is a mandatory training for all participating sponsors who are public or private non-profit school food authority (SFA); a public or private non-profit college or university; a public or private non-profit residential summer camp; a unit of local, county, municipal, State, or Federal Government; or any other type of private non-profit organization. In order to receive reimbursement applicants must apply and receive approval from the State agency to operate the Program.
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