These memos are archived, for most current memos please visit the page here.

The US Department of Agriculture updates its policies and procedures regularly with regards to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). School Food Authorities (SFAs) should use the links on this page for the most up-to-date information regarding NSLP and SBP.

2016-17 School Year

• NSLP Memo #1-17: Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
• NSLP Memo #2-17: Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the School Meal Programs
• NSLP Memo #3-17: Indirect Cost Guidance
• NSLP Memo #4-17: Model Functional Requirements for Local Information Technology Systems
• NSLP Memo #5-17: Q&A: Purchasing Goods and Services Using Cooperative Agreements, Agents, and Third-Party Services
• NSLP Memo #6-17: Paid Lunch Price Data, Paid Lunch Equity

2015-16 School Year

• Guidance on Healthy Schools Act Menu Requirements, 2015-16 School Year
• NSLP Memo #01-16: Nonprogram Foods Pricing Policies
• NSLP Memo #02-16: Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2016-17 Calculations and Tool
• NSLP Memo #03-16: Disclosure Requirements of the Child Nutrition Program
• NSLP Memo #04-16: Community Eligibility Questions and Answers Updated November 2015
• NSLP Memo #05-16: Additional Yield Information for School Meals
• NSLP Memo #06-16: Prototype Free and Reduced Price Meal Application Materials for the 2016-17 School Year
• NSLP Memo #07-16: Meaningful Access for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in the School Meals Programs; Guidance and Q&As
• NSLP Memo #08-16: Updated Questions and Answers on the Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
• Questions and Answers on Final Rule Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (80 FR 11077)
• Healthy Schools Act Menu Requirements, 2015-16 School Year
• NSLP Memo #09-16: Access Eligibility and Meal Charges in the National School Lunch Program
• NSLP Memo #10-16: Resources for Making Potable Water Available in Schools
• NSLP Memo #10-17: Expansion of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Monitoring

2014-15 School Year

• NSLP Memo #01-15: Claims for Reimbursement Submission Timeframes
• NSLP Memo #02-15: Online Fees in the School Meal Programs
• NSLP Memo #03-15: Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2015-2016 Calculation and Tool
• NSLP Memo #04-15: Updated E-Rate Guidance for Schools Electing in Community Eligibility
• NSLP Memo #05-15: CN Labels Copied with a Watermark
• NSLP Memo #06-15: Farm to School and School Garden Expenses
• NSLP Memo #07-15: Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
• NSLP Memo #08-15: Smoothies Offered in Child Nutrition Programs
• NSLP Memo #09-15: Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Years 2015-16 and 2016-17
• NSLP Memo #10-15: Requests for Exemption from the School Meals’ Whole Grain-Rich Requirements for School Years 2014-15 and 2015-16
• NSLP Memo #11-15: Guidance on Prohibition of Separation of Gender during Child Nutrition Program Meal Service
• NSLP Memo #12-15: Statements Supporting Accomodations for Children with Disabilities in the Child Nutrition Programs
• NSLP Memo #13-15: Questions and Answers Related to the "Smart Snacks" Interim Final Rule
• NSLP Memo #14-15: Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application Materials
• NSLP Memo #15-15: Community Eligibility Provision Revised Department of Education Title I Guidance
• NSLP Memo #16-15: Revised Prototype Free and Reduced Price Application Materials
• NSLP Memo #17-15: School Year 2015-16 School Program Rates
• NSLP Memo #18-15: Updated Offer versus Serve Guidance for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Effective Beginning School Year 2015-2016
• NSLP Memo #19-15: Severe Need Breakfast Submission - School Year 2015-2016
• NSLP Memo #20-15: Calculating Adult Meal Prices & Free Adult Requirements
• NSLP Memo #21-15: Options to Utilize USDA Food Entitlement Funds
• NSLP Memo #22-15: Value of USDA Food Orders Received
• NSLP Memo #23-15: Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As