Summer Food Service Program
*Dates Updated* 2023 Summer Food Service Program Sponsor Training
The New York State Education Department (SED), Office of Child Nutrition Program Administration, will host multiple training sessions to provide guidance on the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for Summer Food Service Program sponsors and potential new sponsors. All sponsors new to the SFSP must attend the two-day webinar. Experienced sponsors, or sponsors that operated in 2022, may register for an in-person session or the webinar on March 27, 2023. The same information will be presented for experienced sponsors at the in-person session and webinar. The in-person sess
NYSED Announces the Availability of the 2023 Summer Food Service Program
The New York State Education Department is accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Last year, 470 sponsoring organizations served meals at more than 2,500 locations across the state to young people in need.
2023 Summer Food Service Program Federal Reimbursement Rates
The SFSP rates below are effective as of January 1, 2023.
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No Kid Hungry Youth Ambassador Program Application Available
The No Kid Hungry Youth Ambassador Program works with partner organizations across the country, to hire and place undergraduate students with organizations working to end childhood hunger across the country. This unique program gives college students the opportunity to witness hunger in their community firsthand and involve themselves in our partner organizations’ work.
Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP: Webinar recording and slides now available
The recording of the September 21, 2022, Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Final Rule webinar is now available for all Child Nutrition Program operators and State agency staff. The PowerPoint slide deck from the webinar is also available. Both links can be found on the FNS website at: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/streamlining-summer.
SFSP Appeal Decisions
NYS Ban on PFAS in Food Packaging Law
New York State has banned the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) in food packaging, enacted under the Hazardous Packaging Act, Title II of Article 37 of the Environmental Conservation Law, which will take effect on December 31, 2022. The term package is those intended for direct food contact and comprised of paper, paperboard, or other materials derived from plant fibers and includes many items used in school foodservice such as trays, bags, sandwich wrappers, soup cups, etc.
2022 SFSP Sponsors up for Review
The SFSP Sponsors that are due for an Administrative Review of their 2022 SFSP operations are listed in the table below. This list is not all inclusive and is subject to change.
SFSP New Sponsor Application Request Form
Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022
The Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 (KKFA), which President Biden signed into law on June 25, 2022, provides additional support and resources to help Child Nutrition Program (CN) operators continue to serve healthy meals to children during this challenging time.
While KKFA does not extend the broader waiver authority or the resources that would allow USDA to extend the full range of flexibilities currently in place—most notably the ability to serve all meals for free—it is a critical step forward.
