4210(10), 4210(BT), 4210(SC)

To provide participants federal reimbursement for a portion of the costs to provide quality nutritious lunches to all enrolled children in facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). This program title also includes the After School Snack Program, which provides participants with federal reimbursement for a portion of the costs to provide quality nutritious snacks to all children attending an after school program that participates in the After School Snack Program.

7 CFR 210 “Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1751 1760, 1779.” CFDA

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To assist program participants, through cash grants and food donations, in providing a nutritious nonprofit lunch service for children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities.

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Education Organizations;

public and nonprofit nonpublic schools with high school grades or under, including licensed or stated operated residential child care institutions

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Formula Grants

Education

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Sponsor applies annually through IWAS, using the web-based Illinois Nutrition System (WINS).

If application is complete, including agreement to policy statement and permanent agreement, and remain in good standing through reviews, no further processing or review of application is needed.

Applications are reviewed using modified Merit Based Review Process.

Applications are due within 30 calendar days of receipt

Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days of receipt

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Funding in the subsequent years will be contingent upon compliance with federal and state law, state grant-making rules, passage of sufficient appropriations for the program, and satisfactory performance in the preceding grant period.

Statutory Formula: The funding formula for the general cash for food assistance phase of this program is set forth in Section 4 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1753; the formula for special cash assistance is described in Section 11 of the Act, 42 U.S.C.1759a. This program is funded on a performance basis. For every lunch served during the applicable fiscal year, ISBE receives a payment from funds made available under Section 4. In addition, ISBE receives a payment from Section 11 funds for each lunch served to a child eligible for free or reduced price lunches. The amounts of such per lunch payments are determined by National Average Payment (NAP) factors. The amount due ISBE under this program is obtained by: 1) multiplying the total number of eligible paid lunches and free and reduced-price lunches served during the fiscal year by the Section 4 NAP factor for lunches; 2) multiplying the number of free lunches served by the Section 11 NAP factor for free lunches; 3) multiplying the number of lunches served at reduced price by the Section 11 NAP factor for reduced-price lunches; 4) multiplying the total number of lunches served during the fiscal year in School Food Authorities (SFAs) that served 60 percent or more free or reduced-price lunches in the second preceding school year by $ .02; and 5) adding together the four products obtained thereby. The NAP factors are prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with Sections 4 and 11, respectively, of the Act; the numbers of lunches are obtained from programmatic reports submitted to FNS. In addition to the NAP factors, lunches certified as meeting updated meal patterns and nutrition standards receive an additional 6 cents in reimbursement. The funding formula for snacks in after-school care programs is described in Section 17A of the Act, 42, U.S.C. 1766a. Section 11(a)(3) of the Act requires that the NAP factors be adjusted annually, according to changes in the Food Away From Home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; the source is the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each state must appropriate from state revenues and use, for program purposes, an amount equal to 30 percent of the Section 4 funds made available to the state in the 1980-81 school year. Also, commodity schools are eligible to receive donated commodities equal in value to the sum of Section 6 and Section 4 assistance rates, except that up to 5 cents of this amount may be received in cash for processing and handling commodities. In addition, commodity schools are eligible for Section 11 free and reduced-price meal reimbursements. This program has no matching requirements.

Federally appropriated NSLP funds are available to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to reimburse participating public and nonprofit nonpublic schools with high school grades or under, including licensed or stated operated residential child care institutions, for lunches meeting the nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture served to children. Facilities that operate the NSLP, have the option of participating in the After School Snack Program. Sites in which their free and reduced percentage is 50% or greater can provide all children attending the after school program with a free nutritious snack. Sites that are below 50% free and reduced eligibility can participate in the After School Snack Program, however, their meal reimbursement rate would be based on the number of free, reduced and paid snacks that they serve each day. All participants must agree to serve meals that meet the meal pattern requirements to all students, including free meals to those eligible for free meal benefits and reduced price meals for those meeting the eligibility requirements for reduced price meals.

Program Operations Report (FNS-10) due 30 and 90 days after the end of each month. Financial Status Reports (FNS-77 or FNS-425) due quarterly. Programs reviewed once every three years. Documentation related to the school-based child nutrition program must be maintained on file at the site or the SFA office for the current year, plus three years prior. In the case of an audit or investigation which extends beyond the three years plus current year, documents must be kept until the audit or investigation is completed. Documentation refers to any materials related to certification, verification, benefit issuance and claiming, including but not limited to, Household Eligibility Applications, verification letters to families, verification documents received from families, submitted menus, production records, and procurement.

In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503 Audits may be conducted less frequently under conditions specified in OMB Circular No. A-133.

Schools/school food authorities must maintain full and accurate records of their nonprofit food service operation, including --but not limited to-- records pertaining to finances, the price of paid lunches in relation to food costs, menu planning and production, and meal counting and claiming. School food authorities must make these records available to the State agency for review.

410-58618-4440-01-00-08; 410-58618-4400-02-00-10; 410-58618-44400-01-00-87; 410-58618-4400-01-00-01-410-58618-4400-01-00-07; 410-58618-4400-01-00-42

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Program regulations on operational requirements are codified at 7 CFR Parts 210, and 7 CFR 245 for free and reduced price meal eligibility. Other information is on the FNS Web site at https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/national-school-lunch-program-nslp

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Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield IL 62777-0001

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/SchoolNutritionAdminHandbook.aspx; Administrative Handbook - https://www.isbe.net/Pages/SchoolNutritionAdminHandbook.aspx

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10/22/2021

FY 2017 : $246,121,750
FY 2018 : $246,121,750
FY 2019 : $411,556,000
FY 2020 : $641,850,000
FY 2023 : $641,308,583