National School Lunch Program
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.
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NSLP Application Materials - for LEA's and districts' use ONLY
- More Than a Meal Application Flyer - SY24/25
USDA Claims Calendar (State Agency requires all claims to be submitted by the 10th of the following claim month)
SY24/25 Administrative Reviews
Comparison Chart of the 2023 Proposed and 2024 Final Rule Requirements for School Meal Programs
Appeals Process
Verification - FY24/25
- Verification Effort Plan of Action
- Verification Introduction Letter
- Verification Letter of Results to Household
- Verification Notice of Selection
- Verification Social Security Statement
- Verification Statement of Earnings
- Verification Timeline
- Verification Definitions
- FNS-742 Instructions
Equipment List - NHED Prior Approval Form
Food Safety
- Food Code 2017 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Food Protection - Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- SAFE Food Handling for Food Service Workers - UNH Cooperative Extension
Income Eligibility Form
- Income Eligibility Form SY24-25
- Eligibility Manual for School Meals Determining and Verifying Eligibility
Listing of National School Lunch Program Sites
Menu Certifications Worksheets
NSLP Timeline
- NSLP Timeline SY24-25
Procurement
Production Record Template
Program Authorization Form
Rates for Reimbursement
- Rates for Reimbursement SY24-25
50% Eligibility List
- 50% Eligibility List - SY24-25
School Breakfast Program USDA Link
School Food Authority On-Site Review Checklist (Accuclaim)
- On-Site Review Checklist (Accuclaim)
Seamless Summer Option (SSO)
- SSO Summer Rates
- Meal Pattern Requirements
- SFSP - Seamless Summer (SSO) - NSLP Comparison Chart
Special Dietary Medical Statement Form
Trainings:
- SY 24/25 Information Buffets: 30-minute bite-sized trainings: 15 minutes of information and 15 minutes for Q&A
- All About Verifications - September 25, 2024
- Free & Reduced Application and Eligibility - September 18, 2024
Find previous Information Buffets and other workshops/trainings on our YouTube Page
- SY 23/24 Information Buffets
- National School Lunch Program, (NSLP) Application Overview - May 29, 2024
- Completing the Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) Tool - April 17, 2024
- Best Practices and Updates on Free and Reduced Price Meal Benefits - March 20, 2024
- Choosing Your Summer Meal Program in 2024 - February 14, 2024
- Offer vs. Serve for Frontline Child Nutrition Workers - January 24, 2024
- Food Service Management Company (FSMC) RFP and Contracts - December 20, 2023
- Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and Overview of Non-Pricing Food Service Options - November 15, 2023
- USDA Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium: Final Rule - October 18, 2023
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Summer Training Workshops
- 2024 NSLP Summer Trainings - August 13, 2024 & August 14, 2024
- Opening Remarks
- Administrative Review
- Considering Summer Meals in 2025?
- FFVP Basics and Beyond
- Food Safety in School Meals
- Five Minute Activities
- Free and Reduced Applications, Eligibility, and Verifications
- NSLP Basics
- Offer vs. Serve
- Pre-K Meal Patterns in the School Nutrition Programs
- Production Records
- Working with a Food Service Management Company
- 2023 Wellness & Learning Conference - NSLP Workshop Recordings - July 19, 2023, & August 16 and 17, 2023
- 2022 Wellness & Learning Conference - All Workshop Recordings August 2022
- 2024 NSLP Summer Trainings - August 13, 2024 & August 14, 2024
- Nourishing NH - School Meals Newsletter
- A newsletter to support and inspire your school lunch and breakfast program
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Professional Standards Summary of Updates:
Civil Rights
Alternative Services Available
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
The contact for interpretive services is the NH Commission for Human Rights. Their contact information is: 603-271-2767, press #0 to request a language interpreter, or email the Commission at humanrights@nh.gov and make an appointment for language interpretation.
- NHED - ESOL K-12 English for Speakers of Other Languages
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish) - USDA LEP Information
- USDA Eligibility Manual for School Meals
- NHED - ESOL K-12 English for Speakers of Other Languages
- NHED Special Education
- Complaints and Due Process Hearings
- Forms, Guidance, Documents, Handbooks, and Reports
- Procedural Safeguards
NH Procedural Safeguards Handbook, based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 and the New Hampshire Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities adopted March 23, 2017.
USDA Memos
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement / Food & Nutrition Services
This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
Contact:
Maddie Parker, Child Nutrition Operations Manager
madeline.r.parker@doe.nh.gov
603-271-3864
Ruth Howard, Program Specialist
ruth.howard@doe.nh.gov
603-271-3863
Suzanne Murdough, Program Specialist
suzanne.g.murdough@doe.nh.gov
603-271-0054