Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is sponsored by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture). The CACFP provides federal funding to eligible child care centers, family child care homes, after-school programs, and emergency shelters to serve nutritious meals and snacks to children and eligible adults.

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Child & Adult Care Food Program Adult Day Care Centers - Licensed Afterschool Care Programs CACFP Applications & Forms Emergency and Homeless Shelters Family and Group Day Care Homes: Licensed & Registered License Exempt Child Care Licensed For Profit Child Care Licensed Non-Profit Child Care Posters, Flyers & Pamphlets CACFP Training for Child Care Centers Commodity Supplemental Food Program Community Food and Nutrition Assistance Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Telephone: 573-751-6269 or Email: CACFP@health.

mo. gov Contact Information for Nutritionists by District The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) assures that nutritious meals and snacks are served to children and eligible adults enrolled in child care centers, family child care homes, after school programs, emergency shelters and adult day care programs by providing reimbursement for meals that meet minimum nutritional standards.

CACFP requires that well-balanced meals are served and good eating habits are taught. The program also provides training and technical assistance on nutrition, food service operations, program management, nutrition education and recordkeeping. CACFP is administered by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture .

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Links to Important Information Access the CACFP CNP Web-Based System Application and Claiming Quick Reference Guides Child Care Centers - Licensed or License-Exempt At-Risk, Afterschool Program Adult Day Care Centers - Licensed Emergency & Homeless Shelters Family and Group Day Care Homes - Licensed & Registered Forms, Menu Templates and Food Charts Frequently Asked Questions Missouri Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Missouri MOve Smart Child Care Posters, Flyers & Pamphlets And Justice For All Poster USDA Nondiscrimination Statement USDA Notice to Beneficiaries - Partnerships with Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations CACFP Reimbursement Rates Effective July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 Breakfast Lunch/Supper Snack Free $2.

54 $5. 08 $1. 30 Reduced $2.

24 $4. 68 $0. 65 Paid $0.

42 $0. 77 $0.

12 Deadlines for Original Claims and Upward Revisions Month Deadlines (60 Days from the end of the claim month) October December 30 November January 29 December March 1 Leap Year February 29 January April 1 Leap Year February 29 February April 29 March May 30 April June 29 May July 30 June August 29 July September 29 August October 30 September November 29 Downward revisions can still be submitted past these deadlines DHSS Receives Claim by: Projected Payment Date: 10th of the month 28th of the month 25th of the month 13th of the next month NOTICE: per Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds, effective October 1, 2025: For Federal grant purchases, the micro-purchase threshold is now $15,000, an increase from $10,000.

For Federal grant purchases, the simplified acquisition threshold is now $350,000, an increase from $250,000. This information will be updated as soon as possible. NOTICE: The CACFP Online Civil Rights Training and Training Modules have been converted into YouTube videos.

Please disregard the instructions on navigating the training. There will be no certificate available at the end of the training, as the video states. However, below each video is a link to record your completion of this training.

CIVIL RIGHTS Training - Online The Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Community Food and Nutrition Assistance is requesting that USDA approve the state requested waiver to allow participating CACFP At-Risk Afterschool sponsoring organizations the option to serve meals during the current school year in a non-congregate setting for up to 10 days during unanticipated school closures with no virtual learning in place.

The school closure must be related to natural disasters, unscheduled major building repairs, court orders relating to school safety or other issues, labor-management disputes, or, when approved by CFNA, similar unanticipated causes. The non-congregate meals can only be claimed if served with prior written approval before implementation.

For more information regarding this requested waiver, email the Child and Adult Care Food Program at CACFP@health. mo. gov .

Waiver for Unanticipated School Closures The Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Community Food and Nutrition Assistance, is requesting that USDA approve the state-requested waiver to allow the participating Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsoring organizations (SO) of family day care homes (FDCHs) in good standing the option to conduct one of the three annually required monitoring reviews offsite for FDCHs under certain circumstances during the program year 2026.

This waiver is requested to take effect on December 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2026. For more information regarding this requested waiver, email the Child and Adult Care Food Program at CACFP@health. mo.

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