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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service. The CACFP is a federal program that provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks served to eligible children and adults who are enrolled for care at participating child care centers, day care homes, and adult day care centers.
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Meals for Schools and Childcare 4. Child and Adult Care Food Program Ensuring Children and Adults Have Access to Nutritious Meals and Snacks The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federal program that provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults who are enrolled for care at participating child care centers, day care homes, and adult day care centers.
CACFP also provides reimbursements for meals served to children and youth participating in afterschool care programs, children residing in emergency shelters, and adults over the age of 60 or living with a disability and enrolled in day care facilities. CACFP contributes to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children and adults in the United States.
State/Local AgencyProgram OperatorParent/Guardian Who is Eligible to Participate in CACFP? Are you a program operator caring and serving meals to children? If so, you may be eligible to participate in CACFP and receive reimbursements for serving healthy meals and snacks to children.
Eligible public or private nonprofit child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, Head Start programs, and other institutions which are licensed or approved to provide day care services may participate in CACFP, independently or as sponsored centers. Contact your state agency for more information. Are you a program operator providing nonresidential care to adults?
If so, you may be eligible to participate in CACFP and receive reimbursements for serving healthy meals and snacks to adults. Public or private nonprofit adult day care facilities which provide structured, comprehensive services to nonresidential adults who are functionally impaired, or aged 60 and older, may participate in CACFP as independent or sponsored centers. Contact your state agency for more information.
Information Collection: State Administrative Expense Funds Comment Request Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods From July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026 Federal Register Notices CACFP: Payment and Reimbursement Rates for the Period July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026 Federal Register Notices Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of “Federal Public Benefit” Federal Register Notices Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings II (SNACS II) Research Reports Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs Policy Memos USDA Implements President Trump’s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act News Item Expanding Fluid Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2026 - 2027) Federal Register Notices 2026 Appropriations Act: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs Policy Memos Comment Request: State Administrative Expense Funds Comment Request Incorporating Local Beef into Child Nutrition Program Meals Policy Memos Promoting Stronger Program Integrity and Oversight in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Policy Memos Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 – Promoting Real Food in Child Nutrition Programs Policy Memos Serious Deficiency in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Webinars/Videos Child Nutrition Tables Program Data Information Collection: State Administrative Expense Funds Comment Request Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods From July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026 Federal Register Notices CACFP: Payment and Reimbursement Rates for the Period July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026 Federal Register Notices Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of “Federal Public Benefit” Federal Register Notices Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings II (SNACS II) Research Reports Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs Policy Memos USDA Implements President Trump’s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act News Item Expanding Fluid Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2026 - 2027) Federal Register Notices 2026 Appropriations Act: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs Policy Memos Comment Request: State Administrative Expense Funds Comment Request Incorporating Local Beef into Child Nutrition Program Meals Policy Memos Promoting Stronger Program Integrity and Oversight in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Policy Memos Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 – Promoting Real Food in Child Nutrition Programs Policy Memos Serious Deficiency in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Webinars/Videos Child Nutrition Tables Program Data Information Collection: State Administrative Expense Funds Comment Request Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods From July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026 Federal Register Notices CACFP: Payment and Reimbursement Rates for the Period July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026 Federal Register Notices Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of “Federal Public Benefit” Federal Register Notices Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings II (SNACS II) Research Reports Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs Policy Memos Request for Information: Child Nutrition Programs Tribal Pilot Projects This is a Request for Information to inform the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) development of the Child Nutrition Programs Tribal Pilot Projects, as authorized in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards This final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in continuing the science-based improvement of school meals.
Monitoring Handbook for State Agencies CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays Training Webinar Series Serving Adult Participants in the CACFP CACFP Grains Ounce Equivalents Resources Offering Smoothies as Part of Reimbursable School Meals CACFP Trainer's Tool: Serving Milk Offering Water in the USDA CACFP Page updated: December 23, 2024 * Non-Discrimination Statements _ Food and Nutrition Service U.S. Department of Agriculture_ USDA Food and Nutrition Service - Customer Experience Survey **Responses will be used to improve the FNS website.
** Participation is voluntary and all responses are confidential. This survey will take around 3 minutes to complete. **If you need immediate help with food**, please call the hunger hotline at 1-866-348-6479.
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(Choose all that apply) - [x] Adult Care Provider - [x] Assistance Recipient - [x] Child Care Provider Where are you located? (Zip Code) What is your highest level of education? According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0503-0024. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 3 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions and completing the collection of information. An official form of the United States government.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Eligible public or private nonprofit child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, Head Start programs, and other institutions which are licensed or approved to provide day care services may participate in CACF… Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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