Resources

Nutrition and Wellness Programs

Summer Food Service Program

Topic Webinars



Topic Current Sponsor Orientation Webinar

This webinar is designed for sponsors who have participated in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for at least two consecutive years. The topics will cover new policies and procedures, highlight key topics, reference some common mishaps, and a quick glance at the process for submitting the application.
February 21, 2013 Recorded Webinar video format

Topic Claim for Reimbursement Webinar

This webinar is for new and current Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors to learn how to submit a monthly claim for reimbursement. The webinar will give insight on how to consolidate the daily meal count sheets, guide a sponsor through the online system, and how to revise a claim for reimbursement.
April 4, 2012: Recorded Webinar video format

Topic Solving the Mystery of the Competitive Bidding Process

These webinars are designed for those Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors who do NOT specifically include summer meals in a year-round food contract with their National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or their Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), but for SFSP sponsors who contract their summer meal services with a total cost of over $100,000.  A SFSP sponsor who contracts their summer meal services with a total cost of less than $100,000 can elect to use the informal bidding procedures which are posted on the SFSP website under the Invitation for Bid and Contract link. 

Participants will better understand the three-step document submission and review process and receive training in developing Invitation for Bid and Contract documents that meet federal and state regulations and statutes. 

The training is presented in two separate webinar sessions and participants should try to “attend” both sessions. All sponsors conducting a new procurement or considering contracting for summer meal services are highly encouraged to participate in the training. Participants must be employees of the sponsor.

Please register for both sessions. To register, click on each one of the following “sessions” (two separate registrations). Registering for only one of the sessions will not enable you to participate in both session(s).

Title: Session 1: SFSP Invitation for Bid and Contract Part One—Introduction and General Requirements
January 26, 2012: Recorded Webinar video format
Title: Session 2: SFSP Invitation for Bid and Contract Part Two—Invitation for Bid and Contract Prototype
February 6, 2012: Recorded Webinar video format


Topic e-Trainings



Topic Administrator Labor Worksheet

 video format

Topic Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement

video format

Topic Daily Meal Count Sheet video format



Topic Financial Information video format



Topic Forms

 video format

Topic Household Income Application

 video format

Topic Informal Bidding Process

 video format
•  PowerPoint Presentation PDF format

Topic Menu Planning



Topic Offer Versus Serve



Topic Sanitation

 video format

Topic Walking Through the Online Application

 video format

Topic Workshops



Topic Current Sponsor Orientation

This workshop is designed for sponsors who have participated in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for at least two consecutive years. The topics will cover new policies and procedures, highlight key topics, reference some common mishaps, and a quick glance at the process for submitting the application.

Topic New Sponsor Orientation Information

PDF Format

This training on how to run a successful Summer Food Service Program is offered to prospective new sponsors and existing sponsors.

The session will cover:

  • Application Process
  • Civil Rights
  • Program Overview
  • Participant Eligibility
  • Sponsor Eligibility and Requirements
  • Site Eligibility
  • Meal Services
  • Sponsor Responsibilities
  • Budget
  • Claim and Reporting Requirements
  • Instructions for Completing the Sponsor and Site Applications
  • Sanitation Requirements

The work sessions are offered free of charge and are six hours in length. New sponsors and current sponsors who have new staff are required to attend an entire session prior to undertaking their responsibilities. Current sponsors can either attend this workshop or the half-day workshop described.

PowerPoint Presentations

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