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Use of the Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Waiver. A Research Brief about School Year 2022-2023

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Title: Use of the Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Waiver. A Research Brief about School Year 2022-2023
Language: English
Authors: Brett Eiffes, Veronica Severn, Liana Washburn, Kate Schroeder, Kevin Conway, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (USDA), Office of Evidence, Analysis, and Regulatory Affairs, Mathematica
Source: US Department of Agriculture. 2025.
Availability: US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 3
Publication Date: 2025
Contract Number: 12319819A0009/12319819F0162
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, State Agencies, Accountability, Program Implementation, State Action
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to provide nutritious school meals to children. State agencies administer the school meal programs in each State and Territory through agreements with local school food authorities (SFAs). During the pandemic, SFAs faced supply chain issues that made it difficult to follow meal pattern rules consistently. FNS issued the Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations waiver so State agencies were not required to take fiscal action against SFAs who were not meeting certain meal pattern rules. Reported here are the results of FNS asking State agencies if they used the Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations waiver in SY 2022-2023, and how many SFAs they used it for.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED680642
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to provide nutritious school meals to children. State agencies administer the school meal programs in each State and Territory through agreements with local school food authorities (SFAs). During the pandemic, SFAs faced supply chain issues that made it difficult to follow meal pattern rules consistently. FNS issued the Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations waiver so State agencies were not required to take fiscal action against SFAs who were not meeting certain meal pattern rules. Reported here are the results of FNS asking State agencies if they used the Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations waiver in SY 2022-2023, and how many SFAs they used it for.