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Coronavirus Updates for Contracting Entities
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| IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATION
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| COVID-19 Intake Forms
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TDA is requiring all program operators utilizing COVID-19 waivers to submit information to USDA regarding waiver usage. Refer to this page to identify which forms are required based on your program and elected waivers.
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Updated 8/29/2022
USDA released Back to School Resources to help schools support healthy choices with ready-to-go resources.
Updated 7/1/2022
Effective immediately, through the end of summer, SFSP and SSO operators are now allowed to use the following flexibilities:
- Non-congregate feeding
- Meal service time flexibilities that allow bundling of meals
- No child present/parent pick-up
- Offsite monitoring
CACFP operators may utilize offsite monitoring waivers through June 30, 2023. Currently, CACFP operators may only use non-congregate, meal time, and parent pick-up flexibilities in the event of a specific COVID-19 incident.
For all of the flexibilities described above, Contracting Entities must submit the applicable opt-in form located on the COVID-19 Intake Forms page (note that the opt-in form for Summer non-congregate feeding is under development and will be posted soon; SFSP and SSO operators may begin using these waivers prior to submitting the form).
For the latest information on these waivers and others being issued as part of the Keep Kids Fed Act, please read the applicable FAQs posted above.
Resources - Grab-and-Go Meals are Back
These resources will help sponsors in their efforts to provide widespread communication about how to find a summer site and the availability of grab-and-go service. All materials are provided in English and Spanish.
Need Assistance? Contact Us
TDA understands the disruption that school and child/adult care facility closures is causing across the state of Texas. We are working diligently to create new resources and tools to assist you with continuing to feed Program participants during this trying time. If you can’t find what you need on this page or one of the Program Resources pages to the left, please contact 877-TEX MEAL or email squaremeals@texasagriculture.gov for assistance.
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Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help.
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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1. Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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