Community Nutrition Programs

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Overview

Welcome to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Community Nutrition Programs homepage. Members of Community Nutrition (CN) provide guidance for programs participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Non-School Special Milk Program, and Summer Food Service Program.

CN Mission Statement: To provide eligible participants with access to nutritious meals and snacks through leadership, direction and oversight for program growth and improvements for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Nutrition Programs in Wisconsin.

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Provides reimbursement for meals and snacks served in Child Care (includes Child Care Centers, Outside of School Hour Centers, Head starts), Emergency Shelters, At-Risk Afterschool Programs, Adult Day Centers and Family Day Care Homes.

Non-School Special Milk Program

Provides milk reimbursement to non-school programs that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition programs.

Summer Food Service Program

Provides free healthy meals to children and teens in low-income areas during the summer months when school is not in session.

Unique Entity ID (SAM)

All agencies that receive funds from the Federal government are required to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). This includes agencies that receive reimbursement for the USDA Child Nutrition Programs.

The UEI is assigned through the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov. Detailed instructions on obtaining a UEI are provided in the UEI Guidance Manual. The UEI is FREE.

Additional Information:

Once started, progress on a registration does not save.
Official documentation will be required to validate your entity. Gather and save required documentation in digital format to upload with your registration.
The business name associated with your UEI must match the name of the legal business entity identified on your IRS documentation and the agency name in your CACFP contract.

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) must verify that each agency participating in the USDA Child Nutrition Programs has a UEI. The UEI is reported to the DPI in Online Services.

Refer to the Instructions for reporting the UEI to the DPI for the USDA Child Nutrition Programs. This will only need to be reported once, even if your agency participates in multiple Child Nutrition Programs.