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CACFP Bulletins

 
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Bulletins are emailed to CACFP Email List members from the DPI Community Nutrition mailbox, on the dates listed next to each bulletin.

FFY 2026

  • CACFP Bulletin March 2026-11 (3/13/26)

    • CACFP Training - Save the Date (ALL but FDCH)

    • National CACFP Week March 15-21, 2026 (ALL)

    • DPI Web Modernization (ALL)

    • USDA Guidance Promoting Stronger Program Integrity and Oversight in the CACFP (ALL)

    • USDA Policy Memo CACFP 02-2026: Incorporating Local Beef into Child Nutrition Program Meals

    • New Staff Responsible for CACFP (ALL but FDCH)

    • ICN Webinar CACFP: Sweet Smart: Reducing Hidden Sugars in the CACFP March 17, 2026 (ALL)

    • ICN March Mealtime Memo: Boost Your Program With Social Media (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin February 2026-10 (2/12/26)

    • Update: Creditable Non-Dairy Beverages (ALL)

    • Reminder: Special Dietary Needs (ALL)

    • Annual Civil Rights Training Reminder (ALL)

    • Reminder: Race and Ethnicity Data Form (ALL)

    • FFY 2026 1st Quarter CACFP Financial Report (SO)

    • Planning for CACFP Week March 15 - 21, 2026 (ALL)

    • Reminder: Wisconsin Chili Lunch! (ALL)

    • ICN CACFP 101 Webinar: Healthy and Affordable Serving CACFP Meals and Snacks February 17, 2026 (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin January 2026-09 (1/29/26)

    • USDA Waiver to Allow CACFP Non-Congregate Meals to Participants Fasting During Ramadan (ES, ADC, OSH, AR)

  • CACFP Bulletin January 2026-08 (1/15/26)

    • Update to Yogurt Added Sugar Limits Handout (ALL)

    • Wisconsin Chili Lunch (ALL)

    • Year-Round Food Program: Transitioning from the At-Risk Afterschool Program to SFSP (AR)

    • DPI Administrator Calendar (ALL)

    • New Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030 (ALL)

    • ICN January 2026 Mealtime Memo Fueling Young Minds (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin December 2026-07 (12/11/25)

    • Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Update or Renewal (ALL)

    • FFY 2026 CACFP Contract Reminders (ALL)

    • Sponsoring Organization Reminder: 2025 4th Quarter Report Due (SO)

    • CACFP Required Documents List (ALL but FDCH)

    • Be Informed About Food Recalls and Food Borne Illness Outbreaks (ALL)

    • CACFP Shout-Outs (ALL)

    • ICN December Mealtime Memo: Healthy Cooking (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin November 2026-06 (11/13/25)

    • End of Calendar Year Payment Schedule (ALL)

    • CACFP Review Webpage (ALL, but FDCH)

    • Translated Materials (ALL)

    • Annual CACFP Financial Report (ALL, but SO and FDCH)

    • ICN November Mealtime Memo: Healthy Cooking (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin October 2026-05 (10/31/25)

    • Government Shutdown Continued - CACFP Funds Received

  • CACFP Bulletin October 2026-04 (10/29/25)
    • Government Shutdown Continued
  • CACFP Bulletin October 2026-03 (10/21/25)

    • CACFP Resources Updates (ALL)

    • CACFP Training Spotlights (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin October 2026-02 (10/16/25)

    • Reminder: CACFP Center Contract Renewal (All but FDCH)

    • Eligibility Requirements: For-Profit Centers

    • Find My CACFP Consultant (ALL)

    • CACFP Site Review Form for Sponsoring Organization Site Reviews Has Been Revised (SO)

    • Breakfast Cereal and Yogurt Added Sugar Limits (ALL)

    • FFY 2026 CACFP Review Process (ALL)

    • Independent Centers: Annual CACFP Financial Report due November 1st (All but FDCH)

    • October 2025 Farm to Early Care and Education Month (ALL)

    • CACFP Data Sharing with the USDA for National Area Eligibility Analysis (FDCH and AR)

  • CACFP Bulletin October 2026-01 (10/1/25)
    • Government Shutdown 

FFY 2025

  • CACFP Bulletin September 2025-19 (9/11/25)

    • Claim Processing and Deadlines (ALL)

    • CACFP Records or Food Loss Impacted by Flooding (ALL)

    • Afterschool Meal Options for School Food Authorities (AR)

    • Third Quarter CACFP Financial Report (SO)

    • Sign up for the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch (ALL)

    • ICN: September 2025 Mealtime Memo Gluten-Free Diets (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin August 2025-18 (8/21/25)

    • Update Contact Information in your CACFP Contract (ALL)

    • Organization Updates (ALL)

    • Planning for FFY 2026 Contract Renewal (ALL but FDCH)

      • Health and Safety Standards

      • Vendor Agreements

  • CACFP Bulletin August 2025-17 (8/14/25)
    • CACFP Federal Rates of Reimbursement (ALL)
  • CACFP Bulletin August 2025-16 (8/14/25)

    • Statewide Media Release (ALL)

    • CACFP Training: Reminder to Register (ALL)

    • Translated Materials (ALL)

    • Third Quarter CACFP Financial Report due September 1, 2025 (SO)

    • Prospective Waivers for Non-Congregate Meal Service for CACFP (ALL)

    • DPI Reorganization Announcement (ALL)

    • Head Start Supplemental Funding Opportunity (HS)

    • ICN: August 2025 Mealtime Memo Staying Hydrated in the Summer (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin August 2025-15 (8/5/25)

    • Delay in CACFP Value of Donated Foods Notice (ALL but FDCH)

  • CACFP Bulletin July 2025-14 (7/24/25)

    • Register for the CACFP Training Conference (ALL but FDCH)

    • Updates to Special Dietary Needs Resources to Add Registered Dietitian (ALL)

    • Adding New Meal Services and/or New Sites, Becoming a Sponsor (All but FDCH)

    • USDA Civil Rights Guidance on Interpretation of Discrimination Based on “Sex” (ALL)

    • Farm to ECE - Straw Bale Gardening Resource (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin July 2025-13 CACFP Training (7/14/25)
    • CACFP Training 2025 (ALL but FDCH)
  • CACFP Bulletin June 2024-12 (6/30/25) 

    • New Income Eligibility Documents (CC, HS, OS, ADC, FDCH)

      • Household Size Income Statement and Household Letter (FFY 2026, Rev. 6/25), and Household Size Income Scale (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026)

    • Household Size Income Statement Reminders

    • Income Eligibility Calculator

    • Updated Wisconsin WIC Program Information Sheet (CC, HS, FDCH)

  • CACFP Bulletin June 2025-11 (6/12/25)

    • CACFP Communications (ALL)

    • USDA Policy Memos

      • Using Federal Funds to Purchase Local Foods (ALL)

      • Prohibition on the Use of Chicken and Seafood from China (ALL)

    • Online Services (ALL)

    • Cucumber Crunch (ALL)

    • Institute of Child Nutrition: Mealtime Memo: Cooking with Herbs and Spices(ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin May 2025-10 (5/15/25)

    • CACFP Conference: Save the Date! (ALL)

    • At-Risk Afterschool Programs End Last Day of SY 2024-2025 (AR)

    • 2nd Quarter CACFP Financial Report due June 1, 2025 (SO)

    • Reminder: Update Contact Information in your CACFP Contract (ALL)

    • New Meal Services (ALL)

    • 2025 Holiday and June/July Payment Processing Schedule (ALL)

    • CACFP Shout-Outs (ALL)

    • ICN: May 2025 Mealtime Memo Legumes (Beans, Peas, and Lentils) (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin April 2025-09 (4/17/25)

    • Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (ALL)

    • Change to Added Sugar for Breakfast Cereals and Yogurt Sugar Limits (ALL)

    • CACFP Training Spotlight: Tortilla Chips and Corn Chips (ALL)

    • Year-Round Food Program: Transitioning from CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Programs to Summer Food Service Programs (AR)

    • Sponsors of At-Risk Afterschool Sites that Participate in NSLP and/or SFSP (AR)

    • Farm to ECE: In a Nutshell (ALL)

    • Termination Notice for the Project Titled Local Food for Schools and Child Care (LFSCC) Agreement (ALL)

    • Federal Funding for the CACFP (ALL)

    • ICN: April 2025 Mealtime Memo Culinary Basics: Knife Skills

  • CACFP Bulletin April 2025-08  (4/11/25)

    • State superintendent launches effort to highlight impact of state, federal funding on Wisconsin public schools and libraries

  • CACFP Bulletin March 2025-07 (3/6/25)
    • National CACFP Week March 16-22, 2025 (ALL)
    • CACFP Bulletin Distribution Updates (ALL)
    • New Staff Responsible for CACFP (ALL  but FDCH)
    • NCA Conference / Open Office Hours (ALL)
    • ICN March Mealtime Memo: CACFP Outreach (ALL) 
  • CACFP Bulletin February 2025-06 (2/13/25) 

    • Annual Civil Rights Training Reminder (ALL)

    • Reminder: Race and Ethnicity Data Form (ALL)

    • Reminder: Special Dietary Needs (ALL)

    • FFY 2025 1st Quarter CACFP Financial Report (SO)

    • Planning for CACFP Week March 16 - 22, 2025 (ALL)

    • Harvest Highlights (ALL)

    • Reminder: Wisconsin Chili Lunch! (ALL)

    • Translated Infant Meal Record (ALL)

    • ICN February 2025 Mealtime Memo Nutrition Basics: Fiber (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin January 2025-05 (1/21/25)
    • CACFP Training Materials (ALL but FDCH)
  • CACFP Bulletin January 2025-04 (1/16/25)
    • USDA Announces Availability of Funding for Local Food in Schools and Child Care (LFSCC)
    • USDA Waiver to Allow CACFP Non-Congregate Meals to Participants Fasting During Ramadan (ES, ADC, OSH, AR)
    • USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Requests Public Comments on Pilot Projects for Tribes to Administer Child Nutrition Programs (ALL)
    • USDA Requests Public Comments on Grain-Based Desserts and High-Protein Yogurt Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) (ALL)
    • Wisconsin Chili Lunch (ALL)
    • Year-Round Food Program: Transitioning from the At-Risk Afterschool Program to SFSP (AR)
    • ICN January 2025 Mealtime Memo Processed Foods: Making Nutritious Choices (ALL)
  • CACFP Bulletin December 2025-03 (12/12/24)
    • FFY 2025 CACFP Contract Reminders (ALL)
    • Sponsoring Organization Reminder: 2024 4th Quarter Report Due (SO)
    • CACFP Required Documents List (ALL but FDCH)
    • And Justice for All posters (ALL but FDCH providers)
    • Be Informed About Food Recalls and Food Borne Illness Outbreaks (ALL)
    • CACFP Halftime Webinar: Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars in the CACFP (ALL)
    • Patrick Leahy (USDA) Farm to School Grant Program - Now Open! (ALL)
    • CACFP Shout-Outs (ALL)
    • National CACFP Sponsors Association: 2025 National Child Nutrition Conference Scholarships (ALL)
  • CACFP Bulletin November 2025-02 (11/14/24)

    • End of Calendar Year Payment Schedule (ALL)

    • New CACFP Review Webpage (ALL, but FDCH)

    • Annual CACFP Financial Report (ALL, but SO and FDCH)

    • ICN November 2024 Mealtime Memo Reducing Salt Intake (ALL)

  • CACFP Bulletin October 2025-01 (10/17/24)
    • Reminder: CACFP Center Contract Renewal (All but FDCH)
    • Eligibility Requirements: For-Profit Centers
    • Reminder: Infant Meal Record for Documenting and Claiming Infant Meals (CC, HS, ES, OS - only agencies that claim infant meals)
    • Find My CACFP Consultant (ALL)
    • Independent Centers: Annual CACFP Financial Report due November 1st (All but FDCH)
    • Updates to 2 CFR Part 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (ALL)
    • Revised Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (ALL)
    • Crediting Tip Sheets in the Child Nutrition Programs (ALL)