Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Institutions that provide child or adult day care, family or group day care homes, Head Start, before-and-after school programs, after-school programs and emergency shelters and are licensed or approved by the state or by Child and Adult Care standards for non-residential care, may qualify to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

Please contact the Utah State Board of Education Child Nutrition Program (CNP) for assistance understanding qualification requirements or if you need assistance with the application process.

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Basic Training for Centers (In-person) | Eventbrite

Training's are designed to introduce new or updated policy, as well as give technical assistance to improve program operation. Training's are free, although there may be costs for meals or additional materials.

Forms

Administrative:

• Automated CACFP Monthly Meal Count Summary
• CACFP Automated Master List Instructions
• CACFP Training Agenda

Meal Record:

• Automated Childcare Menu and Production Record with Example
• Detailed Menu Record: Multiple Meals
• Detailed Menu Record: Multiple Meals Same Day with Planning
• Infant Forms

Resources

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Charts:

• CACFP Meal Pattern Posters

Eligibility:

• Income Eligibility Guidelines | Food and Nutrition Service

Meal Planning:

• Exhibit A: Grain Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs
• Flow Chart for Determining if Grains/Breads are Whole Grain Rich

Other:

• Child and Adult Care Food Program
  Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)
• Institute of Child Nutrition

USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS):

• CACFP Handbooks
• Financial Management: Child and Adult Care Food Program
• Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
• Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks
• Team Nutrition Recipes and Cookbook Toolkit

CACFP Reimbursement Rates | Food and Nutrition Administration

Value of Donated Foods Notices | Food and Nutrition Administration

 

Reimbursements for meals served to eligible adults:

• are made to those institutions that have an agreement with a State agency to operate the ADC component of Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP),
• are paid out of program funds made available to the State from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Reimbursements may be paid by the State agencies directly, to independent centers or to sponsoring organizations which then reimburse or use the funds to provide food to sponsored facilities,
• are based on the number of meals and snacks served to non-residential eligible adults based on the applicable free, reduced price, or paid rate for meals and snacks.

Claims

Reimbursement claims are due monthly using the approved USBE Child Nutrition Programs software system.

For monthly due dates, visit USBE's Financial Operations Utah Grants webpage, select Utah Grants Resources, select the Grant Reimbursement Schedule for the correct School Fiscal Year (SFY).

If claims are not submitted by the Grant Reimbursement Schedule, they must be submitted within 60 days after the claimed month to be considered for reimbursement.

In coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) our office distributes policy memorandums to provide guidance and clarify program requirements and regulations.

Memorandum: New Bulletin Distribution Explanation
A quick tutorial on how our office structures and distributes policy.

Highlighted USDA Policy and Guidance

The following policy bulletins/memorandums provide urgent or highly requested content:

• CACFP 05-2025 Grain Requirements in the CACFP: Questions and Answers | Food and Nutrition Administration

USDA Policy Memorandums

FNA Documents & Resources | Food and Nutrition Administration
The above webpage allows you to search for current and archived USDA FNA published policy memorandums.