Child Care Centers, Head Starts and Emergency Shelters

 

Overview

The Child Care Center portion of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) assists child care centers, before-and-after-school programs, Head Start programs, and emergency shelters in providing nutritious meals and snacks to children from birth through 12 years of age, 15 years old for children of migrant workers, and through 18 years for CACFP Emergency Shelters. Youth with disabilities that require care and are in a center where most children are 18 years old and younger also receive meal benefits.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS):

 

Qualifying and Applying

Child Care Centers must provide nonresidential care services (except emergency shelters), and be licensed or approved to operate by state, local, or Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) child care standards. They may either participate independently, as a sponsored facility, or as an organization that sponsors the food program at other facilities.

The first part of the application process involves participation in CACFP Basic Training. This can be done in-person or online.

CACFP Monthly Basic Training for Centers (In-person):

Application documents can be requested at the end of either the in-person or online training. For additional information, please call (801) 538-7680.

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.

Training

Please contact the Utah State Board of Education Child Nutrition Program (CNP) for all training requests.

Reimbursement Rates

CACFP Reimbursement Rates | Food and Nutrition Service

 

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.

Reimbursement Claims

Claims for reimbursement for this program are due to the Utah State Board of Education monthly using the approved Child Nutrition software system. For monthly due dates, visit USBE's Financial Operations Website, and select Utah Grants to view Utah Grants Reimbursement Schedule.

Submit claims within 60 days after the claimed month.

  • You can amend claims within 60 days or anytime during the fiscal year for fewer meals.
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