Office of Health and Nutrition Services Townhall

April 1, 2020

Agenda• New Programs

• Meals to You (MYT) Program• P-EBT

• Housekeeping• USDA Foods Update• Accounting During Statewide School Closure• Reimbursement Claims• Advances• Equipment Assistance Grant Application• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

• Unanticipated School Closure (USC) SFSP Webpage Highlights

• USC SFSP Waivers Update• Meet Up Eat Up Map• Question and Answer Session

Meals to You (MTY) Program

• Demonstration Project only for eligible School Districts

• Children eligible for free/reduced meals will receive one box every 2 weeks with 20 meals (10 breakfasts and 10 lunches/suppers)

School District Eligibility1. Have announced school closures for at least

four weeks2. Building(s) have 50% or higher free and

reduced-price lunch eligibility3. Are designated rural

• Michigan participating with invite only to districts that meet eligibility and are not serving in Unanticipated School Closure SFSP

Pandemic EBT (P-EBT)

• SNAP benefits for all families with children who were receiving free or reduced meals prior to the crisis

• Including all children at CEP sites• Including all those directly certified, or certified by categorical

eligibility or application at the local level

• Benefit will be in the amount equivalent to the reimbursement rate for free breakfast + free lunch multiplied by the number of days of the closure per month per child

• Those already receiving SNAP will see benefit added to their cards• Those not already receiving SNAP will get a card in the mail they will need

to “pin” to indicate their consent for participation

USDA Foods Update• Consortia should be moving entitlement around to schools

operating the USC SFSP• Schools not operating should consider donating inventory-

Further guidance coming

• The Michigan Food Banks distribution rates have more than doubled in the last three weeks and continue to rise. The meal support from Unanticipated School Closure sites is a valuable support to continued feeding at the local level across the state

Accounting During Statewide School

Closure

Unanticipated School Closure Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) revenues and expenditures should be tracked and reported to the SFSP grant code 858 in the Food Service Fund (Fund 25).

Questions regarding coding can be sent to the Fiscal Monitoring Team at MDE-Fiscal@michigan.gov or 517-241-5380.

Reimbursement Claims• Traditional School Meal Program Claims are available now for meals

served before mandatory school closures.• We are in final testing of new claim page in MiND for Unanticipated

School Closure SFSP. • Expect within a few days.

• Previously used SFSP claim for USC during Polar Vortex will not work.• Webinars on new claims:

• Thursday April 2, 2020 at 10AM and 2PM• Tuesday April 7, 2020 at 10AM and 2PM• Links to webinars: USC_SFSP_Bulletin_No._5

USC SFSP Advances

• Advances for April are available if needed

• Advance Request Instructions

Equipment Assistance Grants

Important dates• March 6, 2020: Application opened• Extended Deadline: May 4, 2020 11:59 pm

EST• May 2020: Applicants notified of awards

• Unless delayed by the USDA

• For further information, contact MDE-Fiscal@michigan.gov

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Application Timeline

• School Year 2020-2021 Application is Open • Application Due Date: May 20, 2020• Application online via MEGS+ system• Decisions by mid-June (unless there are delays w/

grant fund announcement from USDA)• MDE FFVP webpage has instructions on how to

apply• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)

Grant Application – Tips for Completing Application

• Important Information about the FY 2020-2021 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Application

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• www.Michigan.gov/sfsp

Webpage Highlights• Click on Unanticipated School Closure Information

Unaticipated School Closure Waivers• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child

Nutrition Programs • Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up

Meals for Children- Further Guidance is Coming• Nationwide Waiver of Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines

Meet Up and Eat Up

Map Over 1900 sites displayed on the map!!!

Why is my site not showing up?• Inaccurate/missing info on intake

form• Addresses must be exact to match

the geo-coding needed for mapping

• 24-48 Hour lag time for sites to show up on the map

Opportunity for Questions and

Answers

Thank youfrom the

Office of Health and Nutrition Services

Staff