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Course Description: All CACFP sponsors must maintain a nonprofit food service program. This course includes two lessons that cover the evaluation of program revenue and expenses, financial recordkeeping and controls, and expectations with operating a nonprofit CACFP.

Course Description: This course focuses on CACFP recordkeeping requirements At-Risk programs. The course addresses program eligibility, operational requirements, meal patterns, and miscellaneous recordkeeping requirements.

Course Description: This course focuses on CACFP recordkeeping requirements for Emergency Shelter programs. The course addresses program eligibility, operational requirements, eligible age ranges, and miscellaneous recordkeeping requirements. 

Course Description:“Financial Viability” will provide an overview of the CACFP Performance Standards and focus on the requirements specific to financial viability. Participants will learn various ways to demonstrate and evaluate financial viability as well as identify the appropriate records to maintain. 

Lesson 1 - Introduction and Performance Standards
Lesson 2 - What is Financial Viability?

Course Description: This course will discuss the definition, purpose and components of a management plan. Participants will learn how to evaluate, monitor, revise and submit the management plan. Participants will also discuss the CACFP performance standard and share best practices.

Course Description: This course will discuss the importance of the CACFP budget and how it relates to the management plan and the CACFP performance standards. Participants will obtain an overview of the federal cost principles and how they relate to the CACFP budget. Participants will also learn the key steps for creating a CACFP budget and receive best practices for developing and monitoring a CACFP budget.

Lesson 1 - CACFP Budget Basics
Lesson 2 - Creating a CACFP Budget

Course Description: CACFP Regulations require that all new and participating CACFP institutions meet and maintain compliance with the three Performance Standards; Financial Management and Viability, Administrative Capability, and Program Accountability.  This course is designed to guide CACFP institutions to better understand the importance of the Performance Standards, the reason that they were developed, and the criteria used to determine compliance.

The CACFP Corrective Action Training is an online course designed to provide corrective action training for those who are in the CACFP program.

Course Description: CACFP sponsors may need to modify planned meals in order to accommodate participants with disabilities or special dietary needs. PDE 607 summarizes the responsibilities sponsors have when accommodating participants’ meal requests. The course also discusses medical statements, meal pattern requirements, and accommodating non-disabling special dietary needs.

Course Description: This course will cover: How to access the Daily Meal Count Form and submit claims through PEARS, the importance of accurately completing the Point of Service Daily Meal Count Form, and how to complete it, what, if any, eligibility documents are needed, how to claim reimbursement for meals served, and claim status and Payment Schedules.

Course Description: This course covers: The definition of SFSP; Who may be a sponsor; The time frames when the SFSP may operate; The various types of sites in SFSP and the qualifications and distinctions of each type of site ;How children may qualify to receive free meals; The forms needed to prove eligibility of the children and when they are used; Information about public notifications and media releases; and Tips for increasing attendance and directives to add sites.

Course Description: This course covers: The Difference Between Open, Enrolled Sites and Camps, Eligibility Documentation for Camps, The Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data, The Point of Service Daily Meal Count Form, Family Style Meal Service, Claim Reimbursement and Documentation

Course Description: This course will cover: the importance of record keeping; the basics of the Administrative Review; the Administrative Review Handbook, Forms and Training Records; Menu Documentation; The Daily Meal Count Form; Commodity, Site Visit and Cost Documentation; Procurement Documentation; Expense Documentation - both administrative and operating costs.

Course Description: PDE 606 builds on information covered in PDE 603 The CACFP Meal Pattern but focuses on specific requirements for infants. Topics include creditable infant meals, infant meal components, serving sizes, and recordkeeping requirements.

Course Description: Program institutions and facilities receiving federal financial assistance are required to comply with federal civil rights laws to ensure all Child Nutrition participants have equal access to all benefits and services.  This course will review Civil Rights regulations, and provide all information necessary to ensure that your program is in compliance with these requirements.

Course Description: PDE 602 covers the enrollment process for applicable programs, completed Enrollment Forms, and annual update requirements. 

Course Description: Submitting a claim for CACFP reimbursement requires detailed recordkeeping and preparation prior to the submission. PDE 604 reviews requirements related to point of service meal counts, attendance documentation, the edit check process, consolidation, and claim submission.