December 22, 2020
U.S. Congress Passes Funding Bill
The U.S. Congress passed a stimulus bill which includes critical funds to offset some of the losses school nutrition programs have incurred during the pandemic. The stimulus bill distributes emergency relief funds to school meal programs based on a formula that takes into account the level of reimbursement a program received in 2019 and the reimbursement received during the pandemic. The text of the bill is available
here. A division-by-division summary of the coronavirus relief provisions is
here.
SNA is currently combing through the over 5,000 page bill and will provide updates on the comprehensive impact on school nutrition programs soon. Read more in SNA's
press release.
SNA Files Comments on Proposed Rule to Restore Flexibilities
On Friday, December 18
th, SNA filed
comments on USDA's
proposed rule,
Restoration of Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities, published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2020.
We urge all school nutrition advocates to submit comments in support of the proposed rule prior to the December 28th submission deadline. For additional guidance on submitting comments read SNA's
news story.