Administrative Review

• Key Terms and Definitions
• Self-Review Checklist
  • Ensure your SFA is in compliance with School Nutrition Program policies, procedures, deadlines, etc. before the Administrative Review.
• AR Document Checklist
  • List of documents needed during the Administrative Review.
• Off-Site Question Guide
  • Guide for completing the Off-Site questions​.
• How to Access the Compliance Module in CNP
  • Instructions for Authorized Representatives on giving other school staff access to the CNP Compliance Module to complete Off-site Forms.
  • If a staff member does not have their own CNP username, follow the instructions the CNP Security Administrative Manual (page 11) to add a new user.
• For more information, view the USDA’s Administrative Review Manual

• Certification and Benefit Issuance: Household Applications, Direct Certification, Confidentiality
• Verification
• Meal Counting and Claiming

• Meal Components, Offer versus Serve, Dietary Specifications, and Nutrient Standards

• Allowable Costs
• Approved Equipment List (listed under the Procurement section on the Forms and Resources page)
• Paid Lunch Equity (PLE)
• Revenue from Non-Program Foods
• Indirect Costs
• USDA Commodity Foods

• Civil Rights, Special Diets
• SFA On-site Monitoring
• Local School Wellness Policy
• Competitive Foods Policy and Smart Snack Standards
• Water
• Food Safety
• Buy American Provision
• Reporting and Recordkeeping
• School Breakfast Program
• Summer Food Service Program Outreach

• Afterschool Snack Program
• Seamless Summer Option
• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
• Special Milk Program

Section 207 of the HHFKA amended section 22 of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1769c) to require State Agencies (SA) to report the final results of the administrative review to the public in an accessible, easily understood manner in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Secretary. Regulations at 7 CFR 210.18(m) requires the SA to post a summary of the most recent final administrative review results for each SFA/Sponsor on the State agency’s publicly available website no later than 30 days after the SA provides the final results of the administrative review to the SFA/Sponsor. The SA must also make a copy of the final administrative review report available to the public upon request

• State Agency 2016-17 Administrative Review Summaries
• State Agency 2017-18 Administrative Review Summaries
• State Agency 2018-19 Administrative Review Summaries
• State Agency 2019-20 Administrative Review Summaries
• State Agency 2023-24 Administrative Review Summaries
• State Agency 2024-25 Administrative Review Summaries