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              Advance Payments Will Discontinue
For existing sponsors—the interim rule published September 1, 2004, entitled, Child and
Adult Care Food Program: Improving Management and Program Integrity put into effect the
provision that state agencies no longer are require to offer advance payments to
organizations. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) regulation requires
organizations to be financially viable, which means your organization must be able to support
itself financially without this type of monthly loan. Therefore, effective with the start of the
2006 fiscal year (October 2005), advance payments will no longer be provided to
organizations. The September 2005 advance distributed at the end of August will be the last
advance organizations will receive. Waivers to receive advance payments for a longer period
of time will not be authorized.
For new sponsors—those who began CACFP during this current fiscal year (2005) or
those who will start in the future—this agency has established a policy to allow advances for
up to 12 consecutive months. After receiving the twelfth advance, the advance payment will
automatically be discontinued.
All organizations currently receiving an advance will receive written notification of this
change in April 2005
Is Your Email Address Current?
Remember to update your ISBE Web Application Security (IWAS) profile and your
sponsor application anytime your email address changes! This will ensure you receive all
communications sent to sponsors via email.
Mark Your Calendar for the Upcoming Annual
Workshop!
Annual workshops for the Child and Adult Care Food Program will be held as follows:
􀃆􌙊 July 13—European Crystal Banquets, Arlington Heights
􀃆􌙊 July 14—Holiday Inn Select, Chicago (near Midway Airport)
􀃆􌙊 July 15—Holiday Inn Select, Chicago (near Midway Airport)
􀃆􌙊 July 19—Keller Convention Center, Effingham
􀃆􌙊 July 20—Carbondale Civic Center, Carbondale
􀃆􌙊 July 21—Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville
􀃆􌙊 July 26—Ramada Inn, Peoria (previously the Holiday Inn I-74)
Topics covered will include the many changes in the new CACFP Federal regulations, the
requirement to complete the Annual Financial Report, the annual renewal application process,
and monitoring requirements. You can register for these workshops at www.isbe.net/nutrition.
Select Calendar, and then select View Workshop Schedule. Be sure you select CACFP New
Sponsor and New Staff Training, not SFSP New Sponsor and New Staff Training. Watch for
www.isbe.net/nutrition more details to follow! 1
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MINUTES Your link to the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Programs
April 2005
I N S I D E
This Issue
Advance Payments Will Discontinue ............. 1
Is Your Email Address Current? .................... 1
Mark Your Calendar for the Upcoming Annual
Workshop! ................................................ 1
ADMINISTRATION
The Question and Answer Corner ................. 2
Expect New Resources Soon ....................... 2
Are You Ready for an Unannounced Site Visit?
You Should Be! ........................................ 3
Revising Your Child and Adult Care Food
Program Budget ....................................... 3
Child Nutrition Labeling Program .................... 3
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Statistics ................................................... 4
POLICY BULLETIN BOARD
Cheese Product Not Creditable ..................... 4
Medicare Prescription Card ........................... 4
Determining Household Size and Income for
Deployed Military Service Personnel ....... 4
Allowability of Cost for Directors and Officers
Insurance ................................................. 4
Annual Child and Adult Care Food Program
Enrollment Form ....................................... 5
TRAINING
Register Soon to Attend a Seminar and Expo 5
Food and Nutrition Service Connections
Conference This September ..................... 5
Training for New Sponsors and New Staff ..... 5
Child and Adult Care Food Program or
Summer Food Service Program? ............ 6
FOOD SERVICE AND NUTRITION
EDUCATION
Illinois Nutrition Education and Training Loan
Library Advisory Council ......................... 6
Check Out These New Loan Library
Resources ................................................ 7
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 Are
Here! ........................................................ 7
Free 5 A Day Cookbook Available ................ 7
Celebrate Child Nutrition Employee
Appreciation Week ................................... 7
Calendar of Events
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