Agency: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Action: Final Rule comes into effect on August 5, 2025
Why it matters:
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has issued a final rule that removes the requirement for States that operate the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Summer EBT to develop a Coordinated Services Plan (CSP). In December 2023, FNS established an interim final rule that required States to develop CSPs to coordinate the statewide availability of SFSP and Summer EBT. FNS received comments from States and advocates about the interim final rule, which stated that development of CSPs was burdensome, unnecessary, and duplicative of other reporting requirements.