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State agencies and Regional Offices apply existing, but outdated, guidance when working with MSSOs.
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FNS has issued the following guidance on MSSO operations: FNS Instruction 788-5, Approval of Administrative Budgets for Multi-State Sponsoring Organizations of Family Day Care Homes - Child Care Food Program, October 25, 1982; FNS Instruction 788-16, Administrative Procedures for Multi-State Sponsoring Organization - Child Care Food Program, October 19, 1983; FNS Instruction 788-6, Revision 2, Availability of Institutions' Records to Administering Agencies, November 1, 1991; FNS Instruction 796-2, Revision 4, Financial Management - Child and Adult Care Food Program, December 11, 2013; and the memorandum, Applicability of FNS Instruction 788-16 to Multi-State Proprietary CACFP Sponsors, June 25, 2003.
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The existence of multiple outdated guidance documents on managing MSSOs result in inconsistent application of procedures.
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Defines MSSOs in both CACFP and SFSP regulations. MSSO means a sponsor or sponsoring organization that operators more than one site or facility in more than one state. (7 CFR 225.2 & 226.2)
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Requires state agencies to ask all applicants if they are operating or intend to operate in another state. (7 CFR 225.6(c)(5), 226.6(b)(1)(xviv), & 226.6(b)(2)(iii)(L))
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Addresses responsibilities of the cognizant state agency, which is the agency responsible for oversight of SFSP and CACFP in the state where the MSSO's headquarters are located. (7 CFR 225.2, 225.6(n)(ii), 226.2, & 226.6(o)(ii))
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Clarifies monitoring and program oversight for all state agencies that have sites or facilities participating under the auspices of an MSSO. (7 CFR 225.6(n)(i) & 226.6(o)(i))
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