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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4EA72E;mso-ligatures:none">The Budget Training has been recorded and is available here:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4EA72E;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://youtu.be/A7nAR-cU8ZA?si=E6zeyXdqo050SaVj">https://youtu.be/A7nAR-cU8ZA?si=E6zeyXdqo050SaVj</a> or on our resources webpage under “CACFP Budget”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition/cacfp/resources">https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition/cacfp/resources</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">**Just a reminder- our priority is to complete Administrative Reviews prior to approving agreements- saving questions regarding agreement renewals for the open office hours helps us to reach this goal!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">A few things to assist in making this agreement approval process easier:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Do not wait until the last minute to start your agreement.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Use the “Open Office Hours” as a resource for questions. We will be able to share our screen with you – and we can look at your agreement together in CNPweb<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Schedule and meeting links are on the CNPweb Notice Page when you first log in<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">You have been assigned a State Agency Reviewer to approve your agreement- that assignment list is on the notice page when you first log into CNPweb- if your question cannot
wait until open office hours, please direct your question to your assigned reviewer.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">**Use the Step-by-Step Guide**</span></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> located under the help tab (Top of the screen in CNPweb)- We cannot recommend this enough!!<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">All Sponsors are doing a “fine tooth comb” agreement this year- Everyone will need to re-sign and upload the CACFP Agreement #1 on the checklist tab. Please use the
<u>Step-by-Step Guide</u> for other required checklist tab uploads. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">New Budget-
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">download the excel budget from the checklist tab- We recommend completing tabs B & C, once complete look at tab D for summary of expenses, and then enter income on tab A. As you enter information into
A, B, C- Tab D should update with the information- and this should help you balance your budget.<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The Budget Training has been recorded and is available, we suggest watching prior to starting the budget:
<a href="https://youtu.be/A7nAR-cU8ZA?si=E6zeyXdqo050SaVj">https://youtu.be/A7nAR-cU8ZA?si=E6zeyXdqo050SaVj</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If while you’re working on your agreement, you believe the CNPWeb system has a bug- please take a screenshot of what you see and email it to your assigned reviewer. The web
developers will not fix anything without screen shots- and sometimes we cannot replicate the error after the fact.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If your agreement is in “Pending Submission Status” it has not been submitted for approval. We will not see your agreement has been submitted until it is in “Pending Approval”
status. <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Common reasons why your agreement might not be going into pending approval status:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l2 level3 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sponsor did not complete all required uploads on the checklist tab (see red checkmarks)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l2 level3 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sponsor did not complete the Certification Statement- (last question in the application)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l2 level3 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>iii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> A piece of the agreement (Application, Management Plan, Site Information Sheet, Checklist tab) is missing information or in error status<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l2 level3 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>iv.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Sponsor did not submit the application for approval- (blue box appears at the bottom of the checklist tab once all pieces of the agreement
are in pending submission status and all uploads complete on the checklist tab)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please be patient, we are training new staff on Administrative Reviews and Agreement approvals- as you all know, it’s a big learning process.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">We hope you all have a great weekend!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">-The Maine CACFP Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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