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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has updated its CACFP Area Eligibility Mapping Tool with 2025 census data. This data is effective as of 10/1/2024. To access the Mapping
Tool, click this </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/area-eligibility" target="_blank"><span style="color:#467886"> link</span></a>.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Please note that the map works best when opened in the following browsers: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. The mapping tool looks a little different than it has in past years- this
year, area eligible addresses are indicated by green shading and non-area eligible addresses are indicated by grey shading.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">As you may have noticed, we are running a bit behind in approving agreement renewals this year. We anticipate having
renewals approved prior to November 1<sup>st</sup>- per regulations, we can still provide reimbursement for the month
<u>prior</u> to the month in which agreements are approved, so this should not impact program payments. Thank you for your patience.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Because we are behind in approving renewals:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">If you have providers that:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Are qualified for the higher, Tier I rate of reimbursement by census data, and their eligibility ran out at the end of
September 2024 -or-<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Are qualified for the lower, Tier II rate of reimbursement<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Are brand new to CACFP<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Please be sure to check census data for these providers as soon as possible and report changes to our office by revising their provider information sheets in CNPWeb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For all other providers, please wait until November 1<sup>st</sup> to check census data and report changes to our office by revising their provider information sheets
in CNPWeb.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thank you again and please let us know if you have questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">~The Maine CACFP Team<o:p></o:p></p>
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