Summer Food Service Program Training
Contact Information
Training is required for all sponsors who wish to operate the SFSP. Sponsor administrators must attend training and then train all sponsor staff. Registration is required for the in-person training and webinars.
REMINDER: Recorded trainings are required for application approval.
This year, Returning Sponsor and New Sponsor training are hosted as separate courses for your ease. Please enroll in the course that applies to you.
New Sponsor Training
This training is appropriate for sponsors who are new to SFSP, had a gap in service or did not operate in 2025, have new lead SFSP administration, and/or returning sponsors that had significant operational findings on their 2025 SFSP Administrative Review.
- Bookmark your SFSP Canvas Dashboard to return to the course later.
Returning Sponsor Training
This training is appropriate for sponsors who operated SFSP in 2025 without new SFSP administration, and who did not have significant operational findings during their 2025 SFSP Administrative Review.
Enroll in the 2026 SFSP Returning Sponsor Training Canvas course
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Bookmark your SFSP Canvas Dashboard to return to the course later
Training Requirements
- New Sponsor Training
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This training is appropriate for sponsors who are new to SFSP, had a gap in service/did not operate Summer 2025, have new lead Program administrators, and/or returning sponsors that had significant operational findings on their 2025 SFSP Annual Review.
Training Requirements
New sponsors must complete the following training to operate the SFSP:
- SFSP New Sponsor Annual Track - Online Canvas Training
- Recorded Required Training
- Civil Rights* recorded training
- Procurement* recorded trainings
- Introduction to Procurement
- Informal Procurement: Micro-Purchase Method
- Small and Informal Procurement
- Budget Training
- Financial Viability, Capability, and Accountability (VCA) training
*NOTE: Civil Rights & Procurement trainings can be waived if training was completed earlier in the year with another CNS program. Please keep documentation regarding training completed.
- Returning Sponsor Training
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This training is appropriate for sponsors who operated SFSP in 2025 without new SFSP administration, and did not have significant operational findings during their 2025 SFSP Annual Review.
Training Requirements
Returning sponsors must complete the following training to operate the SFSP in summer 2025:
- SFSP Returning Sponsor Annual Track - Online Canvas Training
- Recorded Required Training
- Civil Rights* recorded training
- Procurement* recorded trainings
- Introduction to Procurement
- Informal Procurement: Micro-Purchase Method
- Small and Informal Procurement
*NOTE: Civil Rights & Procurement trainings can be waived if training was completed earlier in the year with another CNS program. Please keep documentation regarding training completed.
- Optional Training for Site Supervisors and Administrators
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The SFSP Online Canvas Training modules are designed for sponsor administrators and site supervisors to expand their knowledge about operating the SFSP. Training topics include:
- SFSP Rural Non-Congregate Meal Service
- Recordkeeping for Site Supervisors
- Utilizing the Washington Integrated Nutrition System (WINS)
- Special Programs
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New sponsor and new administrators of Closed-Enrolled sites, Camps, Upward Bound, and Migrant Sites are required to complete the online Canvas training to apply to operate these specific SFSP sites. Returning sponsors also must complete the online Canvas training for these sites, prior to being approved to operate. All special program-specific content will be covered in this training.
- Closed-Enrolled Sites, Camps, and Migrant Sites Training