The Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Department's Financial Management section of the website provides rules and resources to Child Nutrition Programs sponsors on procurement, contracts, and other financial matters. Child Nutrition Programs includes sponsors participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and the School Nutrition Programs (SNP), which includes the National School Lunch Program and other school-based programs.
Procurement means the process of obtaining goods and/or services in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
Resource Management for School Nutrition Programs includes four general areas: Maintenance of Non-Profit School Foodservice Account, Paid Lunch Equity (PLE), Revenue from Nonprogram Foods, and Indirect Costs.
