Training

The training below is available for the 2026-2027 school year. For more information, or to request a quote, email gavin@gnorthey.com.

Financial Management Training

Financial Management and Procurement for Child Nutrition on the "Trainin' Cram" Ceareal Box cover

Participants gain a general understanding of the Uniform Administration Requirements (also called the Uniform Grant Guidance or UGG) at 2 CFR Part 200 and a practical understanding the the procurement regulations of both the UGG and applicable child nutrition regulations at with 7 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter II.

Intended Audience

This training is intended for child nutrition program directors, finance staff, and procurement staff who support the Child Nutrition Program. This is a great training module to include at annual state agency-hosted trainings and state School Nutrition Association conferences.

Program Application

  • School Nutrition Programs
    • National School Lunch Program
    • School Breakfast Program
    • Special Milk Program
    • Seamless Summer Option
  • Child and Adult Care Food Program
    • All components, except for Day Care Home Providers
  • Summer Food Service Program

Training Details

All training options can be tailored to address a reasonable number of state and local procurement statutes and regulations[1]. This training is intended to fulfill the National School Lunch Program procurement training requirements [7 CFR §210.21(h)][2].

Standard Training Topics include:

  • Basics of Uniform Administrative Requirements [2 CFR Part 200}
    • Authority and applicability to child nutrition programs
    • Allowability of cost
    • Indirect cost (basic)
    • Monitoring requirements
    • Record retention
  • Procurement
    • Acquisition thresholds and requirements
    • Quotes, Request for Proposal, and/or Invitation to Bid
    • Equipment Procurement
    • Group Purchasing Organizations
    • Non-competitive procurement/exigent circumstances
    • Geographic preference (UGG and US Dept. Agriculture)
    • Food Service Management Companies
      • Special provisions
      • Roles of the state child nutrition agency, local education agency/school food authority, and food service management company
      • Best practices to develop a fruitful relationship
    • Recordkeeping for Procurement

[1] Services not offered in states with comprehensive state-level child nutrition procurement statute or regulation. Client must provide and confirm statutes and regulations to cover.

[2] State child nutrition agency approval may be required; client responsible for obtaining agency’s approval.