Approving a CACFP Application Packet
For new Sponsors (Centers and Day Care Homes), all original forms must be reviewed. Once the State has reviewed each Application Packet item and has identified each item as “Approved”, the State can now approve the Application Packet.
For new Sponsors (Centers and Day Care Homes), two levels of approval are required. Initially, an authorized State user must select the Recommend Approval button on the Sponsor's Application Packet screen. Once the button is selected, the Approve button is activated on the Sponsor’s Application Packet screen. Once the Approve button is selected, the Application Packet status is set to “Approved” and the Sponsor can begin submitting claims for reimbursement based on the approved Application Packet’s data.
Once the renewal applications and required packet items have all been reviewed and approved by SCN, the State user selects the Approve button (i.e., the Recommend Approval button is not active) on the Sponsor's Application Packet screen. Once the Approve button is selected, the Sponsor can begin submitting claims for reimbursement.
Note: If the Sponsor submits a Revised Application, which occurs when a Sponsor makes any changes to an “Approved” Application Packet (except a Provider Application), the packet’s status automatically changes to “Not Submitted”. The State is required to perform all of the steps identified above for the revised Application Packet. Changes to Provider Applications do not affect a packet’s status.