Applications
Day Care Homes: If you are interested in applying for participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, please contact a Sponsoring Organization of Day Care Homes near you.
Online Center Application System
New Centers
- Access the New Center Online Application System
- Instructions on Updating Application
- A login and password will be created upon initial access.
- Once the center application is approved, center staff requiring access to the system will need to follow the instructions below in order to obtain access to the Online Application and Claims System for participating centers.
- Additional application supplements may be required, see below.
Participating Centers
- Access the Online Application and Claims System
- Center staff who require online access but do NOT currently have an assigned login and password must complete and submit all online access forms below to CACFP office. CACFP staff will then provide a login and password which will allow access to the system through the link above.
Please note: Online access is granted to an individual and not to a facility as a whole. Logins and passwords should only be used by individuals to which they have been assigned and under NO circumstances should they EVER be shared with another individual. By sharing login IDs and passwords, all State of Montana network security policies and rules are violated and access may be terminated.
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Paper Application
- Center Application Packet
- Additional application supplements may be required, see below.
Application Supplements
- State Agency Cover Letter
- Sponsor Management Plan Cover Page
- Application Update
- Management Plan Update Log
- Table of Contents
- Section 1 Accountability Controls
- Section 1.7 CACFP Application for Participation Civil Rights Compliance
- Section 1.7 Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement
- Section 1.8 Instructions & Guidance of Civil Rights Compliance Training
- Section 1.8 Record of Civil Rights Compliance Training
- Section 1.9 2010 Census Data Race Ethnicity by County and Reservation in Montana
- Sec 2 Financial Viability & Controls
- Section 2.2 Administrative Budget
- Section 2.6 Line Item Justification
- Section 2.7 Operation Expense & Cost Allocation Plan
- Section 2.7 Depreciation Schedule
- Section 2.8 Specific Prior Written Approval Request Form
- Section 2.9 Staff Salaries Table
- Section 2.10 Out-of-State Travel Justification
- Section 3: Single Audits
- Sec 4 Organizational Capability
- Section 4.7 Names & Signatures Responsible Principals & Board Certification
- Sec 5 Claim Submission and Minute Menu Procedures
- Sec 6 Licensing, Pre-Enrollment and Provider Training
- Sample Training Agenda
- Sec 7 Monitoring
- Section 7.1 Five-Day Meal Reconciliation Procedure
- Section 7.2 Staffing Factors
- Section 7.4 Meal Disallowance Policy Revision
- Sec 8 & 9 Corrective Action SD Confidentiality
- Sec 10 Tier Determination Procedures