Thank you for your interest in participating in the CACFP and providing healthy and delicious meals to the children and adults of California! The CACFP is a state and federally-funded Child Nutrition Program designed to provide partial reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks served to eligible participants including infants, children, and adults. The CACFP Interest Survey for Prospective Operators, or Interest Survey for short, is intended to help you assess your potential eligibility for the CACFP and help you understand the necessary requirements to operate the CACFP. It also helps our team understand how to best support you on your way to serving meals. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) CACFP Branch (CACFPB) will review the information provided and will contact your organization with tailored follow up and guidance.
All questions throughout this survey are required unless otherwise indicated. The submission should take approximately 10 – 15 minutes. We encourage you to submit only one survey per organization per program year (October 1–September 30) unless otherwise directed by the CACFPB. If necessary to submit more than one survey per program year, please communicate with CACFPB prior to submission.
For assistance with this survey, please contact
CDSSFEEDCACFPInterestSurvey@dss.ca.gov and indicate "CACFP Interest Survey for Prospective Operators" in the subject line.
If you experience technical difficulties with completing the survey, please contact
RADDSurveyHelp@dss.ca.gov.
Please click on the "NEXT" button below to begin the survey.