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State Plan Checklist - NUTRITION SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION EXPENDITURES 8/14/2026 Page 1

INTRODUCTION

NSA expenditures involve the process of allocating, documenting, and monitoring the distribution of administrative funds to local agencies, including the monitoring of nutrition education costs, and State and local agency direct/indirect costs. The following sections provide a brief overview of the information that is required by federal regulations to be included in State Plans. The questions that follow are designed to assist the State agencies in submitting compliant State Plans for FNS approval. State agencies are encouraged to review each federal regulation in its entirety. A. Funds Allocation-246. 4(a)(13); (14)(ix): describe the policies and procedures used to allocate administrative funds to local agencies, including start-up funds, and conversion of food funds to NSA funds. B. Local Agency Budgets/Expenditure Plans-246. 4(a)(2): describe the policies and procedures for preparing and submitting local agency budgets and expenditure plans and the services that are entirely supported by WIC Program funds. C. State and Local Agency Access to Funds-246. 4(a)(13): describe the procedures and method(s) of distribution/ reimbursement of NSA funds to local agencies. D. Reporting and Reviewing of State and Local Agency Expenditures-246. 4(a)(11)(iv); (12); and (13): describe the policies and procedures used to report, monitor, and review State and local agencies expenditures, including the documentation of staff time, local agency report forms, on-site reviews of local agencies NSA expenditures, and in-kind contributions. E. Nutrition Education Costs-246. 4(a)(9)and 246. 14(c)(1): describe the plans and procedures used to meet the nutrition education expenditure requirements, including monitoring activities, local agency reports, and assurances that the special nutrition education needs of migrant farmworkers and their families, Indians, and homeless persons are met. F. Indirect Costs-246. 4(a)(12) and 246. 14(a)(1)(ii): describe the policies and procedures used to document and monitor indirect cost rates and services at the State and local level.