Kentucky Department of Education CACFP Child Nutrition Information and Payment System RENEWAL 2014

CNIPS HOME PAGE: Sign IN! PASSWORD! HELP!User Manual!

Click “Application”

CLICK on “Application Packet- Center”

Click on the program year

Click Enroll

Here is What You Will See!

Information will Automatically Populate

Sponsor Application Continued….. Birthdate (NEW) Birthdate (NEW)

Click Yes or No If

READ! CHECK AFTER

Hit “Save” to save the information in your application.

When your sponsor application is complete, the system will tell you that your work has been saved. CLICK on the “Finish” Button

Notice the green check. That is GOOD! Remember: You need four green checks before you can submit your application packet to the State Agency Board of Directors is next! If nothing has changed on your Board of Directors, Move to Budget

Let’s Work on the SPONSOR BUDGET DETAIL! Click on “Modify”

Let’s Take A CLOSER Look!

Total is Gathered from the TOTAL of last year’s CACFP reimbursement Total of last year’s Food, Labor, and Supplies. Yearly Cost. NOT Monthly This Amount MUST BE a NEGATIVE Number. You always have to SPEND more than your REIMBURSEMENT! Leave BLANK None of the Budget Gets Auto- Populated From Last Year!

“Zeros” go here for 99% of you! Check the Box AFTER Reading Thoroughly ONLY IF THE STATE AGENCY REQUESTS! Click “SAVE” Pull Number Down from Section A Line 1

The Budget has been SAVED Click “Finish”

Do you have three GREEN check marks? You did it!! Let’s Skip Down to the Site Application!

SKIP OVER THE NEXT ITEM “CHECKLIST” (We will return after the Site Application) Click on “Site Application”

Click “Modify” to Begin Working on Your Site Application

ALL information pre-populates on every site sheet. Look through to make sure all the information is current and correct.

Check the Certification!

Click “Finish” Now

Let’s Go Back and Work on Our Checklist Items! Click on “Details” next to Checklist

Click on the Blue Link with your Sponsor Name

Here is Your List of Checklist Items. The Statement of Authority and the Management Plan need to be downloaded into your computer, completed, and then uploaded back into the system!

Click on the Blue Link of the document in the checklist you want to download.

When the file download box appears, click on the “Save” button.

DESKTOP Click on the word “DESKTOP” to select the place to save your document to.

Click on the word “Save” at the bottom of the page to save the document to your computer desktop. Save STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY

A box will appear, letting you know your download is complete. Click “Open” to begin working on your document.

Work on Your Document. Fill Out All of the Answers Completely.

Save Your Work When You are Finished. Click on the “File” tab.

“SAVE AS”

Close the document

When you go back to your checklist, click on the paperclip to UPLOAD your document back into the system. Click on the Paperclip

Click on the “Browse” button to find your document

1. Click on “DESKTOP” to find all of the documents on your desktop 2. Click on the Document you want to UPLOAD. 3. Click “OPEN”

Click on SAVE to save your document to the C-NIPS System!

A Box will appear letting you know that your document is in the system! Click “Finish”

Your uploaded document will show up on the checklist page! SUCCESS!

Follow the Same Steps to Add Your Management Planto to the CNIPS System

Check mark the box after you have completed and uploaded each document Always hit “SAVE”after you are finished!

*IF YOU HAVE A FOOD SERVICE/CATERING CONTRACT, YOU WILL ALSO HAVE A CATERING CONTRACT CHECKLIST ITEM UNDER THE SITE NAME. You must click on the site name Blue Hyper- link

Make sure all checklist item boxes are checked 1. Click “SAVE” 2. Click “Finish” 3. Click “Back” *IF YOU HAVE A FOOD SERVICE/CATERING CONTRACT, YOU WILL ALSO HAVE A CATERING CONTRACT CHECKLIST ITEM. You must check the

I HAVE FOUR Green Checks YES!

Four GREEN Checks and One RED “Submit for Approval” button means You have an application PACKET (including the site application) that is READY to SUMBIT!

3.The State Agency will review and either 1. APPROVE or 2. SEND BACK to you with needed corrections. You will receive an from us with further instructions. 1.After you have submitted your application, the packet status will read “Submitted for Approval.” 2. An will be generated, notifying you that your application has been submitted.

Questions? Application? Contact Any CACFP Consultant at Technical? SCN Help Desk-Mike Sullivan Password Help? COT Help Desk

Kentucky Department of Education CACFP Child Nutrition Information and Payment System

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