TX CACFP performance bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The Texas Department of Agriculture requires some sponsoring organizations in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to post a performance bond under 4 TAC § 25.17. The amount is set by the Department; premiums start from $100 with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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Enter your amount, consent to one soft pull, and file with the Department of Agriculture. Here is the whole thing:
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Your organization details, program name, payee ID, the bond amount the Department set, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the Department of Agriculture
Submit the executed performance bond with your CACFP sponsor agreement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the CACFP bond actually covers
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally funded program administered in Texas by the Department of Agriculture. Under 4 TAC § 25.17, a sponsoring organization applying to participate with less than three years of successful administrative and financial history must obtain and maintain a performance bond.
The bond must be written by a surety on the U.S. Treasury Circular 570 list (certified for federally funded programs). It guarantees the sponsor handles public program funds only for the benefit of the program and can produce its financial records on request — protecting the program against misused or unaccounted-for funds.
The amount is set by the Department based on the sponsor's anticipated enrollment and reimbursement for the meals served. We carry Circular 570 carriers and issue the amount the Department set; pricing is variable by bond amount, from $100, with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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One application, then a quick review.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department set and a one-time soft credit consent — most issue within 1–2 business days.
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Premiums from $100, one soft pull. Enter the amount the Department set and file in 1–2 business days.