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Thanks to passage of the American Rescue Plan, help is on the way to the American people. The American Rescue Plan will jolt our economy back to life, put money into the hands of struggling Americans, get our children back to school safely, move COVID-19 vaccinations out more swiftly, and deliver nutrition assistance to millions of food insecure Americans. Visit this space to learn how the American Rescue Plan benefits your family and community. |
Policy Memos
- SNAP State Administrative Funding – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (4/29/2021)
- SNAP Administrative Funding Allocations Provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (4/29/2021)
- State Agency Option to Temporarily Increase the Cash-Value Voucher/Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases (3/24/2021)
- WIC and WIC FMNP - American Rescue Plan Act - Program Modernization (3/15/2021)
- SNAP - Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (3/12/21)
- SNAP - Extension of Temporary Increase in Maximum Allotments due to COVID-19 (3/10/21)
Press Releases
- USDA to Invest in Expanding SNAP Online Shopping (7/07/22)
- USDA Awards Maine Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (6/22/22)
- FNS Awards Kentucky Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (6/22/22)
- USDA Awards Grants to Improve Reach and Resiliency of Emergency Food System (6/06/22)
- USDA Partners with States, Territories, and Tribes to Enhance Supply-Chain Resiliency Through Local Food Purchase Programs (6/03/22)
- USDA Announces Framework for Shoring Up the Food Supply Chain and Transforming the Food System to Be Fairer, More Competitive, More Resilient (6/01/22)
- USDA Opens Applications for Cooperative Agreement to Improve WIC Participation and Retention (5/31/22)
- In Major Step to Implement American Rescue Plan, USDA Announces Membership of Newly Formed Equity Commission (2/10/22)
- Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Promote Food and Nutrition Security (1/21/22)
- USDA Tackles Food Insecurity, Expands Program Access (1/21/22)
- USDA Increases SNAP Benefits Up To $100 Per Household with Funding from American Rescue Plan (3/22/21)
- USDA Supports Equity, Inclusion in Nutrition Assistance Programs (1/20/22)
- Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Advance Equity (1/20/22)
- Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Create More and Better Markets (1/19/22)
- USDA Establishes Food Purchase Program to Transform the Food System, Build Back Better via Local Food Purchase (12/06/21)
- USDA Funding Enhances Nutrition Assistance Program in CNMI (10/26/21)
- USDA and HHS Launch Resource Guide to Help Rural Communities Increase Access to Child Care Services (9/21/21)
- Aumento en el Plan Económico de Alimentos “Thrifty” del USDA resultará en más fondos para la asistencia nutricional en Puerto Rico (8/16/21)
- USDA Thrifty Food Plan Increase Means More Nutrition Assistance Funding for Puerto Rico
- USDA: 100 Days Update (4/29/21)
- USDA Enhances Administrative Funds to States to Improve SNAP (4/29/21)
- USDA to Incentivize Purchase of Fruits and Vegetables under WIC for 4 Months with American Rescue Plan Funding (4/28/21)
- Pandemic EBT - Summer 2021 | Hear What They’re Saying 04/26/2021
- USDA to Provide Critical Nutrition Assistance to 30M+ Kids Over the Summer (4/26/21)
- USDA Expands Nutrition Assistance for Seniors Amid Pandemic with American Rescue Plan Funding (4/23/21)
- USDA Seeks Comments on Food System Supply Chains in Response to President Biden’s Executive Order to Support Resilient, Diverse, Secure Supply Chains (4/21/21)
- USDA Issues Pandemic Flexibilities for Schools and Day Care Facilities through June 2022 to Support Safe Reopening and Healthy, Nutritious Meals (4/20/21)
- USDA Boosts Food Assistance for Homeless Young Adults Seeking Refuge in Shelters 04/09/2021
- USDA to Invest $1 Billion to Purchase Healthy Food for Food Insecure Americans and Build Food Bank Capacity (6/04/21)
- USDA Increases SNAP Benefits Up To $100 Per Household with Funding from American Rescue Plan (3/22/21)
- Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (3/10/21)
- Biden-Harris Administration’s Actions to Reduce Food Insecurity Amid the COVID-19 Crisis (3/03/21)
- Biden Administration Expands P-EBT to Benefit Millions of Low-Income and Food Insecure Children During Pandemic (1/22/21)
Fact Sheets
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen Infant Formula Access Resiliency in WIC (7/18/22)
- Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic (6/09/21)
- Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic (6/02/21)
- Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic (5/05/21)
- Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic (3/31/21)
- Help Put Food on the Table - Facts on Nutrition Assistance in the American Recue Plan (3/22/21)
- Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic (3/24/21)
- Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic (3/17/21)
- USDA Provisions in HR 1319, the American Rescue Plan (3/10/21)
Blogs
- Dietitians are the Champions We Need to Achieve Nutrition Security (3/09/22)
- Feeding the Future With Local Foods - It’s Elementary! (3/09/22)
- Tackling Food Insecurity through Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer 01/21/2022
- Tackling Food Insecurity through Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (1/21/22)