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Data & Research
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Food/Nutrient Analysis
Assessing the Nutritional Quality of the FDPIR Food Package
This analysis helps to estimate the nutritional quality of the 2022 FDPIR food package 'as offered' using the Healthy Eating Index scoring algorithm. This will provide an update to the first HEI estimate of the 2014 FDPIR food package. The project also aims to estimate the HEIs of the food packages 'as delivered' to participants.
04/04/2024
SNAP Retailer Management Year End Summary FY 2023
This dashboard was created to share information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailer participation during fiscal year 2023.
03/15/2024
SNAP Replacement of Stolen Benefits Dashboard
This dashboard displays state-reported data provided to FNS in accordance with the January 2023 guidance
on the replacement of stolen EBT benefits with federal funds. All data provided to FNS will be posted here
quarterly, as soon as possible following receipt.
10/27/2023
SNAP Retailer Management Year End Summary FY 2022
This dashboard was created to share information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailer participation during fiscal year 2022.
07/27/2023
Resource | Data | Payment Accuracy and Program Integrity
SNAP Payment Error Rates
SNAP quality control payment error rates by fiscal year.
06/30/2023
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Report to Congress
Multi-Agency Task Force to Provide Coordination and Direction for USDA Foods Programs, July 2018 – December 2020
The Agricultural Act of 2014 required the establishment of a Multi-Agency Task Force to provide coordination and direction for USDA Foods administered by FNS. FNS submits this report to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture.
04/28/2023
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Report to Congress
Multi-Agency Task Force to Provide Coordination and Direction for USDA Foods Programs, January 2021 - July 2022
The Agricultural Act of 2014 required the establishment of a Multi-Agency Task Force to provide coordination and direction for USDA Foods administered by FNS. FNS submits this report covering the period of January 2021 through July 2022 to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture.
04/28/2023
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Assessing/Improving Operations
How States Safeguard USDA's SNAP Participants' Personally Identifiable Information
All applicants and participants in SNAP are required to submit personally identifiable information for verification before receiving benefits. To better understand the evolving landscape of data security, USDA conducted this study to evaluate how state agencies protect PII of SNAP recipients and compiled best practices for maintaining data security of program.
04/04/2023
Resource | Research | Report to Congress
Evaluation of SNAP Employment and Training Pilots: FY 2019 Annual Report to Congress
Section 4022 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 authorized and funded the SNAP E&T pilots, which enabled the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and states to expand SNAP E&T programs and test innovative strategies to connect SNAP participants with good-paying jobs, thereby increasing their incomes and reducing the need for nutrition assistance benefits. This is the fifth annual report to Congress.
02/18/2020
Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations
Scanner Capability Assessment of SNAP-Authorized Small Retailers
This study provides current information on adoption of scanning technology among small SNAP-authorized retailers to assess readiness for meeting the Farm Bill requirement, barriers and benefits to adopting scanning technologies, and costs for nonadopting retailers to comply with this requirement.
08/30/2019