This report examines patterns of SNAP benefit redemption in fiscal year 2017 and compares those patterns with findings from two similar studies conducted for fiscal years 2003 and 2009.
This report, part of an annual series, presents estimates, by state, of the percentage of eligible persons and working poor individuals who participated in SNAP during an average month in fiscal year (FY 2017) and the two previous fiscal years.
This report responds to the requirement of PL 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of state and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the states and by local educational agencies to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household applications.
The eSFSP projects test changes to the existing structure and delivery mechanism of SFSP to determine if they lead to increased participation.
The Food, Nutrition and Conservation Act of 2008 (also known as the Farm Bill) authorized funds to pilot test and rigorously evaluate the impact of financial incentives at the point-of-sale for the purchase of fruits, vegetables or other healthful foods on the diet quality of participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program FNS refers to this effort as the Healthy Incentives Pilot or HIP. HIP operated for 14 months in Hampden County, MA.
The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is managing a small-grants research program, funded by FNS. Through a competitive process, UCLA awarded seven grants in June 2012.
SEBTC demonstration offered a rigorous test of the impact of providing a monthly benefit of $60 per child - using existing electronic benefit transfer (EBT) systems - on food insecurity among children during the summer when school meals are not available.
Report of the use of funds awarded, progress made by each grantee, the impact of the project on SFSP participation in rural areas, and recommendations for further action to improve rural summer food access.