Subscriber Updates
Expanding SNAP Online Purchasing Options
The Food and Nutrition Service is excited to announce a new option for SNAP online purchasing. FNS is dedicated to enhancing access to nutritious food for all Americans, and this expansion of SNAP online purchasing is another step forward in achieving that goal.
04/26/2024
Subscriber Updates
Strengthening SNAP: Grant Opportunity for States and Partners
FNS is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants Program request for applications, aimed at supporting efforts by state agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement projects that use technology to improve the quality and efficiency of SNAP application and eligibility determination systems.
04/19/2024
Subscriber Updates
Improvements Coming Soon for Monitoring of Child Nutrition Programs
FNS published a proposed rule that will help ensure the federal child nutrition programs are being operated properly. These regulatory updates will strengthen and clarify the process for correcting serious deficiencies found in FNS’ child nutrition programs.
02/20/2024
Subscriber Updates
New Rule to Enhance Customer Service and Link Farms to Food Banks in TEFAP
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost through food banks and pantries. In recent years, a number of states have recognized the value of supporting donations from local farmers to their food bank networks – commonly known as Farm to Food Bank Projects.
10/04/2019
Subscriber Updates
Easing the Transition to New Grain-Based Food Measures in CACFP
Customer service is a priority for this Department and taking stakeholder input seriously is an integral part of ensuring optimal service is delivered. Today’s final rule adjusting timelines for the Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements is the latest example of this.
09/25/2019
Subscriber Updates
USDA Awards Tufts $8.5M to Foster Telehealth Tech for WIC Moms
Technological advances are streamlining industries across the globe. To make use of these innovations for program participants, USDA today announced the award of an $8.5 million cooperative agreement with Tufts University to test and evaluate the use of telehealth innovations in delivery of USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
09/23/2019
Subscriber Updates
FNS 50th Anniversary – A Renewed Commitment to Our Future
On August 8, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service celebrated 50 remarkable years of service dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through our nation’s vital nutrition programs. It was a special moment to reflect on how these valuable programs, and the laws that authorize and shape them, have grown and evolved to meet changing food and nutrition needs, always with an eye to good stewardship.
08/15/2019
Page updated: April 26, 2024