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USDA is announcing a proposed rule to modernize the way utility costs are factored in when states calculate a household’s SNAP benefits.

USDA reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Dorian that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.

USDA reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Dorian that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.

USDA issued guidance to states today regarding the repayment of SNAP benefits from the sponsors of non-citizens who participate in the program. 

Today, FNS announced a new pair of administrative flexibilities that enable states to leverage modern technologies in their efforts to deliver SNAP benefits with improved customer service and integrity.

Secretary Sonny Perdue has sworn in Brandon Lipps as FNCS Deputy Under Secretary and Pam Miller as the FNS Administrator.

Children’s nutritional needs do not take a summer break. This summer, FNS partnered with the Texas Department of Agriculture  and Baylor University’s Texas Hunger Initiative to help keep Texas children in several low-income rural areas fed during the summer through a summer meals demonstration project.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released an analysis showing an increase in the benefit payment error rate in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) between Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018. 

USDA today proposed closing a loophole that allows states to make participants receiving minimal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits automatically eligible to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

USDA today awarded nearly $5.1 million in SNAP Fraud Framework grants to fund innovative state projects designed to reduce recipient fraud and enhance integrity in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today the award of more than $9 million in USDA Farm to School Program grants that will increase the amount of healthy, local foods served in schools and create economic opportunities for nearby farmers. 

Los residentes de Puerto Rico que continúan la recuperación luego de los huracanes del 2017 pudieran ser elegibles para un aumento de asistencia de nutrición gracias a una subvención del USDA. Esta asistencia temporal será distribuida a través del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional de Puerto Rico a partir de agosto.

Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from 2017’s hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance thanks to a grant from USDA. This temporary assistance will be distributed through Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program.

Arkansas residents recovering from recent major flooding in 12 counties could be eligible for a helping hand from USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) announced today by the U.S Department of Agriculture.