This memorandum provides the fiscal year 2027 income standards and maximum allotments for the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). State agencies may use these standards to determine eligibility for D-SNAP, as well as the maximum allotment for eligible households may receive based on their size.
Frequently asked questions about the 2027 Farm to School Census.
Short pieces that can be used for newsletters or similar digital publications along with short-form social media posting examples.
Use this worksheet to identify the key partners in your district who contribute to bringing your farm to school activities to life.
To support SFA directors and their Census response teams, USDA has developed an Excel workbook, designed to help track relevant information needed when the time comes to complete the Census starting on May 3, 2026.
This toolkit provides sample materials to help state agencies promote the upcoming Farm to School Census and prepare school food authorities to successfully complete it.
We published the direct final rule with comment period, Simplified Geographic Preference Procurement in Child Nutrition Programs (91 FR 57245), effective Nov. 9, 2026.
The purpose of this memorandum is to remind schools, sponsors, and institutions participating in any U.S. Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Program, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and the Seamless Summer Option, of the various resources available to help child nutrition program operators procure local foods.
We provided $60 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to improve food and agriculture supply chain resiliency for 54 state agencies that administer the National School Lunch Program. Use this dashboard to explore successes implemented by each state and territory.
This webinar shares the available support resources on how to complete grant setup steps and upcoming trainings to help farm to school grantees set up their projects.