FNS Documents & Resources

Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 are eligible. They must meet income guidelines, a state residency requirement, and be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk" by a health professional.

Progress reports for each of the Farm to School Grants awarded in 2021.

Progress reports for each of the Farm to School Grants awarded in 2022.

FNS has 7 regional offices who work directly with state agencies and other stakeholders to manage and administer the 15 nutrition assistance programs.

Working as a first-line supervisor, mid-level manager, or an executive for the Food and Nutrition Service provides an opportunity to partner with state and tribal governments who administer the 15 federal nutrition assistance programs.

The Food and Nutrition Service is headquartered in Alexandria, VA. In partnership with state and tribal governments, our programs serve one in four Americans during the course of a year. We work hard every day to ensure that no one goes hungry.  

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is committed to being one of the best agencies in the federal government.  

This gallery features a variety of toolkits that have been developed by non-profit or government agencies to assist FDPIR program operators in providing nutrition-related content to their participants. Toolkits can be used to access a collection of resources that may include lesson plans, videos, and/or handouts on a specific targeted subject matter.

On March 3, 2023 FNS held a stakeholder briefing about the proposed rule to remove barriers to online ordering and internet-based transactions in WIC.

Beginning in March 2020, USDA approved states to provide SNAP households with extra pandemic-related SNAP benefits known as emergency allotments (EA). Since then, a variety of state and federal changes have impacted SNAP benefit amounts as shown in this timeline graphic.