The FNS Food Safety division develops education, instruction and technical assistance resources for individuals working in federally funded nutrition assistance programs such as the NSLP, SBP, CACFP, and SFSP. Many of these resources are created in partnership with the Institute of Child Nutrition.
Congress passed a law in late 2022 to help SNAP participants who are victims of card skimming, cloning and other similar methods. To implement this new law, states are working quickly to develop and implement processes to help people whose SNAP benefits were stolen seek and obtain relief. FNS will list plans on this page as they are approved
FNS is working closely with our state and federal partners, SNAP retailers, EBT processors, and other industry experts to protect SNAP benefits and combat SNAP fraud.
Learn how the U.S. government is responding to Hurricane Idalia. Find resources to help you recover from the hurricane.
FNS recognizes the power of SNAP in helping people stretch their food budget to purchase healthy foods and does not tolerate fraud.
FNS disaster nutrition assistance response information
FNS disaster nutrition assistance response information