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Resource | Guidance Documents Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs

The purpose of this memorandum is to revise guidance on the use of school and census data to establish area eligibility in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the At-Risk Afterschool component of CACFP, the Summer Food Service Program, and the Seamless Summer Option of the National School Lunch Program.

12/01/2016
Resource | Policy Joint Letter Aligning Federal Supports and Program Delivery for College Access and Completion

This federal interagency letter publishes the latest guidance and resources that clarify how existing provisions within federal programs can be better aligned for postsecondary access and completion.

11/14/2016
Resource Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2016-2017)

This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.

07/01/2016
Resource | Policy Joint USDA-ED Letter: Encouraging SNAP Participants to Complete the FAFSA

Joint USDA-ED Letter: Encouraging SNAP Participants to Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

06/01/2016
Resource | Research and Data | Participation Rates Trends in SNAP Participation Rates: FY 2010-2014

This report is the latest in a series of annual reports presenting information on estimated national SNAP participation rates among people eligible for benefits under federal income and asset rules.

06/01/2016
Basic page SNAP to Skills

SNAP to Skills (S2S) is a technical assistance project funded by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service that is designed to provide states the tools and resources they need to build more effective and job-driven SNAP E&T programs. SNAP to Skills is managed by the SNAP Office of Employment and Training and operated by Mathematica.

04/27/2016
Resource | Policy Joint Letter USDA/DOL: Partnering to Help Low-Income Able-bodied Adults to the Public Workforce System

Joint letter with Department of Labor explaining how FNS plans to partner to help connect low-income able-bodied adults with the public workforce system.

03/31/2016
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