USDA’s approach to tackling food and nutrition insecurity emphasizes equity to ensure our efforts serve all populations.
USDA announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the WIC regulations.
This page offers resources to help state agencies, school food authorities, and their partners, prepare for and complete the Farm to School Census.
This dashboard displays state-reported data provided to FNS in accordance with the January 2023 guidance
on the replacement of stolen EBT benefits with federal funds. All data provided to FNS will be posted here
quarterly, as soon as possible following receipt.
This memorandum provides information to assist state agencies in preventing approval of multiple sites offering meal services at the same time to the same population of children in the Summer Food Service Program.
The net monthly income standard for each household size is the sum of the applicable SNAP net monthly income standard and the applicable SNAP standard deduction.
WIC staff should reflect the diversity and rich cultural experiences of WIC families. FNS has invested $31.5 million into a 5-year Inter-Agency Agreement with USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support the WIC workforce.
Since FY 2022, FNS has awarded over $9 million in grants to 37 State agencies to support WIC FMNP eSolutions.
FNS hosted a webinar to provide state agencies and food banks with information about how TEFAP can support cultural and religious practices around food, particularly those serving kosher and halal observant communities. The webinar featured panelists from state agencies and food banks who have successfully implemented processes to serve these specific communities.
The "I Speak" resource document is available to help identify the primary language of non-English speakers.