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Resource | Webinars/Videos FY 24 WIC Maternal Health Funding Opportunities

This webinar recording provides information about two Requests for Applications focused on the relationship between WIC and maternal health. 

01/04/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos 2023 Farm to School Grant Program - Grantee Onboarding Webinar

This webinar is intended for incoming 2023 Farm to School Grantees and was recorded Aug.9, 2023.

08/09/2023
Resource | Grants USDA-OCFS Farm to School Grant Program: Baseline, Progress and Financial Reporting Webinar

Webinar intended for 2021 Farm to School Grantees covering baseline, progress and financial reporting.

09/15/2021
Resource | Notices | Assessing/Improving Operations Comment Request - School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II

This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection for the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II. The purpose of SNMCS-II is to provide a comprehensive picture of school food service operations and the nutritional quality, cost, and acceptability of meals served in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

09/14/2021
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0078 Administrative and Judicial Review

Any firm may request administrative and judicial review, if it is aggrieved by any of the actions described in SNAP regulations. The Administrative Review Branch ensures that FNS follows the provisions of the Food and Nutrition Act, SNAP regulations, and agency retailer policy, and that the agency's administrative actions are equitable and consistent.

Policy Memorandum 2021-01
07/30/2021
Resource | Notices Comment Request - Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings II (SNACS-II)

SNACS-II is the second comprehensive, nationally representative assessment of CACFP providers and the infants, children, and teens they serve. It will update the picture of the CACFP after updated meal pattern requirements went into effect in October 2017.

02/18/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos Online SNAP Retailer Expectations
09/15/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0134 Retailer Eligibility - Prepared Foods and Heated Foods

This memorandum defines heated foods, hot foods, and cold prepared foods in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailer eligibility determinations. Only staple food products are counted toward a firm’s eligibility to participate in SNAP. Heated foods, hot foods, and cold prepared foods are not considered staple foods, and are not counted when determining if a firm meets Criterion A or Criterion B to be eligible to participate in SNAP as an authorized retail food store.

SNAP 2020-06
07/29/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0121 Retailer Eligibility - Social Security Number (SSN)

SNAP regulations provide that the FNS must collect certain taxpayer identification numbers of retailers who apply to participate in SNAP. Acceptable taxpayer identification numbers include both a Social Security Number and any Employer Identification Number assigned to the firm by the Internal Revenue Service.

SNAP 2020-11
07/13/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0120 Retailer Eligibility - Application of 6 Month Waiting Period

This memorandum clarifies the use of the 6 month waiting period for failing to meet SNAP eligibility requirements under Criterion A or B of program regulations. Section 9(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act and section 278.1(k) of program regulations require firms failing to meet eligibility requirements under Criterion A or B wait a minimum of 6 months before reapplying for SNAP authorization.

SNAP 2020-09
07/13/2020
Page updated: October 14, 2021