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Resource | Guidance Documents Questions and Answers: Final Rulemaking Requirements for ABAWDs

On Dec. 5, 2019, the  FNA final rule, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents, will publish in the Federal Register. The rule revises the conditions under which FNA would waive, when requested by states, the able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) time limit in areas that have an unemployment rate of over 10 percent or a lack of sufficient jobs. In addition, the rule limits the carryover of unused ABAWD discretionary exemptions. 

12/04/2019
Resource | Policy Employment and Training Resources Available to States

The SNAP Employment and Training program, administered by all 53 state agencies, helps participants gain the skills, training, or work experience they need to enter, reenter, or remain in the workforce. The program is flexible. This letter explains how state agencies can tailor services and supports to the needs of SNAP participants and the communities in which they live.

11/20/2019
Basic page Afterschool Programs

When school is out and parents are still at work, children need a safe place to be with their friends, with structured activities, supportive adults, and good nutrition. Afterschool programs that participate in CACFP give children and teenagers the nutrition they need, and draw them into constructive activities that are safe, fun, and filled with opportunities for learning.

11/18/2019
Resource | Policy FD-146: Questions and Answers about Distribution Procedures in TEFAP

This TEFAP program guidance memorandum provides information on current flexibilities in distribution procedures that are available for state agencies that administer TEFAP. 

11/14/2019
Resource | Training and Outreach CACFP - Building for the Future Brochure

Customizable brochure about building for the future with CACFP.

11/13/2019
Resource | Webinars/Videos In Grained: Easy Tools to Determine Serving Amounts

This webinar will focus on creative and appealing ways to offer vegetables at meals and snacks in the CACFP.

11/12/2019
Resource | Guidance Documents Questions and Answers: Final Rule Implementation Memo for Lottery and Gambling Provisions

The attached questions and answers address the final rule implementation memo for lottery and gambling provisions.

11/01/2019
Resource | Technical Assistance Feeding Infants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

This is a training tool for CACFP operators with infants discussing the infant meal pattern, developmental readiness, hunger and fullness signs, handling breastmilk and infant formula, solid foods, what is creditable, and more.

10/27/2019
Resource | Guidance Documents CSFP: Delayed Implementation of Revised Food Package Maximum Monthly Distribution Rates

This memo has been superseded by the Oct. 22, 2020, memo "Commodity Supplemental Food Program Revised Food Package Maximum Monthly Distribution Rates."

10/25/2019
Resource | Webinars/Videos Submitting a Farm to School Grant Application

This webinar will provide an overview of how to apply for the fiscal year 2020 Farm to School grant program RFA. Become familiar with the requirements of the RFA and how to submit your completed application on Grants.gov.

10/23/2019
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