We are pleased to approve the request from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.
We are pleased to approve the request from the Colorado Department of Human Services to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.
We are pleased to approve the request from the Florida Department of Children and Families to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.
We are pleased to approve the request from the West Virginia Department of Human Services to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.
USDA has established the SNAP Information Database. In accordance with Secretary Rollins’ July 9, 2025, letter, and in order to ensure a complete and accurate database, state agencies must be compliant with the requirement of transmitting SNAP participant data to FNS no later than July 30, 2025.
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.
On May 6, 2025, state agencies were advised of the United States Department of Agriculture’s intent to implement President Trump’s March 20, 2025, Executive Order 14243, Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos through State data sharing to the Food and Nutrition Service.
This dashboard was created to share information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailer participation during fiscal year 2024.
This notice sets forth the interpretation that the U.S. Department of Agriculture uses for the term “Federal public benefit” as used in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. In doing so, this notice supersedes any prior interpretation in any notice or other document issued by any USDA agency. This notice also describes and preliminarily identifies the USDA programs that provide “Federal public benefits” within the scope of PRWORA.
We work in partnership with state agencies to provide nutrition assistance to Americans in need through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It is imperative that USDA eliminates bureaucratic duplication and inefficiency and enhances the government's ability not only to have point-in-time information but also to detect overpayments and fraud.