Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 are eligible. They must meet income guidelines, a state residency requirement, and be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk" by a health professional.
This document provides information to states to assist in the development of state plans to operate P-EBT for school children and children in child care during a covered summer period.
This document provides information to states to assist in the development of state plans to operate Pandemic EBT for school children and children in child care.
On Dec. 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 that temporarily expands student eligibility of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Questions and Answers Concerning Section 4013 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 - National Directory of New Hires
Guidance on Cost Allocation for Exchange and Medicaid Information Technology (IT) Systems Questions and Answers.
A number of states and regional offices have approached FNS with further questions about the use of non-merit staff in the SNAP application and recertification process. These questions primarily revolved around the use of temporary non-merit staff and staff funded with non-SNAP funds. The following Questions and Answers are meant to further clarify questions raised by states and regional offices and also expand upon prior guidance.
Attached is the second set of question and answers in response to issues raised by the states through various discussions, concerning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding through the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010.
Under Secretary Kevin Concannon sent a letter to all state SNAP Commissioners on Nov. 20, 2009 setting forth the Department's concern that outsourcing functions of the SNAP intake and application process has resulted in more complex and cumbersome enrollment procedures that have not furthered the mission of the program.
Attached is a Q&A fact sheet that answers questions and provides further guidance on the new racial/ethnic data collection and the new FNS-101 reporting. The July 31, 2006, memorandum offers further policy guidance on this regulation.