FNS Documents & Resources

Recording of informational webinar for the fiscal year 2024 Process and Technology Improvement Grants.

Policy guidance, lessons learned, and toolkits to operate a successful D-SNAP program.

Recording of informational webinar for the fiscal year 2024 Process and Technology Improvement Grants.

USDA is committed to providing nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. In support of President Biden’s call to action on hunger, USDA announced that it is increasing the Pandemic EBT benefit by approximately 15 percent, providing more money for low-income families and millions of children missing meals due to school and child care closures.

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) periodically surveys state agencies administering SNAP about certain options to determine which options are in use. The results of these surveys have been compiled into the State Options Reports. These reports are not a comprehensive reflection of all policy and administrative options available to states.

Here are some resources to find out more about SNAP ABAWDs and related information. 

The purpose of this guide is to consolidate guidance and policy on serving able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).

From the 2022 sessions and additional conversations with presenters, we identified four approaches SNAP E&T administrators can apply in their program design and delivery of SNAP E&T services to incorporate a focus on equity

FNS has estimated the number of new discretionary exemptions each state has earned for FY 2024. States that operated under a statewide waiver of the ABAWD time limit did not earn any new exemptions.

FNS is issuing this second set of questions and answers in response to inquiries received from SNAP state agencies concerning implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.