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Resource | Policy SNAP - Simplified Process for Fiscal Year 2026 Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) Values

On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBB). Section 10104 of the OBBB prohibits state agencies from treating internet costs as an allowable shelter expense for the purposes of the excess shelter deduction in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

08/15/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (SNAP-Ed) Questions and Answers

We are requesting states agencies provide notification of intent to close their FY 2025 SNAP-Ed grant and return unexpended grant funding. State agencies who do not wish to terminate their remaining FY 2025 SNAP-Ed funds must submit a state plan by Aug. 15, 2025, or no later than Aug. 31, 2025, if an extension is requested and approved. This should include an intent to expend funds by Sept. 30, 2026.

08/13/2025
Resource | Policy SNAP FY 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustments

This memorandum provides the FY 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustments to the SNAP maximum allotments, income eligibility standards, and deductions. Under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, COLAs are effective as of Oct. 1, 2025.

08/13/2025
Resource | Policy Information Collection: WIC and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs - Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

This collection is: (1) a revision of the currently approved collections for the reporting and recordkeeping burdens associated with the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) regulations and with the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) regulations; and (2) a consolidation of the SFMNP and WIC FMNP reporting and recordkeeping burdens into a single information collection to more accurately reflect consolidated program operations.

08/08/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Texas SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

We are pleased to approve the request from the Texas Department of Health and 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.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Oklahoma SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

We are pleased to approve the request from the Oklahoma 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.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Louisiana SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

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.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Colorado SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

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.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Florida SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

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.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance West Virginia SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

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.

08/04/2025
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