This memorandum provides additional information on the new approval process and includes sample documents that will assist state agencies with their funding requests.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 created the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund for certain veterans, or surviving spouses of veterans, who served in the military of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II and directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide one time payments of up to $15,000 to eligible persons.
This policy memorandum provides guidance in response to WIC state agency questions concerning certification of refugees evacuated to the United States as a result of the recent earthquake in Haiti.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance on the cost allowability of program incentive items. These items are allowable under certain terms and conditions only for three purposes: outreach, breastfeeding promotion, and nutrition education.
This memorandum provides clarification of our policy on the allowability of transportation costs for WIC participants.
Attached is a set of Questions and Answers to assist WIC state agencies in implementing the NVRA and to identify issues and decisions which may require consultation with state election officials. As indicated in Policy Memorandum: 94-4, state agencies should integrate voter registration services in the least burdensome, most efficient manner.
This policy memorandum provides clarification regarding the classification of loggers as migrant farmworkers. Also, in anticipation of other queries about occupational groups which might be defined as migrant farmworkers, the following guidance is provided.
This policy memorandum is intended to facilitate the implementation of a Congressional mandate, set forth in the House Appropriations Committee's Report accompanying the Fiscal Year 1994 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (PL 103- 111), enacted Oct. 21, 1993.
In consultation with the Office of the General Counsel, FNS has determined that state agencies may not exercise any options to renew, extend, or otherwise continue any infant formula cost containment contract at amounts not specified in the original contract.
The purpose of this policy memorandum is to provide clarification that FDPIR meets the regulatory requirements as an automatic income eligibility program for purposes of WIC program income determination.