FNS Documents & Resources | Food and Nutrition Service

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Title	Comment Period End Date
Information Collection: SNAP - A Review of Major Changes in Program Design and Management Evaluation Systems	03/09/2026
Generic Clearance to Conduct Formative Research or Development of Nutrition Education and Promotion Materials and Related Tools and Grants for FNS Population Groups	03/19/2026
Proposed Information Collection Comment Request: Study Classifying and Measuring Household Food Waste	03/24/2026

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Resource | Policy FD-152: Discontinuance of the High Security Seal Requirement for USDA Foods Deliveries

This general USDA Foods guidance explains that the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service will discontinue the requirement for vendors to use high security seals to secure USDA Foods deliveries as of July 1, 2023.

04/05/2023

Resource | Policy Allowability of Participant Payments and Contributions for Foods Donated by the USDA and/or Non-USDA Sources

This TEFAP program guidance memorandum clarifies FNS regulations and policies regarding the allowability of requiring payment and soliciting contributions (i.e., "payments" or "pay") in exchange for foods from FNS program participants.

10/21/2009