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Resource | Policy Proposed Rule - Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in SNAP

This rule proposes to codify a new framework for determining distinct staple food varieties and accessory foods for purposes of meeting the staple food requirements for retailer participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 

09/25/2025
Resource | Policy Information Collection Request for Comments - Understanding Participant Experiences in SNAP E&T

This is a new information collection for the contract of the project titled “Understanding Participant Experiences in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training.” The purpose of this collection is to help us develop a comprehensive understanding of how SNAP participants experience the SNAP E&T program and to identify actionable recommendations to help programs improve their customer service and efficiently connect participants with training and services that meet their needs.

07/29/2025
Resource | Policy Comment Request - 2027 Farm to School Census

The intended purpose of this information collection is to administer the 2027 Farm to School Census (Census), previously titled 2023 Farm to School Census.

03/26/2025
Resource | Policy Longitudinal Study of SNAP Households AKA The Study of Household Insights and Nutritional Experiences (SHINE)

This new collection will provide key information from a large representative sample of SNAP households to enable FNS to examine how SNAP households change through time.

10/18/2024
Resource | Federal Register Notices CSFP Participant Characteristics and Program Operations Study

CSFP provides USDA Foods to income-eligible seniors aged 60 years and older. This will be the first comprehensive nationally representative study of CSFP participant characteristics and program operations.

08/06/2024
Resource | Federal Register Notices Comment Request - Employment and Training Opportunities in SNAP

The purpose of the case management services is to guide E&T participants towards appropriate E&T components and activities based on the participant's needs and interests, to support the participant in the E&T program and to provide activities and resources that will assist the participant toward self-sufficiency.

03/19/2024
Resource | Comment Request Comment Request - SNAP-Ed Intervention Submission Form and Scoring Tool

This notice invites the general public to comment on this proposed revision to the currently approved information collection for the SNAP-Ed Intervention Scoring Tool (FNS–885) and the SNAP Education Intervention Submission Form (FNS–886). 

02/02/2024
Page updated: October 14, 2021