FNS Documents & Resources | Food and Nutrition Service

Open for Comments

Title	Comment Period End Date
Proposed Information Collection Comment Request: Study Classifying and Measuring Household Food Waste	03/24/2026
Information Collection: OMB Generic Clearance for the Annual Survey of School Food Authorities	03/24/2026
Comment Request: State Administrative Expense Funds	04/15/2026

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Resource | Policy Modifying the FNS Instruction 113-1: Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement - Nutrition Programs and Activities

This memorandum seeks to ensure that current Food and Nutrition Service guidance pertaining to federal civil rights and nondiscrimination obligations remains aligned with applicable laws, regulations, executive orders and directives relevant to the agency’s 16 nutrition assistance programs.

03/03/2026

Resource | Policy FD-155: Written Beneficiary Notice and Referral Requirements for CSFP and TEFAP State Agencies

The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the written notice and referral requirements for organizations that receive USDA Foods or administrative funding as part of CSFP and TEFAP program guidance, per USDA regulations on equal opportunity for religious organizations to participate in USDA assistance programs.

07/01/2024