Conference Call Questions from the Feb. 25, 2010 Q&A Session.
The Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 authorized USDA to carry out pilot projects to develop, test and evaluate methods of using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to improve the dietary and health status of households eligible for or participating in SNAP.
To address this problem, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, also known as the 2008 Farm Bill, authorized funds for pilot projects to evaluate health and nutrition promotion in SNAP to determine if incentives provided to SNAP recipients at the point of sale increase the consumption of fruits, vegetables, or other healthful foods. On the basis of this legislative authority, USDA designed the Healthy Incentive Pilot (HIP).
Annual reports to Congress describing the status and results of each HIP pilot from 2009-2012
This is a summary of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the evaluation of HIP.
SNAP HIP Symposium Panel Members October 16, 2008