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Resource | Policy Memos
2022 Commissioners Letter - SNAP Policy on Public Charge
This is a letter clarifying public charge policy as it pertains to SNAP participation. The letter was sent to SNAP state commissioners in Jan. 2022.
10/19/2022
Resource | Policy Memos
Joint Letter on Public Charge
This is a letter clarifying public charge policy as it pertains to SNAP participation. The letter is jointly signed by FNS and USCIS.
10/19/2022
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0037
DHS Letter - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
This letter provides key information about a change in the way the Department of Homeland Security is administering the public charge ground of inadmissibility.
10/19/2022
Resource | Policy Memos
DHS Letter - Update to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Letter
This letter is an update to the April 12, 2021 letter that USCIS issued concerning public charge and how it interacts with the food assistance programs, including SNAP.
10/19/2022
Resource | Policy Memos
Carta de los Comisionados de 2022- Política SNAP sobre la Carga Publica
Esta es una carta que aclara la política de la carga publica en lo que se refiere a participación de SNAP. La carta fue enviada a los comisionados estatales de SNAP en enero de 2022.
01/12/2022
Resource | Policy Memos
Carta conjunta sobre la carga publica
Esta es una carta que aclara la política de carga pública en lo que respecta a la participación en SNAP. La carta está firmada conjuntamente por FNS y USCIS.
01/05/2022
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2017-0049
2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant RFA
The fiscal year 2018 Direct Certification Improvement Grant Request for Applications are available to state agencies that administer the National School Lunch and the School Breakfast programs to fund the costs of improving your direct certification rates with SNAP, and other needs-based assistance programs.
SP41-2017
08/15/2017
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0088
Attachments to SP12-2014: RFA for Participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid in SY 2014-15
FNS invites state agencies that administer the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program to apply to participate in demonstration projects that will evaluate the effectiveness of conducting direct certification with the Medicaid program.
12/06/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0069
Transmittal of Q&As on Computation of Direct Certification Performance Rate with SNAP
The attached Q&As are issued in follow-up to Policy Memorandum SP 50-2013, Release of the new state agency Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report.
SP54-2013
08/16/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0059
Data Exchange between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for Direct Certification with SNAP
This memo is to inform you of recent changes related to data exchanges for the purposes of direct certification for NSLP with SNAP. Please share this information with state agencies administering SNAP and continue to encourage them to fully cooperate with their NSLP counterparts to improve the direct certification of children in SNAP households.
07/16/2013