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Resource | Policy Transitioning to Whole Grain-rich Foods and Including Standardized Claims for Vegetable Subgroups

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and the USDC National Marine Fisheries Service will issue temporary approvals set to expire on June 30, 2014, for all CN label applications that contain grains/breads crediting information which do not meet the attached whole grain-rich criteria.

10/13/2011
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2011-0031 SNAP-Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents Waivers for FY 2012

The DOL EC Trigger Notice 2011-13, effective April 10, 2011, indicates that 46 states or geographic areas met the EC criteria; however, the 46 qualifying states or geographic areas may suspend the time limits on ABAWDs through at least Sept. 30, 2012

05/03/2011
Resource | Policy USDA and USDC Authorized Manufacturers of CN Labeled Products

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has published a list of manufacturers that have met FNS's quality control program requirements for the CN labeling program.

TA 05-2010
05/10/2010
Resource | Policy Implementation of QC Monitoring for CN Labeling Program

All manufacturers participating in the CN labeling program are required to have an Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) or National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-approved QC program by Oct. 1, 2009.

TA 04-2009
07/23/2009
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2009-0019 SNAP - Monitoring State Implementation of Certification and Benefit Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The SNAP certification provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 go into effect on April 1, 2009.

03/05/2009
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2009-0015 SNAP - Statewide Able Bodied Adults Without Dependent Waivers Effective Immediately for Eligible States

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 suspends restrictions on Able Bodied Adults Without Dependent participation in SNAP as of April 1, 2009 continuing through Sept. 30, 2010, unless state agencies choose to impose specific work requirements.

02/25/2009
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2009-0001 SNAP ABAWD Statewide Waivers: New Criteria for Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits Trigger

The recently-enacted Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 modified the criteria used by the Department of Labor for the extended benefits program for the duration of the legislation. As a result, some states qualify for the EB program based on the recently-revised criteria rather than the traditional criteria.

01/08/2009
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2008-0018 Calculation of Value of ABAWD Exemptions in Cases Where States Overuse Their Allocations

This is a follow up to our Nov. 8, 2007, memorandum to Food Stamp Program Directors concerning overuse of 15 percent Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents exemptions by state agencies.

03/05/2008
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2007-0045 Overuse of the 15 Percent ABAWD Exemptions by State Agencies

This memo provides guidance to state agencies regarding large grant offset of overused ABAWD funds.

11/08/2007
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0029 FSP – 2-Year ABAWD Waivers – Using the Same Area for Multiple Waivers

This is a follow-up of our memorandum of Feb. 3, 2006, authorizing 2-year waivers of the work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents. Since we issued the original memorandum, we have received several requests in which state agencies have requested waivers under which they proposed to include the same jurisdiction in waivers covering two different approval periods.

06/02/2006
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