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WIC Participant and Program Characteristics

FNS produces biennial reports on WIC participant and program characteristics for use in program monitoring and managing WIC information needs. The data visualizations summarize demographic, income and health-related characteristics and behaviors of participants certified to receive WIC benefits.

06/20/2018
Resource | Notices Comment Request - Child Nutrition Program Operations Study-II (CN-OPS-II)

This collection is a revision of the currently approved collection for the Child Nutrition Program Operations Study-II. The purpose of the revision is to update the survey instruments for SY 2018-19 to include topics of current interest and collect timely data to inform child nutrition programs operations.

06/13/2018
Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: Simplified Cost Accounting and Other Actions To Reduce Paperwork in the SFSP

Final Rule: Simplified Cost Accounting and Other Actions To Reduce Paperwork in the SFSP

06/01/2018
Resource | Comment Request Request for Information: SNAP Quality Control Integrity and Modernization

In order to accurately estimate improper payments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Food and Nutrition Service has undertaken significant steps to strengthen its measurement process, the SNAP Quality Control system. Improvements include new training, policy clarifications, procedural improvements, and clarification of existing documentation requirements necessary to substantiate case findings.

06/01/2018
Resource | Comment Request Comment Request - USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form (FNS-543)

This is a revision of a currently approved information collection from organizations fighting hunger and poverty.

05/30/2018
Resource | Comment Request Comment Request - School Breakfast Program

This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection which FNS employs to determine public participation in the School Breakfast Program.

05/23/2018
Resource | Notices Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines (2018-2019)

This notice announces the Department's annual adjustments to the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk for the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

05/08/2018
Resource | Comment Request Comment Request - National Universal Product Code (NUPC) Database

This collection is an extension, without change, of a currently approved collection for the maintenance of a central repository containing information about authorized foods in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, as approved by various WIC state agencies.

05/07/2018
Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: Revisions and Clarifications in Requirements for the Processing of Donated Foods

This rule revises and clarifies requirements for the processing of donated foods in order to: Incorporate successful processing options tested in demonstration projects into the regulations, ensure accountability for donated foods provided for processing, increase program efficiency and integrity, and support vendor and state operability.

05/01/2018
Resource | Comment Request Comment Request - WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (WIC ITFPS-2) Age 6 Extension Study

This notice of revision is to extend data collection on the original cohort of study participants by an additional year, to their 6th birthdays and therefore one year after the end of their period of eligibility for WIC services.

05/01/2018
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