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Title	Comment Period End Date
Interim Final Rule: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification	07/07/2025
Comment Request: WIC & FMNP Outreach, Innovation, and Modernization Evaluation	07/11/2025
Comment Request: SNAP - Mobile Payment Pilots	07/14/2025

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Resource | Policy Memos Categorical Eligibility Questions and Answers

Attached are questions and answers from Nov. 20, 2009, Dec. 15, 2009 and Jan. 26, 2010 on the implementation of categorical eligibility and the reporting requirements for categorically eligible households. These questions are in response to inquiries from the states.

11/20/2009

Resource | Policy Memos Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household

This memorandum modifies the policy related to categorical eligibility for free meals or free milk for children who are members of a household receiving assistance under SNAP, the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations or the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program.

08/27/2009