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Resource | Policy Promoting Stronger Vendor Integrity and Oversight in WIC

We are committed to supporting WIC state agency efforts to combat vendor fraud, waste and abuse. State agencies should make every effort to increase oversight of WIC vendors through the strategies outlined in this memo.

09/25/2025
Resource | Policy Information Collection - Waivers and State Plans (WiSP)

This is a new information collection for the Waivers and State Plans (WiSP) application.

09/25/2025
Resource | Policy Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Spring 2025

This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the USDA in conformance with Executive Orders 12866, “Regulatory Planning and Review,” 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,” 14192, “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” and 14219, “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Initiative.” 

09/22/2025
Resource | Policy SNAP Quality Control Error Tolerance Threshold for FY 2026

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended, requires the SNAP QC system use a tolerance level to set a monetary threshold for determining which QC errors are included in the calculation of payment error rates. This threshold is adjusted annually to correspond with changes in the Thrifty Food Plan. The threshold will increase from $57 in FY 2025 to $58 for FY 2026.

08/13/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Texas SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

We are pleased to approve the request from the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Oklahoma SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

We are pleased to approve the request from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Louisiana SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

We are pleased to approve the request from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Colorado SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

We are pleased to approve the request from the Colorado Department of Human Services to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance Florida SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

We are pleased to approve the request from the Florida Department of Children and Families to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

08/04/2025
Resource | Technical Assistance West Virginia SNAP Food Restriction Waiver

We are pleased to approve the request from the West Virginia Department of Human Services to allow the state to operate a novel demonstration project to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

08/04/2025
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