This direct final rule amends geographic preference option language in National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Program, and Summer Food Service Program regulations.
We urge each third party processor to take proactive steps that support SNAP integrity and protect taxpayer dollars.
Fiscal year 2025 SNAP application processing timeliness rates.
Fiscal year 2025 SNAP recertification processing timeliness rates.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins writes to remind schools, sponsors, and institutions participating in any USDA Child Nutrition Program, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and the Seamless Summer Option, of the many ways they can purchase local foods to serve in program meals.
The purpose of these grants is to support SNAP state agencies in meeting these requirements and testing different income verification services to determine the most cost-effective solution.
This dashboard was created to share information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailer participation during fiscal year 2025.
These tool help state agencies analyze recent fiscal data for the SNAP E&T program, overall and by provider, to inform planning and budgeting in future federal fiscal years.
This memorandum provides guidance on the school year 2026-2027 Buy American accommodation process outlined in 7 CFR 210.21(d)(8) and 7 CFR 220.16(d)(8).
Consistent with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ guiding principle to take swift action to minimize instances of fraud, waste, and program abuse in nutrition programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program supports state agency efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts using the procedures, ideas, and practices outlined in the SNAP Fraud Framework.