This session features a panel of voluntary, mandatory, county and state administered states sharing their challenges and solutions for screening and referring participants.
In this session, attendees learned how SNAP State agencies can leverage reporting flexibility to help their SNAP E&T program shine through their data.
This was a live-streamed session at the 2024 SNAP E&T National Forum. This panel session discussed protocols for scheduling meetings with tribal nations, conducting meetings with tribal citizens for tribal nations, tribal consultations, and documenting tribal consultation or outreach in the state plan.
On Sept. 18, 2024, FNS awarded approximately $4.9 million in SNAP Fraud Framework grants to support state’s efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts using the procedures, ideas and practices outlined in the SNAP Fraud Framework.
Grant recipients just announced! Over $8.6 million awarded to eleven state agencies.
List of awarded grants for FY 24 SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants.
In cooperation with FNS, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, will explore how farm to school programs can better support Indigenous Food Sovereignty efforts with American Indian/Alaskan Native youth and producers.
In cooperation with FNS, the Urban School Food Alliance, will train school districts on how to buy fresh, healthy food. This cooperative agreement builds on USFA’s existing efforts to strengthen and streamline food procurement practices for school districts of all sizes.
In cooperation with FNS, Association of State Public Health Nutritionists will administer the first Farm to Child and Adult Care Food Program Institute and Learning Collaborative, called FARMWISE, to advance Farm to CACFP efforts.
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program forms cooperative agreements with non-profit and tribal organizations to expand technical assistance, including farm to school and farm to CACFP institutes. These cooperative agreements will increase the capacity of government agencies, tribal organizations, agricultural producers, schools and other partners to increase local food procurement and agricultural education in child nutrition programs.