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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance SNAP Retailer Reminder - Allowable Items

Retailer important reminder: only accept SNAP benefits for allowable items.

10/26/2021
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Recordatorio para el minorista de SNAP - Artículos permitidos

Recordatorio importante para el minorista: Solo puede aceptar los beneficios de SNAP para los artículos permitidos. 

10/26/2021
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance SNAP Retailer Reminder - Trafficking

Retailer Important Reminder:
SNAP customers must use their SNAP EBT benefits to buy SNAP eligible foods or drinks.

06/30/2021
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Recordatorio para el minorista SNAP - Trafico

Recordatorio importante para el minorista: Solo puede aceptar los beneficios de SNAP para los artículos permitidos. 

06/30/2021
Resource | Notices Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the SNAP - Withdrawal

This document informs the public that the FNS is withdrawing the proposed rule titled Revision of Categorical Eligibility in SNAP that published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2019.

06/10/2021
Resource | Policy Memos Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification

This memorandum states visual observation and identification by Child and Adult Food Care Program institutions and facilities and Summer Food Service Program sponsors is no longer an allowable practice for program operators to use during the collection of race or ethnicity data.  USDA will update CACFP and SFSP policy guidance.

CACFP 11-2021, SFSP 07-2021
05/19/2021
Resource | Fact Sheets FNS-101: Program Integrity

Stewardship of federal funds is a basic expectation of American taxpayers and is critical to the ongoing success of nutrition assistance programs. FNS continuously works to detect, prevent, and minimize errors and improper payments, as well as fraud, waste, or abuse. In this way, FNS preserves public trust, enhances partner relationships, and provides excellent customer service to program participants.

03/04/2021
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0004 Participant Requests to Share WIC Records with Private Physicians or other Private Health Care Providers

FNS has received questions about participant information sharing between WIC clinics and private health care providers. This memorandum sets forth the applicable requirements in WIC regulations that allow participant information to be shared.

01/06/2021
Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations Evaluation of the Direct Certification with Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price Meals (DCM-F/RP) Demonstrations, Year 2

This report examines the impact of using Medicaid data to directly certify students for free and reduced-price school meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs in 15 states in school year 2017-18. Certification, participation and reimbursement outcomes for Cohort 1 states in their second year of implementation and Cohort 2 states in their first year of implementation are discussed.

09/15/2020
Resource | Report SNAP Payment Error Rates - FY 2019

The Department set the QC tolerance threshold at $37 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 and adjusts the threshold each year following Section 3(u)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended. For FY 2019, the tolerance threshold is $37.

07/07/2020
Page updated: October 14, 2021