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Resource | Nutrition Education How We Use the HEI

CNPP uses the Healthy Eating Index to provide a data-driven understanding of diet quality in the United States over time. The HEI-2015 can be used to see how well the diets of Americans align with the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

07/14/2023
Resource | Nutrition Education HEI Scores for Americans

CNPP uses the Healthy Eating Index to provide a data-driven understanding of diet quality in the United States over time. The HEI-2015 can be used to see how well the diets of Americans align with the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

07/14/2023
Resource | Grants WIC FMNP Profiles - Grants and Participation

These files contain WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program profile data by fiscal year. 

06/27/2023
Resource | Data SFMNP Profile Data

These files contain Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program profile data by fiscal year. The profile data includes grant amounts, number of recipients, benefit levels and numbers of participating farmers, markets, stands and Community-Supported Agriculture systems for each state agency that administers the SFMNP.

06/27/2023
Resource | Policy Memos FY 2023-24 FMNP e-Solution Grant: Notice of Funding Availability

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided USDA with $390 million, available through FY 2024, to carry out outreach, innovation, and program modernization efforts to increase participation and redemption of benefits for both the WIC program and the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.

03/03/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance Attracting SNAP Customers to Your Farmers' Market

This information s for market managers to help them attract SNAP customers to their markets.

01/17/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance Farmers Markets Accepting SNAP Benefits

These resource materials provide the names and locations of farmers markets that were authorized to accept SNAP benefits during particular months.

01/05/2023
Resource | Federal Register Documents Information Collection: Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection of information relating to the reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with the SFMNP.

05/27/2022
Resource | Infographic Set FDPIR Infographics

This trio of infographics shares key data points about FDPIR. Learn how many households include children or elderly members, how the FDPIR food package compares to the average American diet, how nutrition education is changing the ways program participants cook and eat, and more!

03/09/2021
Resource | Fact Sheets FNS-101: Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) awards grants to states, U.S. Territories, and federally recognized Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) to provide low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs.

03/04/2021
Page updated: October 14, 2021