This communication is intended to provide states with information about a change in the FNS accounting process for obligating SNAP funds.
USDA is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to improve SNAP's quality control system as required in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
State agencies used these grants to implement and evaluate nutrition education, meal service training, and environmental changes in school or child care settings. This booklet showcases only a small portion of the wide array of grantee activities conducted.
This memorandum provides updated guidance on feeding infants and the infant meal pattern requirements.
USDA published a final rule in the Federal Register on Sept. 26, 2023, to expand access to the Community Eligibility Provision by lowering the minimum identified student percentage participation threshold from 40 percent to 25 percent.
This is the official list of the only tools authorized to certify schools as eligible for the additional performance-based reimbursement.
Use this information to determine if a potential or current supplier is a reputable source of fresh produce for your school nutrition program.
Information about handling fresh produce in classrooms, for both school nutrition staff and teachers and aids.
Handling fresh produce on salad bars includes information for preparation and set up, temperature control, supervision and clean up.
The market basket costs in the Thrifty Food Plan, 2021 apply to the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia. By law, the USDA must make cost adjustments to the Thrifty Food Plan to reflect the cost of food in Alaska and Hawaii. The Thrifty Food Plan Cost Estimates for Alaska and Hawaii report provides updated estimates of the June 2022 cost of the reevaluated Thrifty Food Plan in Alaska and Hawaii.