In July 1982, Congress authorized a capped block grant program in Puerto Rico, called the Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP). Previously, Puerto Rico ran the traditional Food Stamp Program.
This memorandum provides guidance on the distinction between “reservations” and “land held in trust” or “trust land.”
Summary of Nutrition Assistance Program – American Samoa
Approval letter from FNS, for Puerto Rico's Nutrition Assistance Program State Plan of Operations.
FNS is conducting additional demonstration projects to expand the evaluation of direct certification with Medicaid for both free and reduced price meal eligibility in NSLP and SBP.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins strongly encourages WIC state agencies to familiarize themselves with the Guidelines and consider how the key recommendations can be incorporated into program operations to promote healthy outcomes and healthy families.
This memorandum provides updated guidance and clarification regarding the eligibility of private nonprofit organizations and churches seeking participation as sponsors in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance for Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors operating sites in multiple states. The memorandum supersedes previous guidance contained in SFSP 04-2012, Sponsors Operating in Multiple States in the Summer Food Service Program, Oct. 31, 2011.
The purpose of this TEFAP program guidance memorandum is to outline the procedures for each food distribution program in addressing organizations that have lost tax-exempt status for failing to meet IRS filing requirements.
In an effort to simplify procurement requirements for SFSP sponsors, this memorandum removes the existing SFSP standard contract threshold referenced at 7 CFR 225.6(h)(2) of $10,000 and links it to the federal small purchase threshold currently set at $150,000 (also known as the simplified acquisition threshold) thereby creating more uniform procurement requirements for all child nutrition programs.