Summary
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection for the electronic reporting forms, SNAP-Ed Annual Report (Form FNS-925A) and SNAP-Ed State Plan (Form FNS-925B), as required in the 2018 Farm Bill.
Request for Comments
Written comments must be received on or before Nov. 3, 2025.
Comments may be sent to: Aurora Calvillo Buffington, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments also may be submitted via email to SNAP-Ed@usda.gov. Comments also will be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will be a matter of public record.
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (referred to as SNAP-Ed), established by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended (PL 115-334, “The Act”), is the nutrition education and promotion component of SNAP. Per regulations at 7 CFR 272.2(d), state SNAP agencies have the option to provide nutrition education for persons who are eligible to receive SNAP benefits and other means-tested federal assistance programs. The goal of SNAP-Ed is to improve the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA food guidance. SNAP-Ed's target audience includes low-income individuals eligible to receive benefits under SNAP or other means-tested federal assistance programs and individuals residing in communities with a significant low-income population. State SNAP agencies have the option of providing SNAP-Ed services to SNAP recipients as part of their SNAP operations. As of 2025, 52 of the 53 states and territories implement some form of SNAP-Ed programming. Participating states annually receive federally allocated grants that are used to cover states' SNAP-Ed expenses at a rate of 100%. State SNAP agencies contract with sub-grantees, referred to as implementing agencies, to carry out SNAP-Ed programming. Implementing agencies include cooperative extension offices, universities, state departments of health or education, state-level nutrition networks, food banks, and other organizations. SNAP-Ed programming can comprise a wide range of evidence-based approaches, including direct education; policy, systems, and environmental changes; and social marketing campaigns. The annual SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance, describes SNAP-Ed programming options in detail.
As directed by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”, PL 115-334), FNS improved the SNAP-Ed reporting process by providing states with an electronic, online reporting system. States submit their annual SNAP-Ed State Plans (FNS-925B) and SNAP-Ed Annual Reports (FNS-925A) in this system. The system provides FNS with data that are consistent across states, which facilitates data aggregation and nationwide evaluation of SNAP-Ed. This system also streamlines the submission and review process for states and FNS, for example, by using autofill to avoid re-entering repeated information and automatically skipping sections not needed for a particular state agency's plan or report. Under this renewal, FNS updated the forms to promote clarity, information accuracy, and analysis. Specifically, FNS removed fields, for example removed fields that were previously optional, added fields, for example to document state agency engagement with Tribal consultations, and updated the order and phrasing of several fields, for example clarified how agencies report direct education outcome measures. This renewal does not change submission deadlines for SNAP-Ed State plans or annual reports.
In developing the burden estimates for this information collection, FNS categorized states into one of four burden levels (groups A through D, where group A represents the smallest burden level and group D represents the largest burden level). This categorization takes into account both the state's SNAP-Ed funding allocation and the number of implementing agencies that a state must coordinate with for purposes of SNAP-Ed planning and reporting (as a proxy for the level of effort and coordination needed in a state). FNS held meetings with the consultation group on Feb. 25 and 28, 2025. The consultation group included nine SNAP-Ed affiliated representatives responsible for submitting SNAP-Ed state plans and annual reports, representing the four state burden levels. The group provided feedback on the content, clarity, and burden estimate for this information collection. Based on this feedback, FNS has refined the burden hours for FNS forms 925A and 925B. In addition, through this notice, FNS seeks public comments on the burden estimate for this information collection.