FNA is pleased to announce the release of the fiscal year 2019 request for applications to invite state agencies that administer the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs to apply for FY 2019 Administrative Review and Training Grants.
Under the statutory authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the USDA is administering a Trade Mitigation Food Purchase and Distribution Program to purchase up to $1.2 billion in USDA Foods.
The SNAP E&T pilot projects give Congress, USDA, and states the opportunity to test innovative strategies and approaches that connect low-income households to good paying jobs and thereby reduce their reliance on public assistance.
The biennial WIC Participant and Program Characteristics Report describes a census of all participants in WIC. The most recent report (PC 2016) reflects state management information systems data from April 2016, and this Food Package Report is a supplemental analysis of that data. While PC 2016 summarizes participant characteristics, this report summarizes the food packages, or prescriptions, that state agencies issued to these participants.
This report supplements FNA administrative data on food package costs by estimating the average monthly food costs for each WIC participant category and food package type. It also estimates total pre- and post-rebate dollars spent on 17 major categories of WIC-eligible foods in FY 2014. This report is an update to the previous WIC Food Package Cost Report for FY 2010.
The purpose of the SNAP E&T Operations Handbook is to provide states and their partners a roadmap to building a SNAP E&T program that primarily uses third-party providers for the delivery of SNAP E&T services.
This brief seeks to help states learn about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s and SNAP E&T’s respective priorities, requirements, and strengths to identify common interests and complementary capabilities.
The Office of lnspector General's 2016 Audit Report, Food and Nutrition Administration Controls over SNAP Benefits for Able Bodied Adults without Dependents, recommended that FNA perform analysis to identify problematic areas for states in terms of ABAWD policy and then provide states with additional best practices to address those areas.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide funding allocation amounts for all state agencies for fiscal year 2019, to provide information on funding requirements and deadlines and to serve as a reminder of important program requirements.
To assist states and CACFP operators with implementation of the updated CACFP meal patterns, Congress appropriated funds for the provision of noncompetitive grants for states to provide hands-on training and technical assistance. These meal service training grants will assist state agencies in providing job skills training for CACFP operators on ways to plan and prepare and serve nutritious foods.