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SNAP EBT Third Party Processor (TPP) List and Guidance to Retailers
The list below provides Third Party Processor options for SNAP ‐ authorized retailers who may not know where to obtain EBT equipment and services. All SNAP ‐ authorized... -
Child Nutrition Program Operations Study II (CN-OPS II) SY 2016-17 Report
The Child Nutrition Program Operations Study II (CN-OPS II) is a multiyear study designed to provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)... -
Benefit Redemption Patterns in SNAP: Fiscal Year 2017
This report examines patterns of SNAP benefit redemption in Fiscal Year 2017, particularly related to the timing and amount of transactions and the rate at which households... -
Updating Standardized State Heating and Cooling Utility Allowance Values
While most Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility parameters are set at the federal level, states may establish their own standard utility allowances... -
Dietary Guidelines 2025
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 provides advice on what to eat and drink to meet nutrient needs, promote health, and help prevent chronic disease. This edition... -
School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study
This study is the first nationally representative, comprehensive assessment of the school meal programs since the updated nutrition standards for school meals were phased in... -
Survey of USDA's SNAP E&T Program Case Management
With the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (known as the 2018 Farm Bill), states are now required to provide case management to all Supplemental Nutrition... -
Barriers that Constrain the Adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Allotments
This study identifies the barriers that SNAP participants face when trying to achieve a healthy diet through a nationally representative survey of SNAP participants. The study... -
Evaluation of the FY 2016 Team Nutrition Training Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Team Nutrition Training Grant (TNTG) program began in 1995 to assist students participating in the... -
Results of FNS-Administered School Food Authority Survey on Supply Chain Disruption
The vast majority (90 percent) of SFAs are using the Seamless Summer Option Waiver to serve meals in SY 2021-22 which allows schools to offer all students free meals at the... -
Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of USDA's SNAP Program Participation Rates in 2019
This report–part of an annual series–presents estimates of the percentage of eligible persons, by state, who participated in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Supplemental... -
USDA Literature Review on Wage Subsidies and Work-Based Learning for SNAP
The “Employment and Training Opportunities in SNAP" final rule allowed SNAP E&T to fund subsidized wages for E&T participants in work-based learning or other work... -
Direct Certification in the NSL Program State Implementation Report to Congress SY17-18 and SY18-19
This report responds to the requirement of PL 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of state and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct... -
WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2018 Food Packages and Costs Report - Full Report
This report supplements FNS administrative data on total food costs by estimating the average monthly food costs for each WIC participant category and food package type. It also...