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ResetResource | Policy Memos
    SNAP FY 2025 Priority Areas for State Outreach Plans
        FNS is committed to increasing access to SNAP, one of the most powerful tools available to ensure low-income people have access to healthy food. Program informational activities, or SNAP outreach activities, are a critical tool to ensure vulnerable populations are aware of the availability, eligibility requirements, application procedures, and benefits of SNAP.
      02/01/2024
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    WIC Policy Memorandum #2023-5: Data Sharing to Improve Outreach and Streamline Certification in WIC
        This policy memorandum provides guidance on data sharing activities that support targeted outreach and streamlined certification processes aimed at increasing WIC participation and retention. It expresses USDA FNS support of data sharing, provides an overview of data sharing relevant to WIC, summarizes WIC program guidance on sharing confidential WIC participant data, and lays the groundwork for future guidance and resources to help WIC state agencies expand outreach and streamline thecertification process.
          WPM 2023-5
    04/25/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Head Start and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
        SNAP and Head Start are working together to identify ways to promote early childhood education and nutrition services. Joint messaging or outreach reduces duplication and provides new ways to increase child development and nutrition security for children and families.
      03/30/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    FY 2024 Priority Areas for State Outreach Plans
        FNS strongly recommends that all states develop a SNAP outreach plan. In addition to increasing enrollment among eligible non-participating households, SNAP outreach can help reduce churn by encouraging existing SNAP households to recertify.
      02/01/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Memorandum on State Tribal Consultation Best Practices
        The purpose of this memo is to provide guiding principles that assist state agencies in meeting regulatory requirements. Effective engagement by state agencies with Tribes is essential to meeting the nutrition needs of citizens of Tribal nations.
      09/13/2022
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Memorandum on Tribal Consultation Requirements
        USDA FNS, Tribes, and SNAP state agencies share goals to improve nutrition and health for American Indians/Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) through nutrition assistance and nutrition education.
      09/13/2022
    Resource | Policy Memos
    FY 2023 Priority Areas for State Outreach Plans
        FNS strongly recommends that all states develop a SNAP outreach plan. In addition to increasing enrollment among eligible non-participating households, SNAP outreach can help maintain enrollment for existing SNAP clients through the recertification process, including households who need additional support as state agencies transition from COVID-19 federal PHE flexibilities to normal SNAP operations.
      07/11/2022
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0084
    Child Tax Credit and SNAP
        On March 11, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 providing support for American families, state governments, and communities to rebuild lives and respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This letter discusses important opportunities to support low-income families by advising them of the Child Tax Credit.
      08/10/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0061
    Department of Education Information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
        Households with a child  approved to receive free or reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program during the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year are eligible for the Federal Communication Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit. EBB is a federal program to help eligible families pay for internet service during the pandemic.
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    05/19/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0023
    WIC and WIC FMNP American Rescue Plan Act - Program Modernization
        This Informational memorandum signals USDA FNS’ intent to set forth efforts in support of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Act provides $390 million for FY 2021, to remain available through FY 2024, to carry out outreach, innovation, and program modernization efforts, including appropriate waivers and flexibility, to increase participation and redemption of benefits.
      03/18/2021

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