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ResetResource | Policy
    WPM 2024-2: Vendor Cost Containment Certification Clarification for the Initial Authorization of Above-50-Percent Vendors
        This policy memorandum provides clarification to WIC state agencies on the initial authorization of vendors that derive more than 50 percent of their annual food sales revenue from WIC (above-50-percent or A50 vendors) as well as information on the requirements for A50 vendors following authorization.
          WPM 2024-2
    02/06/2024
    Resource | Policy Memos
    FD-152: Discontinuance of the High Security Seal Requirement for USDA Foods Deliveries
        The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will discontinue the requirement for vendors to use high security seals to secure USDA Foods deliveries as of July 1, 2023.
      04/05/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    FY 2023-24 FMNP e-Solution Grant: Notice of Funding Availability
        The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided USDA with $390 million, available through FY 2024, to carry out outreach, innovation, and program modernization efforts to increase participation and redemption of benefits for both the WIC program and the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.
      03/03/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    FY 2022 State Management Evaluation Target Areas
        FNS is targeting the areas of program operation listed, for state SNAP Agency Management Evaluations for the upcoming fiscal year. State SNAP agencies are required to conduct MEs for the target areas in the upcoming fiscal year.
      07/02/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0036
    Data Requests from Infant Formula Manufacturers
        The purpose of this memorandum is to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of the federal regulatory requirements related to the disclosure of confidential WIC vendor and participant information.
          WIC Policy Memorandum #2021-6
    04/07/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0104
    FY 2021 State Management Evaluation Target Areas
        FNS is targeting the areas of program operation listed, for state SNAP Agency Management Evaluations for the upcoming fiscal year. State SNAP agencies are required to conduct MEs for the target areas in the upcoming fiscal year.
      06/29/2020
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0007
    Revised Guidance for Use of Vendor/Private Staff in Call Centers: 2020 Update
        Building on best practices to date and consistent with USDA’s efforts to improve customer service and increase state flexibility within the bounds of the law, while continuing to encourage states as laboratories of innovation, FNS is once again expanding allowable activities for states seeking to use vendor/private staff in call centers
      02/06/2020
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0100
    State Agency Compliance with Split Tender Implementation Requirements
        The purpose of this memorandum is to provide state agencies operating the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children with information regarding compliance with split tender transactions.
          WIC 2017-2
    12/23/2016
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2015-0054
    Procurement Standards and Resource Management Requirements Related to Franchise Agreements
        FNS is aware that school food authorities and program operators may be operating NSLP, SBP, and other child nutrition programs, in a way that includes offering reimbursable meals and non-program foods (a la carte sales, catering, adult meals, etc.) using foods from popular franchise restaurants through a franchise agreement.
          SP03 CACFP03 SFSP03-2016
    11/06/2015
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2015-0042
    Promising Practices in WIC Food Cost Containment
        This policy memorandum is being issued in response to the fiscal year 2013 audit by USDA’s Office of Inspector General, state agencies’ Food Costs for the FNS WIC Program.
          WIC 2015-6
    08/10/2015

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