# FNS Documents & Resources

## Breadcrumb

-  Home 

Explore FNS Resources

Compact View

### By Date (8)

                      - 2023(8)
                      - 2022(2)
                      - 2014(1)
                      - 2013(1)
                      - 2012(2)
                      - 2011(2)
                      - 2010(9)
                      - 2009(18)

### By Program/Office (8)

                      - Commodity Supplemental Food Program(1)
                      - Farmers Market Nutrition Program(3)
                      - Food Distribution & Emergency Assistance(4)
                      - Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations(1)
                      - Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program(1)
                      - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)(10)
                      - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)(27)
                      - The Emergency Food Assistance Program(5)

### By Initiatives (1)

                      - WIC Modernization(9)

### By Topic (98)

                      - (-)ARRA(43)
                      - ABAWDs(79)
                      - Administrative Review(55)
                      - Adverse Action(21)
                      - Allotments(85)
                      - Allowance(28)
                      - American Rescue Plan(32)
                      - Breastfeeding(101)
                      - Categorical Eligibility(64)
                      - CEP: Community Eligibility Provision(47)
                      - Certification(60)
                      - Certification of Compliance(28)
                      - Civil Money Penalty(15)
                      - CN Labeling(55)
                      - Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)(22)
                      - COVID-19(391)
                      - Customer Service(68)
                      - Deductions(64)
                      - Demonstrations(93)
                      - Dietary Guidelines for Americans(50)
                      - Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)(27)
                      - Direct Certification(49)
                      - Disaster(173)
                      - Disqualification(30)
                      - EBT(133)
                      - Eligibility(514)
                      - Employment & Training (E&T)(176)
                      - Exclusion(31)
                      - Expenditures on Children by Families(6)
                      - Farm Bill(67)
                      - Farmers Markets(41)
                      - FFCRA(61)
                      - Food Buying Guide(17)
                      - Food Packages(97)
                      - Food  Safety(151)
                      - Foods Available(54)
                      - Food Security(31)
                      - Fraud(64)
                      - Grants(215)
                      - Healthy Eating Index(12)
                      - HHFKA(85)
                      - HIP(29)
                      - Household(36)
                      - Immigrant(37)
                      - Income(86)
                      - Integrated Food Management System (IFMS)(3)
                      - Integrity(38)
                      - Inventory(21)
                      - Management Evaluation(26)
                      - Management Information Systems (MIS)(44)
                      - Meal Patterns(232)
                      - Menu Planning(100)
                      - Military(40)
                      - MyPlate(59)
                      - National UPC Database(4)
                      - Non-Citizen(21)
                      - NSIP(15)
                      - Nutrient Analysis(17)
                      - Nutrient Content of the US Food Supply(13)
                      - Nutrition Education(190)
                      - Nutrition Security(15)
                      - Offer vs Serve(30)
                      - Outreach(255)
                      - Pilot Projects(23)
                      - Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months(2)
                      - Processing(49)
                      - Procurement(59)
                      - Procuring Local Foods(30)
                      - Professional Standards(27)
                      - Program Administration(556)
                      - Program History(29)
                      - Program Improvement(73)
                      - Program Integrity(189)
                      - PRWORA(39)
                      - Public Charge(8)
                      - Quality Control(94)
                      - Reimbursement Rates(101)
                      - Restaurant(1)
                      - Sales(1)
                      - Simplified Reporting(26)
                      - Smart Snacks(17)
                      - Standard Utility Allowance (SUA)(13)
                      - Staple Foods(8)
                      - TANF(39)
                      - Technical Assistance(285)
                      - Third Party Processor(1)
                      - Thrifty Food Plan(59)
                      - Tools for Schools(12)
                      - Training(88)
                      - Unpaid Meal Charges(10)
                      - USDA Food Patterns(8)
                      - USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food(34)
                      - USDA Foods Complaints(8)
                      - Vendor(98)
                      - Waivers(179)
                      - WBSCM(18)
                      - Wellness Policy(30)
                      - Work Requirements(75)

### By Audience (11)

                      - Applicant/Participant(3)
                      - Farmer/Producer(1)
                      - Household(1)
                      - Indian Tribal Organization(8)
                      - Nutrition/Health Professional(3)
                      - Partner(4)
                      - Program Operator(7)
                      - Retailer(2)
                      - State/Local Agency(43)
                      - State Agency(28)
                      - Vendor(3)

### By Resource type (3)

                      - Policy(34)
                      - Research, Analysis & Background(2)
                      - Technical Assistance & Guidance(36)

### By Language (1)

                      - English(43)

Reset

Resource | WaiversFlexibilities to Support Outreach, Innovation, and Modernization in WIC

Through ARPA, USDA received waiver authority to support WIC and FMNP outreach, innovation, and modernization. Waivers are currently available to support WIC online shopping and ARPA funded projects.

Resource | PolicyCost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Information

We adjust SNAP maximum allotments, deductions, and income eligibility standards at the beginning of each federal fiscal year. 

LandingSupporting the WIC Workforce

WIC staff should reflect the diversity and rich cultural experiences of WIC families. FNS has invested $31.5 million into a 5-year Inter-Agency Agreement with USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support the WIC workforce.

LandingPrioritizing Outreach

To make sure that eligible families know about WIC and the benefits it provides, FNS is investing in outreach.

Resource | Technical Assistance & GuidanceFY 22 & FY 23 WIC FMNP eSolution (Benefit Delivery Modernization) Grant Summaries

In FY 22 and FY 23, FNS awarded over $7.4 million in grants to 32 state agencies to support WIC FMNP eSolutions.

LandingImproving the Shopping Experience

We want WIC families to be able to shop simply and conveniently, just like other shoppers. FNS is supporting WIC state agencies as they modernize the shopping experience in store, online, and at farmers markets, through both funding and waivers.  

LandingModernizing Technology and Service Delivery

Enrolling in and sticking with WIC helps families get the nutrition and healthcare they need to build a healthier future. FNS is working with state and federal partners to make the WIC journey, from start to finish, a smoother, more fulfilling experience for all participants by modernizing technology and service delivery.

Resource | Policy MemosFY 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.

Resource | Technical Assistance & GuidanceFY 2022 ARPA WIC Technology/Service Delivery Improvement: Communications, Data, and Metrics Grant

In FY 2022, FNS awarded $23,100,000.00 in grants to 66 WIC state agencies to support planning and implementation of projects to improve the WIC participant experience. State agencies each received $350,000.00 in funding to work on multiple types of projects.

Resource | Technical Assistance & GuidanceFY 2022 WIC Shopping Experience Improvement Grant Project Summaries

FNS awarded grants to WIC state agencies to tackle the WIC shopping experience from every angle—from improving in store signage and cashier training, to working toward online shopping.

-  1 
-  2 
-  3 
-  4 
-  5 
-   Next  
-   Last  

Page updated: October 14, 2021