FNS Documents & Resources

Presentation at the WIC EBT Users Group Meeting San Diego, California November 3, 2009.

This memorandum provides guidance on reporting expenditures of SNAP benefits funds in order to comply with reporting requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 and OMB guidance implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 under the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 extended Afghani Special Immigrant eligibility for SNAP benefits from six months to eight months.

The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify FNS policy on whether verification of a sponsor's income and resources is needed to determine if an immigrant is indigent for SNAP purposes.

The WIC EBT Cost Analysis Model is intended to support the creation of a state’s WIC EBT Feasibility Study and/or Implementation Advanced Planning Document (IAPD) by providing a tool for calculating the detailed costs of alternative WIC EBT solutions and capturing the benefits and risks of WIC EBT.