FNS Documents & Resources

Additional questions and answers for the HIP request for application issued in March 2010.

Additional questions and answers for the HIP request for application issued in March 2010.

Conference Call Questions from the Feb. 25, 2010 Q&A Session. 

The Early Implementation Report addresses the processes involved in implementing and operating HIP, focusing on the early implementation period, from pilot inception to March 2012.

 The Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 authorized USDA to carry out pilot projects to develop, test and evaluate methods of using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to improve the dietary and health status of households eligible for or participating in SNAP.

To address this problem, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, also known as the 2008 Farm Bill, authorized funds for pilot projects to evaluate health and nutrition promotion in SNAP to determine if incentives provided to SNAP recipients at the point of sale increase the consumption of fruits, vegetables, or other healthful foods. On the basis of this legislative authority, USDA designed the Healthy Incentive Pilot (HIP).

Annual reports to Congress describing the status and results of each HIP pilot from 2009-2012

This is a summary of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the evaluation of HIP.

SNAP HIP Symposium Panel Members October 16, 2008