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- Hotline: 539-234-3265 or 800-256-0671 ext. 5275
- Email: wicsebtc@cherokee.org
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
FY 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.
12/14/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
FY 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.
12/14/2022
Resource | Research | Food Security
Trends in USDA SNAP Participation Rates: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2020
This report is the latest in a series on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation rates, which estimate the proportion of people eligible for benefits under federal income and asset rules to those who actually participate in the program. Because the coronavirus COVID-19 public health emergency affected data collection starting in March 2020, this summary covers only the pre-pandemic period of October 2019 through February 2020.
12/07/2022
Resource | Federal Register Documents
Comment Request- Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty, Well-Being and Food Security
Through this data collection effort, FNS seeks to understand the interrelated factors that lead to household food insecurity. Data will be collected in six counties experiencing persistent intergenerational poverty through a study titled Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty, Well-Being, and Food Security.
10/12/2022
Resource | Report
Leveraging the White House Conference to Promote and Elevate Nutrition Security: The Role of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service
FNS has a long history of helping to end hunger, reduce diet-related diseases, and accelerate health equity. This report explains who we are, who we serve and highlights key work underway.
09/29/2022
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American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is a critical step in getting the U.S. economy back on track, getting children back to school, getting COVID-19 vaccinations to all Americans, and pulling millions out of poverty. Specifically, provisions within the jurisdiction of the USDA will reduce hunger across the country, strengthen the food supply chain, invest in rural America, and provide long awaited support to underserved, socially disadvantaged farmers.
07/28/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Additional Federal Funds to Support State Agencies and Program Operators Transitioning Program Operations
To support state agencies and program operators as they transition back to standard program operations while continuing to manage challenges associated with the pandemic, FNS is working both internally and with other federal agencies to pursue strategies within existing authorities and available resources.
05/12/2022
Resource | Federal Register Documents
Reasons for Underredemption of the WIC Cash-Value Benefit
This study informs FNS about the reasons behind underredemption of the cash-value benefit issued to participants in WIC.
04/04/2022
Resource | Report
USDA Actions on Nutrition Security
This report summarizes how the USDA is leveraging its existing authorities, resources and touchpoints to support nutrition security with a primary focus on activities from the FNCS mission area. We look forward to working with stakeholders to achieve this vision through improving diet quality, strengthening the public health impacts of the federal nutrition assistance programs and advancing racial equity.
03/17/2022