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Basic page USDA Foods by Program

Learn more about the nutritious, 100% American grown USDA Foods that are designed to meet the needs of the specific population each program serves.

04/10/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance How to Get Your Product Considered for USDA Foods

Decision tree to help determine how to get your product considered for USDA Food distribution programs.

04/10/2024
Basic page How to Get Your Product Considered for USDA Foods

USDA foods are required to meet a minimum criteria to be considered for purchase.

04/10/2024
Basic page Maximum Monthly Allowances in the WIC Food Packages

These charts give the maximum monthly allowances of supplemental foods for women and children as well as for infants.

04/09/2024
Resource | Federal Register Documents Information Collection - SNAP Demonstration Projects

This information collection is for activities associated with SNAP demonstration projects and the SNAP State Options Report, respectively.

04/08/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Apoyando a las madres lactantes en un sitio de cuidado infantil

Este video viene de la lección 3 del kit de Herramientas para el instructor del CACFP. El video tiene sugerencias para crear un entorno que apoya la lactancia materna, mejores prácticas que los padres pueden seguir para etiquetar y transportar la leche materna a un sitio de cuidado infantil, y presenta la guía para madres: ¡Bebés Lactados son Bienvenidos Aquí! como un recurso para madres lactantes.

04/04/2024
Resource | Posters Breastfed Babies Welcome Here! Poster and Message Graphic

The Breastfed Babies Welcome Here! poster helps Child and Adult Care Food Program providers show their support for breastfeeding and breastfed babies. 

04/02/2024
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Demonstrations Evaluation of the USDA Summer EBT Demonstrations: Lessons Learned From More Than a Decade of Research

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 authorized Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) as a permanent federal food assistance entitlement program beginning in summer 2024. Summer EBT has been tested through evaluations of demonstration projects since 2011. With pending implementation of this new program, this is an appropriate time to reflect on what USDA, FNS research has learned through more than a decade of study.

03/12/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Questions and Answers about the WIC AFBA Final Rule with Request for Comments

In July of 2022, the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 was signed into law. This rule implements the provisions of ABFA and several other related changes to strengthen WIC’s ability to address certain disasters, emergencies, and supply chain disruptions, particularly those impacting infant formula.

12/12/2023
Resource | Federal Register Documents TEFAP: Availability of Foods for FY 2024

This notice announces the surplus and purchased foods that USDA expects to make available for donation to states for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under TEFAP in FY 2024.

11/08/2023
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