FNS Documents & Resources

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

See what fruits, vegetables, proteins, legumes, grains, dairy, soups, and traditional foods are available through FDPIR.

A document with questions and answers regarding the FDPIR Self-Determination Demonstration Project round two funds.

This page includes links to all the household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the vegetable food group. 

In this Oct. 16, 2014, webinar, Christina Riley of FNS provides an overview of USDA Foods nutrition, and Scott Richardson of Project Bread, Laurie Colgan of the Vermont Agency of Education, and Ed Herrera of the Idaho State Department of Education present school meals recipe resources developed by their organizations.

The Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires the DoD to pay certain low-income service members and their families a family subsistence allowance of up to $500 per month so they will not have to rely on food stamps.