FNS Documents & Resources

This memorandum is intended to provide clarification on the applicability of two DHHS final regulations to the WIC program. These regulations include requirements for: (1) the establishment of standard formats for certain administrative and financial transactions, and (2) the privacy of individually identifiable health information.

Accommodating children with special dietary needs in the School Nutrition Programs. Guidance for school food service staff.

The purpose of this policy memorandum is to advise that the Medicaid Program will be the primary payor for WIC-eligible exempt infant formulas and medical foods issued to WIC participants who are also Medicaid beneficiaries.

The purpose of this policy memorandum is to assure that children served by WIC are screened for immunization status and, if needed, referred for immunizations.

This memorandum clarifies the Child and Adult Care Food Program termination process and provides guidance on steps that can be taken if additional information becomes available subsequent to the termination of an institution.

This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 7 CFR part 3017, Section 3017.510, Participants' responsibilities. The regulations were published as Part IV of the Jan. 30, 1989, Federal Register (pages 4722-4733).

This memo gives guidance on categorical eligibility for food stamps, and new policies on vehicles as resources, under rules published on Nov. 21, 2000.

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an update on the Department of Defense  actions to implement a program like WIC overseas, the impact it has on the WIC program, and the actions required by WIC state agencies.

Update on the Department of Defense (DoD) Subsistence Supplemental Allowance for Members of the Armed Forces

This report (1) identifies the number and nature of recent studies that have examined the effectiveness of three WIC services—nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referral services—and (2) summarizes what the research shows about the effectiveness of these specific nutrition services.