The 2014 Farm Bill authorized up to $200 million for the development, implementation, and evaluation of up to 10 pilot projects designed to reduce dependency and increase work effort under SNAP. These pilots gave USDA and states the opportunity to build on existing SNAP E&T programs and test new strategies to determine the most effective ways to help SNAP recipients gain and retain employment that leads to self-sufficiency.
This webinar provides an overview of the SNAP Longitudinal Data Project grant opportunity and request for applications.
This webinar provides a general overview of the SNAP Longitudinal Data Project (SNAP-LDP).
SNAP and Head Start are working together to identify ways to promote early childhood education and nutrition services. Joint messaging or outreach reduces duplication and provides new ways to increase child development and nutrition security for children and families.
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.
FNS strongly recommends that all states develop a SNAP outreach plan. In addition to increasing enrollment among eligible non-participating households, SNAP outreach can help reduce churn by encouraging existing SNAP households to recertify.
Join USDA’s Rural Development, the U.S. Department of Labor, and Area Health Education Centers to learn about resources available to support and enhance your efforts in developing and growing rural workforce.
This information s for market managers to help them attract SNAP customers to their markets.
These resource materials provide the names and locations of farmers markets that were authorized to accept SNAP benefits during particular months.
The purpose of this memo is to provide guiding principles that assist state agencies in meeting regulatory requirements. Effective engagement by state agencies with Tribes is essential to meeting the nutrition needs of citizens of Tribal nations.