FNS Documents & Resources

New and updated "Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten" materials foster the development of healthy food choices and physically active lifestyles during a critical developmental and learning period for children—kindergarten. Now with added resources to learn where foods come from, explore more foods, and try kid-friendly recipes.

Celebrate MyPlate’s birthday by sharing MyPlate resources with students, families, and peers.

This webinar discusses the current programs available to provide food and administrative funds for state agencies to support food banks and emergency feeding programs. The presentation provides an overview of resources available to The Emergency Food Assistance Program, including Congressionally appropriated program funds, Section 32 bonus foods, and the recent commitment from USDA to provide additional food and administrative support using the Commodity Credit Corporation. We also highlight the Reach and Resiliency grant opportunity and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.

USDA has issued guidance to states in implementing FFCRA of 2020 which provides for the issuance of emergency allotments based on a public health emergency declaration by the Secretary of HHS under the Public Health Service Act related to an outbreak of COVID-19 when a state has also issued an emergency or disaster declaration.

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.

​This report presents estimates of the percentage of eligible persons, by state, who participated in SNAP during an average month in FY 2019 and in the two previous fiscal years. SNAP eligibility criteria include maximum income and resource thresholds, as well as certain nonfinancial criteria, such as age and disability status.

These six colorful Discover MyPlate handouts include information on nutrition and physical activity for parents of kindergarteners as well as interactive activities parents can complete with their children.

Explore la edición ampliada de Descubre MiPlato: educación nutricional para el jardín de niños. El set actualizado incluye tarjetas de alimentos adicionales, componentes en español y nuevos recursos divertidos que muestran de dónde viene la comida.

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

Estas seis hojas coloridas de Descubre MiPlato (en inglés) incluyen información sobre nutrición y actividad física para los padres de niños en el jardín de niños, así como actividades interactivas que los padres pueden realizar con sus hijos.