Cherokee Nation
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- Website: Summer EBT Program
- Hotline: 539-234-3265 or 800-256-0671 ext. 5275
- Email: wicsebtc@cherokee.org
WIC & FMNP Outreach, Innovation, and Modernization Dashboard
USDA is investing in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) to reach more eligible families, keep families in WIC while they remain eligible, encourage families to redeem more of their food benefits, and advance equity. The dashboard tracks the progress of this work.
04/04/2024
Resource | Federal Register Documents
Comment Request - WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2024 & 2026 Study
This is a reinstatement, with changes, of a previously approved information collection that was discontinued on 12/31/2022. This data collection effort for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Participant and Program Characteristics Study.
03/27/2024
Resource | Policy Memos
WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (2024-25)
This policy memorandum transmits the 2024-2025 Income Eligibility Guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
03/26/2024
Resource | Policy Memos
Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for SY 2024-25
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance to state agencies and school food authorities on the paid lunch equity requirements for SY 2024-25. This memorandum explains the PLE exemption provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. This memorandum also provides guidance for SFAs that do not qualify for the exemption.
SP 14-2024
03/20/2024
Resource | Research | General/Other
FY 2025 Research and Evaluation Plan
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service conducts a variety of studies, evaluations, and related activities that respond to the needs of policymakers and managers and help ensure that nutrition assistance programs achieve their goals effectively. This plan provides short descriptions of projects that are expected to launch in fiscal year (FY) 2025.
It reflects decisions by FNS program and research staff and leadership on the best use of available research funding to meet current information needs that are aligned with agency priorities to improve program efficiency, integrity, and nutrition. FNS developed this plan in consultation with the agencies of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area.
03/13/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Food Safety Research: School Nutrition Production Systems
Little is known about the food safety risks associated with the various production methods by which schools prepare and serve food to students. Given this, the Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs at Kansas State University conducted a study.
FNS-1056
03/07/2024
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Prevent Foodborne Illness by Keeping School Meals Safe
Many children across the U.S rely on school meals for nutrition. In 2022, the USDA’s National School Lunch Program served 4.9 billion children. School meals should keep kids healthy and help them reach their full potential by providing the nutrition they need.
03/07/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos
Webinar: Community Eligibility Provision 101
A webinar for state agency and school food authority staff focused on the community eligibility provision.
02/29/2024
Resource | Federal Register Documents
Correction: CNP Eligibility Guidelines (2024-2025)
This notice corrects a table for the initial Child Nutrition Program Income Eligibility Guidelines.
02/28/2024
Resource | Federal Register Documents
WIC Food Delivery Portal
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection.
02/28/2024