FNS disaster nutrition assistance response information.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act gives FNS authority to provide an extension of the certification period of up to 90 days for a child receiving Food Package IV category only.
Select from the following states to see all of the COVID-19 waivers issued in the WIC Program.
Lead exposure is a public health problem affecting people across our nation. Exposure to unsafe levels of lead can cause serious health effects, especially among children.
This guidance contains information to help WIC state agencies plan for meeting the needs of WIC participants and potential, newly-eligible WIC applicants prior to and during a disaster response. It can also be used to plan for continued WIC operations during emergencies or other situations of distress. The information is designed to assist headquarters and regional office staff, as well as WIC state and local agency staff in their development of an executable WIC disaster plan
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act gave FNS the authority to grant waivers to states that remove barriers for remote issuance of WIC benefits, such that participants do not have to come into the clinic to pick up WIC EBT cards and/or paper coupons.
This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for children. The 2022 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures and are also presented individually, as separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement, to show the effect of the Consumer Price Index adjustment on each rate.
Estimated amount of funding USDA provided to school districts to support pandemic operations and supply chain challenges.
The primary role for state agencies will be the distribution of funds to their school food authorities (SFAs). State agencies will receive their allocation of SCA funds from FNS, and they will in turn disburse those funds to eligible SFAs based on FNS guidance