Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Nutrition Assistance

SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.

Am I Eligible? Frequently Asked Questions

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Applicant/Recipient Retailer State/Local Agency Farmer/Producer

A family shops together for items to buy with their SNAP benefits.

What's New?

FNS Response to COVID-19

USDA intends to use all available program flexibilities and contingencies to serve our program participants across our 15 nutrition programs. We have already begun to issue waivers to ease program operations and protect the health of participants.

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Employment and Training

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SNAP Eligibility

What is FNS Doing to Fight SNAP Fraud?

FNS Launches the Online Purchasing Pilot

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)

State Options Report

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Resources

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Nutrition Assistance

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Ensuring access to nutritious food while helping to pave a pathway to long-term success

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