What's New
Fiscal Year 2009 (Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009)
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SNAP - ABAWD Statewide
Waivers - New Criteria for Unemployment Insurance Extended
Benefits Trigger |
Jan. 8, 2009 |
12 |
New SNAP Radio Public
Service Announcements |
Dec. 19, 2008 |
11 |
SNAP - Waiver Requests to Eliminate the Interview
Requirement |
Dec. 17, 2008 |
10 |
SNAP - Interim Reporting Requirements for Participants
Subject to Simplified Reporting |
Dec. 8, 2008 |
9 |
SNAP - Extension for Afghani Special Immigrants |
Dec. 12, 2008 |
8 |
Clarifying SNAP Reporting
Requirements - "Known to the State agency" |
Nov. 24, 2008 |
7 |
Farm Bill Q&As:
Certification Issues #3 |
Nov. 20, 2008 |
6 |
Discrepant Name and
Earnings Statement |
Nov. 13, 2008 |
5 |
Amendment of
Face-to-Face Interview Waiver Criteria |
Oct. 28, 2008 |
4 |
USDA Announces 2008 Hunger Champion Mentor Awardees |
Oct. 28, 2008 |
3 |
Cost-of-Living
Adjustments to the Maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Allotments -- Alaska and Hawaii |
Aug. 26, 2008 |
2 |
Cost-of-Living
Adjustments to the Maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Allotments |
July 31, 2008 |
1 |
Food
& Nutrition Act of 2008 |
Oct. 1, 2008 |
Fiscal Year 2008 (Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2008)
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
Sept. 29, 2008 |
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Press
Release
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Newsletter
Article
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Newsletter
Paragraph
-- Op-Ed:
Putting Healthy Food Within Reach
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Bites and B-Roll
Jessica Shahin on SNAP Improvements
Jessica Shahin on SNAP Partnerships
Jessica Shahin on SNAP Mission
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USDA Awards $18 Million to States for Outstanding
Customer Service in Nutrition Aid |
Sept. 26, 2008 |
31 |
USDA Grants $5 Million To Increase Access and
Participation in Food Stamp Program |
Sept. 17, 2008 |
30 |
Hurricane Response: 2008
Evacuee Policy (REVISED) |
Sept. 16, 2008 |
29 |
Farm Bill Q&As:
Certification Issues #2 |
Aug. 28, 2008 |
28 |
2008 Evacuee Policy --
Hurricane Gustav Response |
Sept. 2, 2008 |
27 |
Benefit Adjustments in
Combined Application Projects |
Aug. 14, 2008 |
26 |
Farm Bill Q&As: Benefit
Issuance |
Aug. 5, 2008 |
25 |
Farm Bill Q&As:
Employment and Training |
Aug. 1, 2008 |
24 |
Farm Bill Q&As:
Certification Issues #1 |
July 31, 2008 |
23 |
Demonstration Authority
Required for Non-Merit Employee Interview |
July 29, 2008 |
22 |
Implementation of Section
4211 (b)(3) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 |
July 30, 2008 |
21 |
Food Stamp Provisions of
the Farm Bill |
July 3, 2008 |
20 |
Revised
Program Access Review (PAR) Guide |
July 2, 2008 |
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PAR Review Tools |
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19 |
USDA Awards $30 Million in States for
Exceptional Administration of the Food Stamp
Program |
June 27, 2008 |
18 |
Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation Rates: 2000-2006 |
June 13, 2008 |
17 |
FSP Retailer Fraud Alert
(also en español) |
May 15, 2008 |
16 |
Notice:
Agency
Information Collection Activities:
FNS–583, Food Stamp Program Employment and Training Program
Activity Report
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May 2, 2008 |
15 |
FSP – Guidance on Iraqi and Afghani Special Immigrants
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March 20, 2008 |
14 |
Rebates from the Economic
Stimulus Act of 2008 |
March 4, 2008 |
13 |
FNS
Seeks 2008 Food Stamp Program Hunger Champions |
March 3, 2008 |
12 |
Final Fiscal Year (FY)
2008 Allocations of the 15 Percent Exemptions for Able-
Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWDS) – Adjusted for
Carryover |
Feb. 27, 2008 |
11 |
Policy Clarification:
Deduction Language on Application and Reported Changes |
Feb. 25, 2007 |
10 |
USDA Seeks To Award $5 Million
in Food Stamp Program Participation Grants |
Feb. 14, 2008 |
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Cover Letter
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Grant Announcement |
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9 |
Guidance on Iraqi and
Afghani Special Immigrants |
Jan. 24, 2008 |
8 |
Servicepersons’
Bank Accounts |
Jan. 18, 2008 |
7 |
The Notice of Missed
Interview When a Household Has Not Submitted an Application
for Recertification |
Jan. 18, 2008 |
6 |
Extension of Food Stamp
Income Exclusion - Deployment to a Combat Zone |
Jan. 18, 2008 |
5 |
USDA Announces
$1 Million in Food Stamp Outreach Grants |
Nov. 19, 2007 |
4 |
Overuse of the 15 Percent
Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Exemptions by
State Agencies |
Nov. 8, 2007 |
3 |
DFSP Post - Disaster Review
Requirements |
Nov. 5, 2007 |
2 |
Authority to Operate the
Disaster Food Stamp Program |
Oct. 18, 2007 |
1 |
Disaster Food Stamp
Program Guidance and Plan Review |
Oct. 16, 2007 |
Fiscal Year 2007 (Oct. 1, 2006 to Sept. 30, 2007)
23 |
FY 2008 Labor Supply
Areas (LSA) List |
Oct. 5, 2007 |
22 |
Handbook 901 Updated |
Sept. 18, 2007 |
21 |
Face-to-Face Interview
Waiver Criteria |
Aug. 24, 2007 |
20 |
Fees for Collecting
Child Support |
Aug. 22, 2007 |
19 |
Terminating cases when a
household does not spend
their Food Stamps |
Aug. 22, 2007 |
18 |
Final FY 2007 Allocations of the 15 Percent Exemptions for
Able- Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWDS) – Adjusted for
Carryover |
July 18, 2007 |
17 |
Disaster Food Stamp
Program Guidance |
May 14, 2007 |
15 |
Informational Memorandum
on the Thrifty Food
Plan, 2007 |
April 3, 2007 |
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USDA Food Plans: Cost of
Food |
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Deadline for Issuing a
Notice of Adverse Action |
Mar. 27, 2007 |
13 |
Use of Federal E&T Funds
to Serve Individuals in
State Programs Funded
With TANF MOE Funds |
Mar. 22, 2007 |
12 |
USDA Announces
Availability of $5
Million in FSP
Participation Grants |
Mar. 16, 2007 |
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Cover Letter
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Grant Announcement |
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11 |
FNS Paper:
Implications of
Restricting the Use
of Food Stamp
Benefits |
Mar. 1, 2007 |
10 |
Extension of Food Stamp
Income Exclusion -
Deployment to a Combat
Zone |
Mar. 1, 2007 |
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-- references a Jan. 14,
2005
Exclusion of Combat Pay
letter. |
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9 |
Current Face-to-Face
Interview Policy |
Oct. 6, 2006 |
8 |
USDA Awards Nearly
$1 Million in Food
Stamp Outreach
Grants to
Faith-Based and
Community
Organizations |
Dec. 11, 2006 |
7 |
6th Edition State
Options Report |
October 2006 |
6 |
Reaching Those In Need: State Food Stamp
Participation Rates
in 2004 |
Nov. 14, 2006 |
5 |
Direct Certification
and Verification
Grant Solicitation
Package |
Nov. 2, 2006 |
4 |
Characteristics of
Food Stamp
Households: FY 2005 |
Oct. 18, 2006 |
3 |
On-Line Food Stamp
Program Applications |
Oct. 16, 2006 |
2 |
Waivers of 7 CFR
273.10(f)(4) – Shortening Certification Periods |
Oct. 13, 2006 |
1 |
Face-to-Face Interview
Waiver Criteria |
Oct. 6, 2006 |
Fiscal Year 2006 (Oct. 1, 2005 to Sept. 30, 2006)
29 |
Treatment of Gift Cards
for Food Stamp Program Purposes |
Sept. 11, 2006 |
28 |
Client Confidentiality
and Group Interviews |
Sept. 1, 2006 |
27 |
Farm Bill Questions and
Answers – Set No. 5 |
Aug. 25, 2006 |
26 |
FY 2006
Food Stamp Program Participation Grantee Information |
Sept. 11, 2006 |
25 |
Implementing a
Mini–Simplified Food Stamp Program to Replace Food Stamp
Work Requirements with TANF Work Requirements |
Aug. 25, 2006 |
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-- Q&As on Implementing
a Mini–Simplified Food Stamp Program
-- Notification Template |
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24 |
Calculating the Program
Access Index with the American Community Survey |
Aug. 2, 2006 |
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-- Estimating the Number
of People in Poverty for the Program Access
Index: The American
Community Survey vs. the Current
Population Survey |
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23 |
Average
Estimated EBT Monthly Participation and Issuance for Legal
Immigrants (April-June 2006) |
June 12, 2006 |
22 |
Separate Household Status
for Disabled Persons |
June 12, 2006 |
21 |
HHS Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services State Medicaid Director
Letter on verifying citizenship for Medicaid eligibility |
June 9, 2006 |
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-- Overview of Guidance
on Citizenship Documentation for Medicaid
Benefits |
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20 |
2-Year ABAWD Waivers –
Using the Same Area for Multiple Waivers |
June 2, 2006 |
19 |
Medicaid’s Required
Documentation of Citizenship; Its Effect on the Food Stamp
Program |
May 12, 2006 |
18 |
Federally Subsidized Housing for the Elderly |
Mar. 14, 2006 |
17 |
USDA Announces
Availability of $5 Million in Food Stamp Program
Participation Grants |
Mar. 14, 2006 |
16 |
Drug Addiction and
Alcoholic Treatment and Rehabilitation Programs |
Mar. 8, 2006 |
15 |
Food Stamp Outreach Tool
Kits |
Feb. 28, 2006 |
14 |
Expedited Service and
Interviews |
Feb. 17, 2006 |
13 |
Waivers of Face-to-Face
Interview Summary |
Jan. 1, 2006 |
12 |
2-Year Approval of
Waivers of the Work Requirements for ABAWDS |
Feb. 3, 2006 |
11 |
Budgeting Drug Expenses
Under the New Medicare Drug Program
(Part D) |
Jan. 6, 2006 |
10 |
FY 2006 Allocations of the 15 Percent Exemptions for ABAWDS |
Dec. 21, 2005 |
9 |
Standard Utility
Allowances for FY 2006 |
Dec. 15, 2005 |
8 |
State Options Report |
Dec. 7, 2005 |
7 |
Adjusting
Standard Utility Allowances for the 2005-2006 Winter |
Dec. 9, 2005 |
6 |
FY 2006 Food
Stamp Outreach Grant Competition |
Nov. 30, 2006 |
5 |
Five new
Promising Practices on Program Improvement Page |
Nov. 9, 2005 |
4 |
Final FY 2004 Food
Stamp Program High Performance Bonuses |
Nov. 8, 2005 |
3 |
Food Stamp Eligibility
for Residents of Assisted Living Facilities with Meal
Options |
Nov. 7, 2005 |
2 |
Treatment of Family
Subsistence Supplemental Allowance and National Flood
Insurance Program Payments in Income Eligibility
Determinations for Food and Nutrition Service Programs |
Oct. 29, 2005 |
1 |
Policy Clarification:
Deduction Language on Application and Reported Changes
Earlier memo: Rights and Responsibilities Language |
Oct. 17, 2005
Dec. 18, 1998 |
Fiscal Year 2005 (Oct. 1, 2004 to Sept. 30, 2005)
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Press
Release:
Johanns Announces Award of $18 Million to States for Food
Stamp Program Improvement |
Sept. 29, 2005 |
39 |
Press
Release:
USDA Awards $5 Million in Food Stamp Participation Grants |
Aug. 3, 2005 |
38 |
Press
Release:
USDA Announces A Historic Payment Accuracy Rate and Awards
$30 Million to States for Exemplary Administration of the
Food Stamp Program |
June 24, 2005 |
37 |
Application for Funding to Implement Certification &
Verification Procedures for School Nutrition Programs |
Sept. 30, 2005 |
36 |
Proposed Rule:
Food Stamp Program: Discretionary Quality Control Provisions
of Title IV of Public Law 107–171 |
Sept. 23, 2005 |
35 |
Budgeting Drug Expenses
Under the Medicare Drug Discount Card and the New Medicare
Drug Program (Part D) on and after January 1, 2006 |
Aug. 26, 2005 |
34 |
Hurricane Katrina Relief Information |
September 2005 |
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Texas
Preparations for Hurricane Rita
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National
Evacuee Policy
-- National
Enhanced Policy for Evacuees
-- Questions & Answers
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Expanded Disaster Evacuee Policy
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Disaster
Contact
Information
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Special Rules for
Accepting Food Stamps
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Relaxed
Procedures for
Key-Entered EBT
Transactions
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More USDA Information
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33 |
Transitional Benefits
Practices |
August 2005 |
32 |
Maine Waiver Homes |
Aug. 5, 2005 |
31 |
Face-to-Face Interview Waiver Clarification |
Aug. 8, 2005 |
30 |
Fiscal Year 2006 100 Percent Federal Food Stamp Employment and
Training Program Grant Allocations
(Final) |
July 19, 2005 |
29 |
Benefit Redemption
Division - FY 2004 Annual Report |
Aug. 10, 2005 |
28 |
USDA Awards $5 Million in Food Stamp Participation Grants
|
Aug. 3, 2005 |
27 |
Important FSP
Information Regarding EBT Scams (spanish
version) |
Aug. 2, 2005 |
26 |
FNS—Need To Be Prepared
for Requests for Food Stamp Disaster Program |
June 23, 2005 |
25 |
Eligibility of Victims of
Severe Trafficking (Originally issued on Aug. 31, 2004)
-- Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) State Letter
-- Fact Sheet -
Certification for Victims of Trafficking |
Aug. 31, 2004 |
24 |
Model Job Center (New York)
Added to the Promising Practices on Program Improvement
page. |
June 15, 2005 |
23 |
Impact of the Defense of
Marriage Act on Food Stamp Program Eligibility |
May 6, 2005 |
22 |
Food Stamp Employment and
Training Program—Bonuses for Job Placements |
April 7, 2005 |
21 |
Food Loss as an
Eligibility Factor for the Disaster Food Stamp Program |
May 5, 2005 |
20 |
Mexico’s
Matricula Consular Identification |
Apr. 19, 2005 |
19 |
Agreement Checklist for Direct Certification |
Apr. 19, 2005 |
18 |
Revision of the FNS-583 Form,
"Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) Programs Activity
Sheet |
Apr. 11, 2005 |
17 |
Notice:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Food Stamp Program Pre-Screening Tool Survey |
April 1, 2005 |
16 |
Transfer
of Data Related to the Child Care and Adult Care Food Programs and
the Food Stamp Program |
Mar. 29, 2005 |
15 |
Recalculation of Adjusted
FY 2005 15 Percent ABAWD Exemptions |
Mar. 11, 2005 |
14 |
Revised Form
FNS-583 |
March 2005 |
13 |
FY 2006 Food Stamp Nutrition Education Plan Guidance |
March 2005 |
12 |
Income Excluded by
Federal Law—Disaster Unemployment Assistance |
Feb. 25, 2005 |
11 |
Joint Memo:
Food Stamp and Child Nutrition
Agreements for Direct Certification |
Feb.
15, 2005 |
10 |
Final Rule:
Food Stamp Program:
High Performance Bonuses |
Feb. 7,
2005 |
9 |
FY 2005 Food Stamp Program Participation Grants |
Jan.
26, 2005 |
8 |
FY 2005
Allocations of 15% Exemptions for ABAWDs and Reporting Guidance
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Updated State Report
Information |
Jan.
19, 2005 |
7 |
Exclusion
of Combat Pay From Income for Food Stamp Purposes |
Jan.
14, 2005 |
6 |
Self-Employment—Newspaper Carriers and Other Independent Contractors
|
Jan.
11, 2005 |
5 |
Income Excluded by
Federal Law—Disaster Relief Employment Funded Under National
Emergency Grants |
Dec. 22, 2004 |
4 |
Online Food Stamp
Application Systems must allow for filing an incomplete
application |
Dec. 16, 2004 |
3 |
Notice: Proposed Collection: Comment Request:
FNS-583,
Food Stamp Program Employment and Training Program Activity Report |
Nov. 12, 2004 |
2 |
Calculating the Food Stamp Participant Access Rate: A Step-By-Step
Guide |
Nov. 2004 |
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Entire Report
-- Supporting Tables |
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Guidance on
Direct
Certification in School Lunch and School Breakfast
Programs for School-Age Food Stamp Recipients |
Oct. 8, 2004 |
Last modified:
01/08/2009
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