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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Program Improvement

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As of Oct. 1, 2008, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program. The new name reflects the changes we’ve made to meet the needs of our clients, including a focus on nutrition and an increase in benefit amounts.  SNAP is the federal name for the program. State programs may have different names.

This page is for State and county personnel who are working to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their procedures and forms. Let us know if there is something you would like to see on the page. You can email us at PRGDEV-WEB@fns.usda.gov.

High-Performance Bonuses

USDA Awards $18 Million to States for Outstanding Customer Service in Nutrition Aid

(9/26/08)

Performance Bonuses by Year: 2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  

 

    Payment Accuracy 2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  
     Application Processing Timeliness 2007  2006  
     Program Access Index              2007  2006  

Final Rule: High Performance  Bonuses

(02/07/05)

Report: Calculating the Program Access Index: A Step-By-Step Guide 

(10/2007)

Memo: Calculating the Program Access Index with the American Community Survey  (Aug. 11, 2006)

(08/11/06)
    Attachment: Estimating the Number of People in Poverty for the Program
   Access Index: The American Community Survey vs. the Current
   Population Survey		  

Promising Practices

Access - Practices to improve program access; reporting form
Outreach - Strategies to reach out to eligible people
Payment Accuracy - Guide describing 10 important practices that improve and sustain payment accuracy

Reviews

State Agency Operations Review: Management Evaluation Target Areas for FY 2009
   Attachment – A Guide for Regional Office and State Agency Review Teams
Revised Program Access Review (PAR) Guide July 2008
  -- PAR Review Tools

State Agency Operations Review: Management Evaluation Target Areas for FY 2008
   Attachment 1 – Regional Office & State Agency Review Team Guide
   Attachment 2 – Target Coverage – Regional Reviews (Review Format)
   Attachment 3 – Questions and Suggested Procedures to Aid Reviewers
Program Access Reviews for FY 2006: Guidance for Regional Offices

Combined Application Projects

Benefit Adjustments in Combined Application Projects (Aug. 14, 2008)

Combined Application Projects: A Resource Guide (Updated March 2005)
Combined Application Projects: Cost Neutrality Guidance for Project Approval

Grants

Technical Assistance

Improving SNAP Application Forms: An Assessment Guide

 

Last Modified:  11/21/2008