FNS Documents & Resources

This policy memorandum provides further guidance on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children programmatic waivers as authorized under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (PL 116-159), in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program state agencies, including participating Indian Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories, the opportunity to request a waiver of WIC regulatory requirements.

This policy memorandum transmits changes from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights regarding the appropriate nondiscrimination statement to use on Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) materials.  This policy memorandum supersedes, Civil Rights Memorandum, USDA Nondiscrimination Statement Update, dated May 24, 2013, and the last issued FMNP Policy Memorandum 2010-1 dated April 15, 2010. This memo also includes the Spanish version of the NDS recently released.

The purpose of this policy memorandum is to advise you of a legislative change that affects the WIC FMNP regulations concerning the maximum penalty for misuse or illegal use of FMNP funds, assets or property.

This policy memorandum authorized the implementation of the nondiscretionary WIC FMNP provisions as contained in PL 108-265.

This memorandum provides guidance concerning allowable FMNP cost that may be covered with Federal WIC funds.

This policy memorandum is intended to provide guidance concerning allowable sources for the WIC FMNP State matching funds.

This final policy memorandum provides clarification on several questions raised during the State Plan Guidance sessions at the NAFMNP meeting in October 2000.

This policy memorandum provides clarification concerning the use of Welch's grant funds to support activities in the WIC FMNP.

The purpose of this memo is to clarify policy for assessment of penalties for not meeting the match requirements and to change policy for assessment penalties for exceeding the 17/19 percent FMNP administrative cap.