August 18, 2022 During COVID-19, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has had enhanced authority from Congress to grant state SNAP agencies greater flexibility on enrollment procedures. In new policy guidance, FNS has clarified that, even after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration (PHE) and its enhanced authority ends, it can […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 New report highlights the need for a permanent nationwide program WASHINGTON, August 15, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center’s (FRAC) Pandemic EBT: Recommendations for a Permanent Nationwide Summer EBT Program report released today identifies best practices to ensure that children have access to nutrition benefits during the […]
August 11, 2022 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) maximum allotments will increase in fiscal year (FY) 2023, but fall short of the amounts needed for adequate diets, according to a Food Research & Action Center analysis. The cost–of–living adjustments, announced by U.S. Department of Agriculture in August 2022, reflect the pricing of the Thrifty […]
Many schools have found it more difficult to collect school meals applications during COVID-19, and this may be exacerbated as schools return to pre-pandemic operations. This toolkit shares outreach strategies and communication resources to help school districts and community partners ensure families return school meals applications.
August 4, 2022 New Urban Institute research shows that, compared to not having the benefit expansions, the combination of the fall 2021 Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) update and the provision of temporary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments (EAs) reduced poverty in quarter four of 2021 by 14.1 percent and child poverty by 21.8 […]