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Hunger & Poverty in America
Explore the DataFood Insufficiency during COVID-19
Explore the DataBudget Reconciliation 101
Explore our reportOmnibus and Coronavirus Response Package
Read our summaryAsk the Biden Administration to Implement Universal School Meals
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FRAC posts all the latest on this page!FRAC's 2020 Report on Federal Nutrition Programs in the Southern Region
Learn moreHow does P-EBT work in your state?
P-EBT UpdatesHow has the latest bill in congress affected Child Nutrition Programs?
Nationwide Child Nutrition WaiversUSDA Guidelines on Using Existing Authority to Implement SFSP and SSO Meal Delivery
Q&As from the USDA on the logistics of delivering meals through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) while using existing authority.
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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 percent.
The findings underscore the importance of policy decisions on people’s lives. Much weaker impacts were estimated for states that had decided to stop issuing EAs by the fall of 2021. Unless Congress takes further action, all SNAP EAs will end when the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration expires.
The Community Eligibility Provision allows high-need schools to offer breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost. Two recent papers published by the National Bureau of Economic Research highlight the benefits of community eligibility for families with school-age children and entire communities. These are working papers, meaning they have not yet been peer-reviewed.
Together, these papers demonstrate the value of community eligibility to fight inflation, reduce expenses, and improve food security. As the cost of living continues to increase, expanding access to healthy school meals is a critical way to help families and communities struggling to make ends meet.

Since the onset of COVID-19, several temporary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes have allowed enrolled households to receive more robust benefits and eased access for unemployed and underemployed adults and college students. The changes are tied to the duration of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration (PHE). Recent research has confirmed strong public support around continuing these temporary SNAP improvements beyond the pandemic, and stakeholder engagement is on the rise.
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The reauthorization of the federal Child Nutrition Programs presents a unique opportunity to correct federal policy that has exacerbated food insecurity in Indian Country. In this policy brief, FRAC and the Intertribal Agriculture Council explore the ways Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) can ensure the Child Nutrition Programs reach and serve Tribal constituents in a more efficient and effective manner.
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Produced in partnership with the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), this resource provides organizations working with LGBTQ individuals and families information on programs that can help LGBTQ people with low incomes access meals, food, and resources to buy food.
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Produced in partnership with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, FRAC’s Federal Nutrition Programs and Emergency Food Referral Chart is an interactive tool that helps connect LGBTQ individuals and families with low incomes to meals, food, and resources to buy food.
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FRAC’s Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools, School Year 2021–2022 report analyzes community eligibility adoption–nationally and for each state and the District of Columbia–in the 2021–2022 school year.
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