Search Results for agency_names:"Food and Nutrition Service"

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  • 2021-00930 — The Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2021
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 3988
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA announced in a notice the types of foods that will be available through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for Fiscal Year 2021. The notice details both surplus foods, which include items like dairy, grains, meats, and fruits, and purchased foods, supported by various legislative acts and additional funding due to COVID-19 impacts. These foods are distributed to states for helping individuals in need, with allocations based on factors like poverty and unemployment rates. The availability of specific foods can change due to agricultural market conditions.

    Simple Explanation

    The government plans to give away extra and bought food to help people who need it. They will work with each state to decide who gets the food based on how many people in the state are struggling or out of work.

  • 2025-03760 — Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program; 2025 Benefit Levels
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11597
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA announced the benefit levels for 2025 in the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program. These benefits, unchanged from 2024, are adjusted annually based on the Thrifty Food Plan and include regional modifications for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories. For most areas, the monthly benefit remains at $40, while Alaska and Hawaii have higher amounts due to cost differences. These adjustments comply with the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

    Simple Explanation

    The USDA is making sure kids get enough support to buy food during the summer with the Summer EBT program, keeping most places at $40 a month, and giving a bit more to places where food costs more, like Alaska and Hawaii.

  • 2021-03067 — Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Comment Request-Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Education (SNAP Ed) Connection Resource Sharing Form
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9477
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the USDA plans to update an existing online form for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). The form, called the SNAP-Ed Connection Resource Sharing Form, is used by SNAP-Ed personnel and nutrition education developers to submit educational materials for review and potential inclusion in the SNAP-Ed Library. The updates aim to improve data accuracy without increasing the users' workload. Comments on these proposed changes are invited by April 19, 2021, and may include suggestions on minimizing the form's information collection burden.

    Simple Explanation

    The Food and Nutrition Service wants to make an online form better so people who teach about healthy foods can easily share their teaching materials. They hope the changes will let everyone get the information they need without making it harder to use the form, and they are asking for people's ideas on how to make it even better by a certain date.

  • 2024-28363 — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Employment and Training Program Monitoring, Oversight and Reporting Measures; Correction
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 96517
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a correction to a final rule regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) program. This correction modifies specific sections of the rule to help meet the program's goal of helping participants acquire the skills necessary for employment. It addresses errors in the previously published document and clarifies requirements for E&T participants who have completed high school or an equivalent before joining the program. The amended rule will take effect on January 17, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Food and Nutrition Service is fixing some details in a rule about a program that helps people on food assistance learn skills to get jobs. They are making sure the rules are clear and correct so people can better understand what they need to do to join the program and learn these skills.

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