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Secretary Rollins Signs Six New State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Hawai‘i, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee

(Washington, D.C., December 10, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., today announced the approval of six new state SNAP food-choice waivers under the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative. The...

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USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Arkansas Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from severe storms may be eligible for food assistance through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Over 11,100 households in 14 counties in Arkansas are estimated to...

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Investing in SNAP Integrity: Examining the Adequacy of SNAP Benefits

January 22, 2013 Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

As the Federal agency responsible for carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s mission, we are constantly taking actions to improve program integrity. In 2012, we enacted tougher financial sanctions to punish those who abuse the program; sent letters to the CEOs of Ebay, Facebook...

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Secretary Rollins Strengthens SNAP Retailer Stocking Requirements to Make America Healthy Again

(Washington, D.C., September 24, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is proposing changes to strengthen the stocking requirements for retailers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition...

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SNAP – A Bridge to Success

March 06, 2012 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Service

It’s no secret that participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has experienced significant growth over the past 10 years. In fact, the December 2011 participation showed that 46.5 million people received SNAP benefits. What has caused these increases? During 2011, the...

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Bridging the Gap in SNAP E&T

October 16, 2023 Katrina Johnston, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

The 2023 SNAP E&T State Institute, hosted by the Food and Nutrition Service, brought together 20 state SNAP agencies for a two-day event that aimed to assess and enhance their SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) programs. The theme of the event, "Mind the Gap: Building a Bridge from Vision to...

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New SNAP E&T Initiatives Aim to Help SNAP Participants Find Jobs

October 05, 2016 Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Getting a good job these days takes more than good intentions because today’s jobs require a higher level of skills than ever before. This is why the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Employment and Training Program (SNAP E&T), administered by states across the country, has such an...

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USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Kentucky Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from recent severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding may be eligible for food assistance through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 11...

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USDA Announces Plan to Protect SNAP Participants’ Access to SNAP in February

(Washington, D.C., January 8, 2019) – At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a plan to ensure that low-income Americans have access to the nutrition they need, despite the inability of Congress to pass an appropriations bill that...

USDA Participates in Targeted SNAP Benefit Fraud Operations

(Washington, D.C., May 2, 2025) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Special Investigations Unit, in conjunction with Federal law enforcement partners, conducted operations this week to target criminals engaged in defrauding American taxpayers by stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...

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