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Resource | FAQs/Q&As WIC Enrollment via State-Level Data Matching RFA FAQs

WIC enrollment via state-level data matching with SNAP & Medicaid grant RFA frequently asked questions.

06/16/2023
Resource | FAQs/Q&As | FNS-GD-2019-0056 WIC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 are eligible. They must meet income guidelines, a state residency requirement, and be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk" by a health professional.

04/04/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance WIC Online Ordering and Transactions Proposed Rule Q&As

USDA proposed rule to streamline and modernize WIC and offer online shopping to participants. The proposed changes aim to ease stores’ administrative requirements, creates state positions to improve customer experience. Questions and answers regarding the proposed rule can be found on this page.

02/17/2023
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0026 Q&As related to COVID-19: WIC and the Food Distribution Programs

With the recent passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to assist with the novel coronavirus public health emergency,  WIC received an increase in funding for the program as well as increased ability to provide states with the flexibilities they need to support mothers, infants and children that rely on WIC.

03/31/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0082 Verification of Certification Webinar Frequently Ask Questions

Verification of Certification Webinar Frequently Ask Questions

WIC 2016-4
11/23/2016
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2016-0081 Separation of Duties Webinar Frequently Ask Questions

Separation of Duties Webinar Frequently Ask Questions

WIC 2016-5
11/23/2016
Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-2015-0009 Universal MIS-EBT Interface Specification

This document standardizes the functional requirements for the Universal Interface between the WIC Management Information Systems and the WIC EBT system used in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

03/01/2015
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2009-0061 State Agency Furloughs and Shutdowns

This policy memorandum provides guidance for WIC state and local agencies in determining income eligibility for state and federal employees in instances where such employees experience a temporary decrease in earning due to being furloughed or having their pay deferred because of a state budget impasse or the temporary shutdown of the agency were they are employed, without pay.

WIC 2009-3
09/18/2009
Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-2005-0051 FNS 113-1: Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement

The purpose of this Instruction is to establish and convey policy and provide guidance and direction to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and its recipients and customers, and ensure compliance with and enforcement of the prohibition against discrimination in all FNS nutrition programs and activities, whether federally funded in whole or not. 

FNS Instruction 113-1
11/08/2005
Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-2004-0009 Nutrition Education: USDA Provides Services through Multiple Programs, but Stronger Linkages among Efforts Are Needed

GAO Report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry U.S. Senate on Nutrition Education: USDA Provides Services through Multiple Programs, but Stronger Linkages among Efforts Are Needed

04/01/2004
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