Federal agency · U.S. Department of Agriculture
FNA establishes federal program rules, provides funding and oversight, and publishes national resources. State, territory, tribal, and local agencies usually receive applications and decide individual eligibility.
What FNA manages
- Federal policy, funding, oversight, and public information for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- Federal policy and grants for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
- School meals, child nutrition, summer nutrition, food distribution, and other nutrition-assistance programs.
- National program data, research, civil-rights requirements, retailer or vendor rules, and state-agency guidance.
What FNA does not usually decide
- Whether a particular household qualifies for SNAP.
- Whether a particular person qualifies for WIC.
- The status of a state or local application.
- Which local appointment, interview, document-upload, or benefit-delivery method applies to an individual case.
For those questions, contact the official state, territory, Indian Tribal Organization, or local agency identified through the program directory.
Name change from FNS to FNA
USDA renamed the Food and Nutrition Service as the Food and Nutrition Administration effective June 1, 2026. Older regulations, forms, policy documents, email addresses, and pages may still use “FNS.” The agency’s current public name and website use FNA.
Official public channels
- Food and Nutrition Administration home page
- About FNA
- FNA nutrition programs
- SNAP state directory
- WIC locator