State Outreach Plan Guidance
What is the State Outreach Plan Guidance?
State SNAP agencies can receive reimbursement for
approximately 50 percent of their administrative costs for outreach to
low-income people. States can develop an outreach plan at their option.
Community and faith-based organization may serve as contractors under
the State outreach plan or the State may conduct the work “in-house.”
The Outreach Plan Guidance:
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Explains how an outreach plan can be a valuable tool; |
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Provides policy to guide as decisions about the outreach plan; |
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Provides a template to develop and present an outreach plan; |
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Provides tools for a final report, reporting promising practices,
and requesting a waiver. |
Why should a State Develop an Outreach Plan?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s
nutrition safety net and an investment in our future. The FSP offers the
opportunity for improved nutrition and progress toward economic
self-sufficiency for participants. Even a small increase in SNAP
participation can have a substantial economic impact since every $5 in
new SNAP benefits generates $9.20 in additional community
spending.
The process of developing a State outreach plan helps structure
outreach activities in a logical way and targets them to where they are
needed most. An outreach plan can serve as a public demonstration of the
State’s commitment to improving the nutrition and health of low income
people. Development of an outreach plan can lead to partnerships with
clearly defined strategies to further goals to raise awareness of
nutrition assistance and the benefits of the FSP. State Outreach Plans
lead to further collection of promising practices and lessons learned.
How does the Guidance Help States?
FNS strives to make the outreach plan development and submission
process as straightforward as possible for State agencies and to provide
technical assistance in plan development as needed.
In the guidance, policy information is provided in a simple question
and answer format. The table of contents is detailed so that information
can easily be located. In addition, outreach policy is consolidated so
that State agencies no longer need to refer to multiple documents.
Updates to the guidance will be made by policy memo which will be posted
below.
To simplify the outreach plan development process for State
agencies, an electronic template is provided. State agencies can use the
template as a workbook and complete each part sequentially. When the
template is complete, State agencies will have an outreach plan that
includes all the elements needed for review and is ready for submission
to the FNS regional offices. (Use of the templates is optional.)
State
Outreach Plan Guidance
Policy Memorandums Pertaining to SNAP
Outreach
Following are FNS
policy memorandums that apply to SNAP outreach. New policy memos
will be posted here as they are issued.
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Outreach Plan Activities |
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Addresses issue of whether optional State outreach plans may
include activities related to access and retention of current
participants in addition to outreach and education directed to
non-participating persons. June 2006 |
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Nutrition Education Materials Allowable Cost |
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Clarifies and reemphasizes what constitutes reasonable and
necessary nutrition education materials costs associated with
delivery of SNAP Nutrition Education. This memo applies to
outreach as well. May 2006 |
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Calculations for Space in Government Owned Buildings
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Provides a standard costs calculation that may be used in lieu of
actual depreciation cost data to charge the cost of government
owned space by Food and Nutrition Service grantees. April 2006 |
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Nutrition Education and Outreach Allowable
Cost Issue |
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Clarifies what constitutes reasonable and necessary salary costs
associated with the delivery of nutrition education and
outreach. September 2004. |
Last modified:
04/11/2012
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