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USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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SNA ANC St. Louis, MO
July 15, 2019
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Disaster Feeding
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Neither I nor any member of my immediate family have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial industry organizations associated with my presentation(s)
Affiliations or Financial Disclosures
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• 15 Nutrition Assistance Programs
• Serving 1 in 4 Americans each year
• $100 Billion budget
• FNS programs constitute 3/4ths of USDA budget
FNS Programs and Services
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1. Using USDA Foods for Emergency Feeding
2. Administrative waivers/flexibilities requested by States
3. Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)
Primary Types of FNS Disaster Assistance
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Typical Disaster Feeding Timeline
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During a Presidentially Declared Disaster
1) Using USDA Foods for Emergency Feeding
State Agencies have the authority to use USDA Foods from nutrition assistance program inventories for congregate feeding.
✓Child Nutrition Programs• The Emergency Food Assistance Program• Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations• Commodity Supplemental Food Program
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USDA Foods’ Role in Disaster Response
•Foods are released by State Agency to Voluntary Organizations
•Foods are supplemental to FEMA Food
•Inventory is dependent on time of year and regular program demands
•Food is replaced by USDA to state & transportation fees are reimbursed
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Voluntary
Organizations
send request for
USDA Foods to
State Distributing
Agency
State approves
(congregate)
FNS approves
(HH feeding)
Local Inventories
State Inventories
Federal Inventories
USDA Diversions &
Emergency
Purchases
USDA Foods
taken from:
Local SitesWhere DFO’s
Prepare and Serve Food
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USDA Foods AvailableHousehold
(TEFAP, FDPIR, CSFP)
CANNED JUICE:
Orange, Apple, GrapefruitDAIRY OPTIONS:
Dried Egg MixUHT Fluid MilkPROTEIN OPTIONS:
Canned Chili w/o BeansCanned Beef StewCanned/Pouch ChickenGRAINS:
CerealMacaroni & Cheese
All Programs
CANNED FRUIT:
Peaches, Applesauce, Slice Apples Orange JuiceCANNED VEGETABLES:
Corn, Peas, Green Beans, Spaghetti Sauce, Vegetarian BeansPROTEIN OPTIONS:
Peanut Butter Canned PorkFrozen Cut-up ChickenGRAINS:
Rice, Flour, Pasta
*Infant Formula/Food (Special
Purchase for Disasters)
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Benefits of USDA Foods
❖ Quality and safety standards
❖ 100% domestic
❖ Nutrition standards
❖ Flexibility and versatility
❖ Same as commercial products
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Order of Access to
USDA Foods
for Disaster Feeding
Emergency Procurements
Diversion of Shipments
Rapid Food Response States
Neighboring State or Multifood Warehouse
Local/State/ITO
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Presidentially Declared Disaster Household Distribution
1) Using USDA Foods for Emergency Feeding
State Distributing Agencies must request permission to use USDA Foods from nutrition assistance program inventory for household distribution.
• Child Nutrition Programs✓ The Emergency Food Assistance Program✓ Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations✓ Commodity Supplemental Food Program
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Typical Disaster Feeding Timeline
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Examples: ➢ Using the same location while counting and claiming lunch and breakfast meals
separately for more than one school
➢ Waiver of meal pattern requirements-missing components
➢ Serving all school lunch and breakfast meals to students at no cost and claiming meals at the free reimbursement rate
➢ Offering free meals under CACFP to displaced families in shelters
➢ WIC substitutions: ready-to-feed formula for powdered; shelf stable containers of fluid milk or juice, etc.
➢ SNAP waivers- Reporting timeframes, Hot Food purchases, etc.
Administrative waivers/flexibilities requested by States
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Typical Disaster Feeding Timeline
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What is the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?
•D-SNAP is similar yet distinct from ‘regular’ SNAP;
•D-SNAP is a nutrition assistance program with temporary eligibility standards that serves disaster survivors;
•Typically, eligible households receive one month of benefits issued via an EBT card, which can be used to purchase food at most grocery stores.
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Who does D-SNAP serve?New Households
• Households not receiving ‘regular’ SNAP
• Applicants qualify based on disaster-related expenses
• Approved households receive one-month’s maximum SNAP allotment
Ongoing Households
• Are not eligible for D-SNAP, but:
• May be eligible for:
– Supplemental Benefits
–Replacement Benefits
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D-SNAP Authority, Approval and Eligibility•Operations approved when the affected area has
received a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance (IA)
•States request approval to operate; FNS approves operations for a limited period (typically 7 days)
•Eligible recipients must reside in the disaster area, have experienced adverse effects due to disaster, and meet income limits
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Disaster Feeding Working Group
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Disaster Feeding Working Group Members
➢USDA FNS & Center for Nutrition and Policy Promotion
➢Voluntary Organizations: American Red Cross; Salvation Army; Southern Baptists
➢FEMA Mass Care➢World Central Kitchen
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http://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster
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USDA Disaster Nutrition
Assistance Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA-Nx_v4b8A
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