Food, Nutrition, Consumer Services Food Nutrition Service Mission: We work with partners to provide food and nutrition education to people in need in a way that inspires public confidence and supports American agriculture.
Sarah Widor Director Supplemental Food Programs Division
WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Agency priority to meet the 2020 statutory mandate $220 million dedicated to support this effort Status as of October 2017: 28 State agencies implemented statewide 37 State agencies in implementation, including 8 States estimated to be statewide by the end of 2017 23 State agencies in various stages of planning for EBT
EBT Detail Status Report https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/wic ebt activities
Andrea Gold Director Retailer Policy & Management Division, SNAP
What s the current SNAP landscape? SNAP participation SNAP authorized stores SNAP redemptions Max HH Allotments*
What s Going On? Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grants* Purchase and Delivery Services Online Purchasing Pilot* Enhancing Retailer Eligibility Criteria*
What s Going On? Disasters* FB 18 USDA Reg Reform Initiative* OIG Audit of 7 CFR 274
What s Going On? EBT gateway/switch fees Prohibiting Foods Sales Tax & SNAP Split Issuance Pilot Agency studies
EBT Host Processors As of July 18, 2016 Conversion Implementation (based on calendar year) 3 rd Quarter 2016 PR 4 th Quarter 2016 UT, WY 1 st Quarter 2017 AL, AZ, MT, NE *CA, DE & some WSEA States TBD (currently in contract negotiations) WA OR CA NV ID UT AZ MT WY CO NM ND SD NE KS OK MN IA MO AR WI IL MS IN TN AL MI KY OH GA WV VA SC NC PA NY VT DC NJ DE MD ME NH MA CT RI GU TX LA VI HI FL PR Note: States with gradient color will convert from current host processor (color left) to a new host processor (color right) under latest contract. AK PROCESSORS FIS Edge JPM Boss Xerox EPPIC Evertec NGC Solutran PRIME CONTRACTORS where different NH, RI & VT Xerox MT State is its own prime
Conversions State Status Conversion Current Processor New Processor 2016 Conversion Date NV Converting May 13 15 JPM FIS TX Converting May 21 23 TX FIS KY Converting June 24 26 JPM FIS WA Converting July 15 17 JPM FIS UT Converting October 21 23 JPM Conduent WY Converting November 6 7 JPM FIS 2017 Conversion Date AL Converting January 28 29 Conduent FIS AZ Converting February 25 26 JPM FIS NE Converting March 25 26 JPM FIS ID Converting April 22 23 JPM FIS HI Converting May 13 15 JPM FIS MT Converting May 20 21 Northrup Grumman Solutran GU Converting June 10 11 JPM FIS DE Converting August 11 13 JPM Conduent CO Converting August 26 27 JPM FIS WV Converting October 28 29 JPM FIS AK Converting December 12 13 JPM FIS PR Converting TBD Evertec FIS/Evertec 2018 Conversion Date VI Converting February 10 11 JPM FIS TN Converting February 25 26 FIS Conduent CA Converting January 20 21/TBD 4/22/18 Conduent FIS AR Contracting TBD FIS Conduent
SNAP EBT Host Processors As of October 30, 2017 Conversion Implementation (based on calendar year) 4 th Quarter 2017 WV,AK 1 st Quarter 2018 CA, PR, TN, VI *AR TBD (currently in contract negotiations)* WA OR CA NV ID UT AZ MT WY CO NM ND SD NE KS OK MN IA MO AR WI IL MS IN TN AL MI KY OH GA WV VA SC NC PA NY VT DC NJ DE MD ME NH MA CT RI GU TX LA VI HI FL PR Note: States with gradient color will convert from current host processor (color left) to a new host processor (color right) under latest contract. AK PROCESSORS FIS Edge JPM Boss Conduent EPPIC Evertec Solutran SOAR PRIME CONTRACTORS where different NH, RI & VT Conduent
Resources USDA Regulatory Reform Initiative: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/17/2017 14920/identifying regulatory reform initiatives SNAP Participation Rates: https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/supplemental nutrition assistance program snap SNAP 2018 Cost of Living Adjustments: https://fns prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/snap/snap_fiscal_year_2018_cost_of_living_adjustments.pdf SNAP State by State Issuance Schedules: http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/snap monthly benefit issuance schedule Enhancing SNAP Retailer Eligibility Criteria: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/enhancing retailer standards supplemental nutrition assistance program snap SNAP Retailer Management FY 2016 Year End Summary: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap retailer data SNAP Retailer Locator: http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailerlocator SNAP EBT Information: http://www.fns.usda.gov/ebt/general electronic benefit transfer ebt information SNAP Online Shopping: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/online purchasing pilot SNAP Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Grants: https://nifa.usda.gov/program/food insecurity nutrition incentive fini grant program FNS Disaster Information: http://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/disaster assistance Summer Food Service Program Information: http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer food service program sfsp
Gregg Saxton Lead Management Analyst State Systems Office (SSO)
What s Going On? RFPs and Contracts SSO Personnel