All forms referenced throughout this Handbook, and additional Contractor resources (e.g. FNS SNAP E&T Toolkit, FAQ, etc.) may be found on the SNAP CAN webpage at . AZSNAPCAN.com under the Partner Resources tab. 3. Monitoring and Auditing a) Quality Assurance The Quality Assurance and Integrity Administration (QAIA) within DERS monitors the The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly the Food Stamp Program) is the Nation's largest nutritional assistance program and the cornerstone of Federal Government efforts to alleviate hunger in the United States and its territories. SNAP benefits are funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The handbook assists farmers' market operators and direct marketing farmers in determining the steps necessary to become authorized to participate in SNAP and, subsequently, the steps related to managing participation. It includes tips and guidelines on how to make the program work successfully for vendors and customers. Real Food, Real Choice: Connecting SNAP Recipients with Farmers Markets; Project for Public Space's SNAP/EBT at your Farmers Market: Seven Steps to Success; USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at Farmers Markets: A How‐To Handbook (June 2010) Multilingual SNAP Postcards by Grow NYC; FNS Guides on SNAP EBT and other A HOW-TO HANDBOOK A joint publication by: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Wendy Wasserman, Debra Tropp, and Velma Lakins USDA Food and Nutrition Service Carolyn Foley, Marga DeNinno, and Jezra Thompson Project for Public Spaces, Inc. Nora Owens and Kelly Williams United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service June 2010 This handbook contains important information about North Dakota EBT. The handbook will answer many of your questions and tell you who to contact if you need help. Please keep this handbook in a safe place and refer to it when you have questions. Contact Information FIS Customer Service Helpline 1-800-630-4655 Treatment of Medical Expenses Training Handbook, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About (SNAP regulations), and policy guidance issued by FNS. Under SNAP regulations, households are entitled to a medical expenses deduction from their income calculation if one or more household members are elderly or disabled. Only those The FNS State Systems team has produced a series of training presentations designed to help state agencies understand and comply with the FNS approval process. These eight on-line presentations correspond to FNS Handbook 901, with information on the key documents or phases in the process. One of the units focuses specifically on the testing FY 2023 SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance (PDF, 3.4 MB) Introduction and Section 1 Overview (PDF, 1.3 MB) Section 2: Writing Your SNAP-Ed Plan & Annual Report (PDF, 793 KB) Section 3: Financial and Cost Policy (PDF, 684 KB) Appendix A: SNAP-Ed Plan and Annual Report Modules (PDF, 573 KB) Appendix B: Supplementary Checklists and Templates (PDF, 939 KB) Introduction to the SNAP E&T Operations Handbook 3 Program Planning and Development A.Organizing a Planning Group and Process 6 B.Developing a SNAP E&T Implementation Plan 10 Program Operations and Management C. Building a System for Data Tracking, Reporting and Analysis 15 D. Securing Third-Party Partners 17 This toolkit offers materials especially for the SNAP-Ed audience that include the following: • Background on audience educational needs • Guidance for teaching rel