SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance and Policy

Questions Regarding SNAP-Ed Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025

The Guidance document provides policy guidance for States regarding the operation of the SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program, referred to as SNAP-Ed. This Guidance supersedes all previous Guidance.

The Checklist for Evidence-Based Approaches and the Checklist for Public Health
Approaches were developed by the Western Region and are used by some other
Regions. They provide detailed descriptions, steps, and examples that may assist
States as they consider approaches for delivery of nutrition education and obesity
prevention services. The checklist for Evidence-Based Approaches has been fully
integrated into the SNAP-Ed Plan and Annual Report, so it no longer exists as a
standalone document.
• Reviewing State SNAP-Ed Plans Checklist
• Checklist for Evidence-Based Approaches
• Checklist for Public Health Approaches

1. SNAP-Ed Management Evaluation Guide for State Agencies
This checklist is used to review SNAP-Ed Programs during Management Evaluations of
a State agency (SA) and may be helpful to States during the Plan development process.

2. SNAP-Ed Management Evaluation Guide for Implementing
Agencies
This checklist is used to review SNAP-Ed implementing agency programming during
Management Evaluations. This may be helpful to States and implementing agencies
during planning, or for State agencies during their monitoring of implementing agency
programming.

The following are provided for quick reference. Please see Appendix D for full guidelines on use of funding statements, non-discrimination statements, and other considerations for nutrition education materials.

Funding Statement:

"This material was funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- SNAP."

Nondiscrimination Statement:

“This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”

Learn more about this years Guidance in the FY25 SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance Webinar hosted by the FNS SNAP Nutrition Education Branch (NEB). The webinar provides an overview of the updated Guidance.  Aired on June 5, 2024.