USDA Is Moving SNAP and Nutrition Program Offices Out of Washington — What Benefit Recipients Should Know

USDA is reorganizing the federal offices overseeing SNAP, WIC, school meals and other nutrition programs, with major operations moving to hubs in Indianapolis, Dallas, Kansas City, Raleigh and Denver. Tada Images/Shutterstock

USDA is moving much of the federal operation overseeing SNAP, WIC, school meals and other nutrition programs away from the Washington area as part of a major reorganization now underway.

The former Food and Nutrition Service and USDA’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services mission area are being reorganized under the Food and Nutrition Administration, or FNA. The agency oversees 16 federal nutrition-assistance programs with a budget exceeding $160 billion.