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South Carolina asks USDA for a SNAP waiver that could change grocery carts

A USDA docket entry shows South Carolina is pushing for a SNAP waiver that could alter what benefit dollars buy at the supermarket.

By Foodie Pundit Newsroom - Published - Updated - Section: Agriculture Supply

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Key points

  • USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is tied to a September 15, 2026 Regulations.gov docket entry on a South Carolina SNAP demonstration project.
  • The supplied record documents docket activity, not the project’s terms, an approval, a grocery-price change, or a food-purchase restriction.
  • No company, trade group, lobbying disclosure, contract, award amount, ownership interest, or conflict overlap appears in the supplied record.
  • There is no comment deadline, effective date, or other dated next milestone in the provided docket entry; the next watchpoint is a substantive FNS or Regulations.gov posting tied to FNA-2026-0311.

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