# Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program_logo.svg/320px-Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program_logo.svg.png) | In the United States, the **Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program** (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal government program that provides food-purchasing assistance for low- and no-income people to help them maintain adequate nutrition and health. It is a federal aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), though benefits are distributed by specific departments of U.S. states. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program) | Food stamps