How to Apply Online to Process Food Stamps at Your Store

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With more and more people on food stamps these days, more and more stores large and small are starting to accept food stamps for payment of food product. If your store sells food for home preparation and consumption, plus sell at least 3 different varieties of food from the food group: Bread and grains, diary, fruits and vegetables, meat-poultry-fish, with perishable foods in at least two of the groups on a daily basis. Or, if 50% of your store total sales are from the sale of eligible staple food you can apply to start processing food stamps at your store.

Things You'll Need

• store
• food
• computer access

Instructions

1. 

   First, you must set up a USDA eAuthentication account. This can be done by visiting www.fns.usda.gov/FSP/retailers/register.htm. Click on the "register" button and complete all required information. An email will be sent to the email address you provide with information on how to activate your new account.

2. 

   Return to the application site, www.fns.usda.gov/FSP/retailers/register.htm and click "sign in" to began the application process. To complete the application make sure you have the owner's name, social security number, home address of the owner, and estimated sales for the store.

3. 

   During the application process you will be given your servicing FNS office where you will need to submit all required documentation to complete the application process. The application process could take up to 45 days.