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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 390 RESOURCES

19 Section 390 Change #02-2024 October 1, 2024 a. Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (L’Anse, Lac Vieux, Desert, and Ontonagon Bands). 3. Minnesota: a. Fond du Lac Reservation. b. Grand Portage Reservation Neff Lake Reservation (including Vermillion Lake and Dear Creek). c. White Earth Reservation. 390.16 TRANSFER OF RESOURCES A. Determine if any member of the FNS unit has transferred any countable resource in the last three months. Accept the applicant's statement, unless questionable. B. Document when the transfer took place and why the member transferred the resource. C. If the FNS unit states the resource was transferred solely to receive FNS benefits, evaluate to determine if the transfer of resource disqualification must be applied. 1. Determine what resource was transferred and whether it must be counted or excluded. 2. Determine which FNS unit member transferred the resource and to whom it was transferred. 3. If the resource was transferred between FNS unit members or excluded unit members whose resources are countable to the FNS unit, the household is not subject to the disqualification for transfer. 4. If the FNS unit is subject to the transfer of resource disqualification, determine the value of the transferred resource. NOTE: If the FNS unit states the resource was transferred for any reason other than to obtain FNS benefits, the FNS unit is not subject to the transfer of resource disqualification. D. If the resource, when added to other countable resources, exceeds the allowable resource limit for the FNS unit, determine if the resource was sold or traded at, or near, fair market value. 1. If yes, the FNS unit is not subject to the transfer of resource disqualification.