FNS food stamps bond.
$1,000 fixed. $275 flat.
When USDA’s Food & Nutrition Service sets the collateral bond at its $1,000 statutory floor, this is the page. The bond is $275 — our $275 minimum, since 3% of $1,000 is less — and there’s no credit check on this fixed bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Fixed-amount collateral bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here’s the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That’s the application — no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with USDA FNS
Your executed collateral bond arrives by email, ready to file with your SNAP retailer application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, which is below our $275 minimum, so the price is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the $1,000 collateral bond does
A firm re-entering SNAP after a sanction must post a collateral bond under 7 CFR §278.1(b)(3). The face amount is the greater of $1,000 or 10% of average monthly redemptions — so when 10% of your redemptions is small, the bond lands at the $1,000 floor, and this is the page for that.
The bond protects the program: if FNS establishes a claim against a previously sanctioned firm, it can collect through forfeiture of the collateral bond. It must remain valid for five years from re-entry into SNAP.
This is the fixed-$1,000 version. If FNS set a higher amount (because 10% of your redemptions exceeds $1,000), use our variable FNS or SNAP collateral bond page and enter that figure instead — same flat 3%, same honest pricing.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this fixed-amount bond doesn’t have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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When does the $1,000 floor apply? +
Is there a credit check? +
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Finish your SNAP re-authorization today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.