The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the approval of a request from Oklahoma to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households.

The USDA SNAP online purchasing pilot program, created in the 2014 Farm Bill authored by former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, will allow Oklahomans to be able to purchase food online with their SNAP benefits.

“As I shepherded the 2014 Farm Bill, my colleagues and I saw the need to ensure that SNAP customers have access to these innovative tools that are changing the retail industry,” said Lucas.

“Oklahoma’s approval of expanding SNAP online purchasing is great news to those who use SNAP to feed their families.”