Food and Nutrition Service

FNS Invests Nearly $53 Million in SNAP Administration
FNS Invests Nearly $53 Million in SNAP Administration
FNS Invests Nearly $53 Million in SNAP Administration
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service recently awarded nearly $53 million to state and local agencies and partners to enhance SNAP. The grants, released throughout August and September 2021, help ensure program operators and partners have the resources, support, and capacity to deliver SNAP benefits efficiently and effectively. F ...
USDA Looking To Improve Food Box Program
USDA Looking To Improve Food Box Program
USDA Looking To Improve Food Box Program
USDA is seeking public comments on a food purchase and distribution program that is aimed at providing additional aide to non-profits serving people in need of nutrition assistance. If implemented, the program will replace the Food Box Purchase program created in April in response to needs that emerged at the start of the pandemic ...
What Lessons Has USDA Learned For The School Lunch Program?
What Lessons Has USDA Learned For The School Lunch Program?
What Lessons Has USDA Learned For The School Lunch Program?
While the pandemic is ongoing, officials at the USDA says they've already learned a lot when it comes to the school lunch program, and how things can be run better and more efficiently. Food and Nutrition Program analyst, Liz Hermsen, pointed out that key waivers for school meals programs have been extended through the next school year ...