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            Join the Challenge: Grant Opportunities Now Open
      The USDA Midwest Region announced today two new grant opportunities available through the School Food System Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants, which is part of USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative.
      02/01/2024
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            FNS Awards $850,000 to the OH Department of Job and Family Services to Enhance Efficiency and Access in SNAP
      The Midwest Regional Office of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service awarded Ohio Department of Job and Family Services $850,000 to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP.
      09/29/2023
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            FNS Awards $749,987 to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to Improve Recipient Fraud Prevention, Detection and Investigation Efforts
      USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has awarded the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services $749,987 to help improve recipient fraud prevention, detection and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework.
      09/15/2023
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            FNS Awards $662,689 to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to Improve Recipient Fraud Prevention, Detection and Investigation Efforts
      USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has awarded the Wisconsin Department of Health Services $662,689 to help improve recipient fraud prevention, detection and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework.
      09/15/2023
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            Connecting Kids To Meals: A Valued Resource For Kids In Northwest Ohio
      Connecting Kids to Meals, known as CKM, is a nonprofit agency in Toledo, Ohio, that provides healthy meals at no cost to at-risk kids in low-income and underserved areas of Northwest Ohio. With a nearly 20-year history of feeding hungry kids, the critical work of CKM becomes more important every day.
      05/22/2023
    Integrating Nutrition into Healthcare in the Midwest
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            Integrating Nutrition into Healthcare in the Midwest
      Can you imagine a day when healthcare is mostly proactive as opposed to reactive? Imagine if everyone has access to the vital conditions for health and wellbeing: the factors that people depend on to reach their full potential. What does that future look like?
      04/28/2023
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            Three Days in Michigan
      Over the course of three days in MI, Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary for FNS, spoke at "The State of Our Plate" convening, met with school food service professionals, and attended a summit for healthcare professionals, insurers, federal, state, and local government officials.
      04/11/2023
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            105-Year-Old Fondy Farmers Market Increases Access to Healthy, Local Food and Economic Opportunity in Greater Milwaukee Area
      The Fondy Farmers Market is Milwaukee's 105-year-old, largest, and the first farmers market in Wisconsin to accept SNAP. The market is run by Fondy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to healthy, local food and economic opportunity across the greater Milwaukee area and is an impressive model in so many ways.
      04/06/2023
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            Top Box Foods: A Simple and Stress-Free Way to Get Delicious, Nutritious Food in Chicago - Within any Budget
      Top Box Foods is a community-driven non-profit, founded in Chicago in 2012, that creates access to healthy and affordable food for the communities they serve. Customers place orders online or via phone for nutritious food which is offered at prices up to 40% lower than grocery stores. Top Box Foods accepts SNAP benefits as payment for orders, making it an essential resource for households looking to make the most of their SNAP dollars.
      12/07/2022
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            Tribal Food Sovereignty a Focus of NAFDPIR Conference
      Since 1977, tribes and intertribal organizations have been eligible to receive food packages from the USDA. Historically, products in the food packages were not traditional to tribes participating in the program. However, in recent years and in consultation with tribes, more traditional products have been incorporated into food packages.
      11/14/2022
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            FNS Awards $623,950 to Dakota County Department of Employment and Economic Assistance to Make Technology-Centered Improvements in SNAP Customer Service
      FNS today awarded Dakota County Department of Employment and Economic Assistance a $623,950 grant to support their efforts to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP.
      09/22/2022
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            FNS Awards $404,037 to Texas to Improve Fraud Prevention, Detection in SNAP
      FNS today awarded the Texas Health and Human Services Commission a SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant. This investment will help the state improve its recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework, a toolkit designed to help states prevent and detect fraud and sharpen their investigative techniques.
      08/10/2022
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            FNS Awards $352,091 to Illinois to Improve Fraud Prevention, Detection in SNAP
      USDA FNS today awarded the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) a SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant. This investment will help the state improve its recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework, a toolkit designed to help states prevent and detect fraud and sharpen their investigative techniques.
      08/10/2022
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            FNS Awards $741,751 to Wisconsin to Improve Fraud Prevention, Detection in SNAP
      FNS today awarded the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, a SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant. This investment will help the state improve its recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework, a toolkit designed to help states prevent and detect fraud and sharpen their investigative techniques.
      08/10/2022
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            VeggieRx: How an Urban Farm is Transforming Medical Care in Chicago
      As VeggieRx blooms in community health centers across Chicago, we hope that programs modeled after it will sprout in health centers across America.
      06/15/2022
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            In Major Step to Implement American Rescue Plan, USDA Announces Membership of Newly Formed Equity Commission
      Today, USDA announced the members of the newly established Equity Commission and its Subcommittee on Agriculture. As authorized and funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, the launch of the Commission delivers on President Biden's commitment to create an independent Equity Commission and provide it with the necessary resources to support its mission to address historical discrimination at USDA.
      02/10/2022
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            USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Winter Storms
      With severe winter weather sweeping across parts of the Midwest and the South, the USDA reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses that it has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters.
      02/02/2022
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            Advancing Racial Justice through Food Distributions on Indian Reservations
      FNS is committed to providing equitable access to food to all Americans, but racial disparities in food security still exist. With the rate of food and nutrition insecurity higher among Black, Hispanic, and Native American populations, the data bears this out. In response, both USDA and the Biden-Harris Administration have implemented programs targeting racial injustice and inequity in food and nutrition.
      01/20/2022
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            USDA Advances Market Opportunities through Farm to School Program
      It's no secret that supply chain issues experienced across the country have created challenges with food accessibility. Rising COVID-19 cases along with severe weather complicated the flow of goods and services, yet USDA programs have responded with creative solutions to ensure Americans had access to healthy foods.
      01/19/2022
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            WIC Rises to the Challenge
      Supporting families is the foundation of our mission here at USDA. So, before we close 2021, I’d like to look back at one of our programs that continues to do just that.
      12/30/2021

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