U.S. flag
        An official website of the United States government
          Here's how you know
        Here's how you knowDot gov**The .gov means it’s official.**
              
              Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.
        Https**The site is secure.**
              
              The **https://** ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.  *You are now leaving the USDA Food and Nutrition Service website and entering a non-government or non-military external link or a third-party site.*

*FNS provides links to other websites with additional information that may be useful or interesting and is consistent with the intended purpose of the content you are viewing on our website. FNS is providing these links for your reference. FNS is not responsible for the content, copyright, and licensing restrictions of the new site.*
  
  
    *Site LogoFood and Nutrition Service
                  U.S. Department of Agriculture*
Menu


    close

        
        
                        
        
  
          Home
      
                        
              Programs
      
                
        
  
          **Programs**
          
                        
              SNAP
      
                        
              Nutrition Education & Food Safety
      
                        
              Meals for Schools and Childcare
      
                        
              Food Distribution & Emergency Assistance
      
                        
              WIC
      
                        
              Summer Nutrition Programs
      
                        
              Assistance for Seniors & Adult Care
      
                        
              Farmers Market Programs
      
                        
              NAP Block Grants for Territories
      
                        
              Data & Research
      
                
        
  
          **Data & Research**
          
                        
              Data Visualizations
      
                        
              Research & Analysis
      
                        
              Program Data
      
                        
              Funding
      
                
        
  
          **Funding**
          
                        
              Grant Opportunities
      
                        
              Grants Management
      
                        
              Doing Business with FNS
      
                        
              Newsroom
      
                
        
  
          **Newsroom**
          
                        
              Press Releases
      
                        
              Blogs
      
                        
              Notice to Stakeholders
      
                        
              Federal Register Notices
      
                        
              Success Stories
      
                        
              Newsletters
      
                        
              USDA Press Releases
      
                        
              USDA Blogs
      
                        
              Contact FNS Press Office
      
                        
              Resources
      
                
        
  
          **Resources**
          
                        
              Factsheets
      
                        
              Federal Register
      
                        
              Infographics
      
                        
              Guidance Documents
      
                        
              Policy Memos
      
                        
              Videos/Webinars
      
                        
              All Resources
      
                        
              Our Agency
      
                
        
  
          **Our Agency**
          
                        
              Acting Under Secretary
      
                        
              Deputy Under Secretary
      
                        
              Administrator
      
                        
              Assistant Administrator
      
                        
              FNS Careers
      
                        
              Contact us
      
                        
              Civil Rights
      
                        
              Equity Action Plan
      
                        
              Partnerships
      
                        
              Freedom of Information Act
      
                        
              State Systems OfficeSearch


          
                      Contact Us
                                
                          
        
                Report Fraud
                                
                          
        
                AskUSDA
                                
                          
        
                USDA.gov Newsroom
                        Breadcrumb
    HomeExplore News Items
    
      Search
Sort by
          RelevanceNewestOldest

By Date (15)
    
  (-)
2023
  (131)2024
  (29)2022
  (152)2021
  (94)2020
  (137)2019
  (59)2018
  (38)2017
  (38)2016
  (41)2015
  (41)2014
  (31)2013
  (28)2012
  (22)2011
  (68)2010
  (24)

By Program/Office (23)
    
  Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
  (3)Child and Adult Care Food Program
  (2)Civil Rights
  (1)Commodity Supplemental Food Program
  (1)Disaster Assistance
  (1)Farmers Market Nutrition Program
  (1)Food Distribution & Emergency Assistance
  (3)Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
  (10)Meals for Schools and Childcare
  (8)National School Lunch Program
  (25)Nutrition Education & Food Safety
  (2)School Breakfast Program
  (15)Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program
  (1)SNAP Employment and Training
  (4)Special Milk Program
  (1)Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
  (14)Summer EBT
  (2)Summer Food Service Program
  (7)Summer Nutrition Programs
  (2)Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  (45)Team Nutrition
  (3)The Emergency Food Assistance Program
  (7)The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program
  (10)

By Initiatives (3)
    
  FDPIR Self-Determination Demonstration Project
  (7)SNAP Healthy Incentives
  (3)WIC Modernization
  (8)

By Region (7)
    
  Mid-Atlantic Regional Office (MARO)
  (5)Midwest Regional Office (MWRO)
  (7)Mountain Plains Regional Office (MPRO)
  (8)Northeast Regional Office (NERO)
  (2)Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
  (8)Southwest Regional Office (SWRO)
  (6)Western Regional Office (WRO)
  (15)

By Language (2)
    
  English
  (130)Spanish
  (1)
ResetUSDA Recognizes Hard-Working School Meals Professionals, Empowers Them to Do Right in School Lunchrooms
        News Item
            USDA Highlights 2023 Successes in Serving Farmers, Families and Communities
      USDA is marking the end of 2023 by highlighting on-the-ground projects and partnerships that are building economic prosperity for farmers, families, and communities nationwide.
      12/22/2023
    formula
        Stakeholder Notification
            Strengthening Access to Baby Formula for WIC participants
      USDA is publishing a final rule to implement the Access to Baby Formula Act. As part of the months-long, whole-of-government response to the recall-driven infant formula shortages in 2022, Congress passed legislation to support access to formula for WIC participants, even in unforeseen circumstances like disasters, emergencies and supply chain disruptions. President Biden signed the legislation into law on May 21, 2022.
      12/14/2023
    Civil Rights image
        Stakeholder Notification
            SNAP Race and Ethnicity Final Rule
      This week, USDA published a final rule that changes how racial and ethnic data is collected in SNAP.
      12/14/2023
    salmon meal
        Blog
            Registration Now Open for Fourth Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
      Registration is now open. HHS and USDA invite the public to participate in this important event by registering in advance to view the livestream.
      12/12/2023
    Nourish children school meals
        News Item
            USDA and FRAC Announce $1.1 Million in Grants to Increase Equitable Access to Healthy Meals for Children During School, After School, Child Care and Summer
      USDA and the Food Research & Action Center have teamed up to competitively award five organizations a total of $1.1 million to research barriers to equitable access in the federal child nutrition programs and identify strategies to eliminate them.
      12/05/2023
    students around a table eating lunch at school
        Stakeholder Notification
            Applications Now Open for States to Streamline Access to Free, Reduced Price School Meals
      Did you know there’s a way for children in Medicaid households to be automatically eligible for free and reduced price school meals without their families completing another application? It’s called the Direct Certification with Medicaid Demonstration Project and USDA recently opened applications for more states to participate.
      11/29/2023
    kids eating school lunch
        Stakeholder Notification
            Grant Applications to Improve School Meals through Local, Regional Partnerships Now Open
      Applications are now open for the School Food Systems Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants, which is part of USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative.
      11/28/2023
    laptop and groceries
        Stakeholder Notification
            Unlocking New Opportunities for Grocers with SNAP Online Purchasing Support
      FNS understands the unique challenges faced by smaller, independent grocery stores interested in offering SNAP online purchasing. That’s why we are excited to share the SNAP EBT Modernization Technical Assistance Center, also known as SEMTAC, a valuable resource to help retailers get set up for SNAP online purchasing.
      11/27/2023
    Farmers market1
        News Item
            USDA Nutrition Incentives Improve Access to Healthy Food
      USDA today announced an investment of more than $52 million to improve dietary health and access to fresh fruits and vegetables for eligible families.
      11/13/2023
    FDPIR Sharing Gallery
        News Item
            At White House Tribal Youth Summit, USDA Announces New Resources to Empower Native American Young People
      At the 2023 White House Tribal Youth Summit, USDA offers new resources to inspire Native American youth to explore Indigenous foodways and knowledge and highlight career paths at USDA and beyond. These efforts are part of USDA’s commitment to empowering tribal self-determination and bringing Indigenous perspectives into agriculture, food, and nutrition.
      11/06/2023
    woman holding a boy who is smiling while showing his WIC EBT card at a farmers market
        News Item
            WIC is Vital – but Vastly Underutilized, Research Finds
      WIC is vital to the health and well-being of nearly half of our nation’s babies, along with millions of young children up to age 5 and their mothers. Yet, recent research based on 2021 data published by FNS shows more than 6 million of those who are eligible for the program are missing out on its proven health benefits.
      11/03/2023
    pile of ebt cards
        News Item
            USDA and States Achieve Nationwide Card Skimming Safeguards for SNAP Participants
      The Food and Nutrition Service announced today that SNAP, households will have added protection from stolen benefits through Sept. 30, 2024, as the agency officially approved all SNAP state agencies’ plans for replacing benefits stolen via card skimming, card cloning and other similar crimes. This is a vital and necessary step in ensuring victims of fraudulent activities continue to have access to food.
      10/27/2023
    Photo of school nutrition staff serving children lunch
        News Item
            Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2022 Household Food Security in the U.S. Report
      Today, USDA released the Household Food Security in the United States in 2022 report, which examined American households’ ability to access sufficient food last year.
      10/25/2023
    two presenters on stage
        Blog
            Bridging the Gap in SNAP E&T
      The 2023 SNAP E&T State Institute, hosted by FNS, brought together 20 state SNAP agencies for a two-day event that aimed to assess and enhance their SNAP Employment and Training programs.
      10/16/2023
    kids eating school lunch
        News Item
            USDA Lifts Up School Meals Successes in Celebration of National School Lunch Week, Farm to School Month
      This week, USDA joined students, parents/caregivers, schools, communities, and partners across the country in recognizing National School Lunch Week, as proclaimed by President Biden. October is also Farm to School Month, which recognizes the benefits of incorporating healthy, locally grown foods into school meals.
      10/13/2023
    image of a a person using a cell phone to make a mobile farmers market payment for avocados
        News Item
            Food and Nutrition Service Invests in SNAP Integrity and Modernization
      FNS is announcing a series of recent actions designed to elevate program integrity and usher in a new era of modernization for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
      10/12/2023
    Bison photo
        News Item
            USDA Invests in Bison Purchase Pilot Incorporating Indian Country Bison for Tribal Feeding Programs
      USDA is announcing partnerships for a new, interagency pilot project aimed at offering more localized ground bison meat for tribal communities through the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.
      10/12/2023
    kids eating lunch
        News Item
            USDA Makes Available More Than $60 Million in School Meals, Launches New Partnership
      Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited Annandale Terrace Elementary School in Annandale, Virginia, where he unveiled two new grant opportunities plus a training and technical assistance partnership to help schools continue to invest in nutritious school meals.
      10/11/2023
    pile of ebt cards
        News Item
            FNS Awards Nearly $905K to DC Department of Human Services to Enhance Efficiency and Access in SNAP
      The Mid-Atlantic Regional Office of FNS awarded the District of Columbia Department of Human Services $904,859 to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP.
      09/29/2023
    family checking out at a grocery store
        News Item
            FNS Awards Thousands to the County of Monterey Department of Social Services in CA to Enhance Efficiency and Access in SNAP
      The Western Regional Office of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service awarded the County of Monterey Department of Social Services in California $858,348  to enhance efficiency and access in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP.
      09/29/2023

      1
              2
              3
              4
              5
                          ...
                          Next
                          LastPage updated: February 09, 2021 Return to top

      Home
                              
              Programs
                              
              Data & Research
                              
              Funding
                              
              Newsroom
                              
              Resources
                              
              Our AgencyUSDA
                              WhiteHouse.gov
                              FNS PartnerWeb.gov
                              No Fear Act
                              Privacy Policy
                              Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
                              Non-Discrimination Statement
                              Civil Rights
                              Accessibility
                              FOIA
                              Information Quality
                              Peer Review
  Sign up for Updates
      Your Email Address:
  
      *Site LogoFood and Nutrition Service
                  U.S. Department of Agriculture*
Menu
Twitter Facebook Gov Delivery Instagram Flickr YouTube RSS Feeds