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            FNS Awards $673,775 to the NC Department of Health and Human Services to Enhance Efficiency and Access in SNAP
      The Southeast Regional Office of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service awarded the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services $673,775  to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP.
      09/29/2023
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            FNS Awards $1,006,468 to the SC Department of Social Services to Enhance Efficiency and Access in SNAP
      The Southeast Regional Office of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service awarded the South Carolina Department of Social Services $1,006,468 to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP.
      09/29/2023
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            FNS Awards $421,471 to the Mississippi Department of Human Services to Improve Recipient Fraud Prevention, Detection and Investigation Efforts
      The USDA Food and Nutrition Service has awarded the Mississippi Department of Human Services $421,471 to help improve their recipient fraud prevention, detection and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework.
      09/20/2023
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            USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Tennessee Disaster Areas
      USDA announced that low-income Tennessee residents in 10 counties (Cannon, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lewis, Macon, McNairy, Rutherford, Tipton, and Wayne) recovering from tornadoes and severe storms that began on March 31, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from USDA’s D-SNAP.
      05/04/2023
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            USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Mississippi Disaster Areas
      USDA announced that low-income Mississippi residents in six counties (Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola, and Sharkey) due to the impact of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that began on March 24, 2023, could be eligible for USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
      04/13/2023
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            Food Help on the Way for Arkansas Households Hit by Tornadoes and Severe Storms
      Approximately 7,000 families in Cross and Pulaski County affected by recent tornadoes and severe storms will soon be able to receive food packages containing nutritious, high-quality foods that are 100% grown and produced on farms in the U.S. – known as USDA Foods. USDA approved the short-term measure to address an immediate need for food until a longer-term solution is ready to be put in place.
      04/11/2023
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            Come to the Table Southeast Regional Nutrition Security and Healthcare Summit: Continuing the Conversation on Hunger as a Health Issue
      On Jan. 19, 2023, USDA participated in the first of seven regional summits focused on strengthening the intersections between healthcare and nutrition security. These regional summits build on USDA’s first-ever National Nutrition Security and Healthcare Summit held in Washington, D.C., in October 2022. Together, the national and regional summits are leveraging the momentum of the White House Conference’s corresponding National Strategy that aims to end hunger, improve nutrition and physical activity, and reduce diet-related diseases and disparities.
      02/10/2023
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            Georgia and Tennessee to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid
      USDA FNS Southeast Region announced today Georgia and Tennessee are two of 14 states that have been selected to participate in the expansion of a demonstration project to evaluate the impact of using Medicaid eligibility data to directly certify students from low-income households to receive free and reduced-price school meals.
      01/12/2023
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            USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Ian
      USDA reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Ian that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.
      09/27/2022
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            USDA Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
      Secretary Thomas Vilsack has proclaimed August 7-13 as National Farmers Market Week in order to champion the direct-to-consumer producers, market managers, and customers that make their communities come alive during market days. USDA recognizes and celebrates those that make farmers market happen, and customers that continue to support them.
      08/08/2022
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            FNS Awards Kentucky Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      USDA Food and Nutrition Service today awarded Kentucky a grant as part of the first round of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants.
      06/22/2022
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            USDA Food and Nutrition Service Awards $1 Million  Training Grant to Alabama Department of Education
      The FNS Southeast Regional Office announced today the award of a $1,000,000 grant to Alabama Department of Education, which administers the National School Lunch Program in the state.
      05/17/2022
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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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            USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Kentucky Disaster Areas
      Low-income Kentucky residents recovering from the tornadoes, flooding, and winds that began Dec.10, 2021, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, USDA today announced.
      01/03/2022
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            USDA Invests $3.5 Million to Provide Food Purchasing Options to Tribal Communities
      USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service awarded $3.5 million to eight tribal nations for a project that, for the first time, will offer them greater flexibility in their administration of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
      11/01/2021
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            USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for North Carolina Disaster Areas
      Low-income North Carolina residents in three counties recovering from Tropical Storm Fred could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program..
      10/01/2021
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            U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff
      USDA today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.
      09/13/2021
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            USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Tennessee Disaster Areas
      USDA announced today that eligible Tennessee residents in Dickson, Hickman, Houston and Humphreys counties recovering from severe storms and flooding that began on Aug. 21, 2021 could be qualified to receive help from the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
      09/09/2021
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            USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Recent Flooding in Tennessee
      To help residents, farmers, and ranchers affected by the recent flooding in Tennessee, Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed USDA to aid recovery efforts. USDA staff in the regional, state, and county offices are responding and providing a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to residents, agricultural producers and impacted communities.
      08/27/2021

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