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ResetTEFAP Rule Change
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            New Rule to Enhance Customer Service and Link Farms to Food Banks in TEFAP
      The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost through food banks and pantries. In recent years, a number of states have recognized the value of supporting donations from local farmers to their food bank networks – commonly known as Farm to Food Bank Projects.
      10/04/2019
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            Easing the Transition to New Grain-Based Food Measures in CACFP
      Customer service is a priority for this Department and taking stakeholder input seriously is an integral part of ensuring optimal service is delivered. Today’s final rule adjusting timelines for the Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements is the latest example of this.
      09/25/2019
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            USDA Invests in Customer Service, Modernization Projects for SNAP
      USDA today announced $5 million for investments in customer service projects to improve and modernize application processing in SNAP.
      09/25/2019
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            USDA Awards Tufts $8.5M to Foster Telehealth Tech for WIC Moms
      Technological advances are streamlining industries across the globe. To make use of these innovations for program participants, USDA today announced the award of an $8.5 million cooperative agreement with Tufts University to test and evaluate the use of telehealth innovations in delivery of USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
      09/23/2019
    FNS 50th Anniversary
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            FNS 50th Anniversary – A Renewed Commitment to Our Future
      On August 8, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service celebrated 50 remarkable years of service dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through our nation’s vital nutrition programs.  It was a special moment to reflect on how these valuable programs, and the laws that authorize and shape them, have grown and evolved to meet changing food and nutrition needs, always with an eye to good stewardship.
      08/15/2019
    SNAP ABAWDs comment period re-opened
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            USDA Re-Opens Comment Period on Proposed SNAP Rule to Ensure All Interested Parties Can Be Heard
      Underscoring its commitment to customer input on its actions,  USDA today sent a notice for publication in the Federal Register to re-open the comment period for the “SNAP  Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents” proposed rule.
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