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USDA acknowledges major progress and promise in several modernization and innovation efforts for WIC to reach more eligible mothers and young children and improve the service they receive throughout their entire experience with the program, setting them up for healthy outcomes and helping to reduce longstanding disparities in maternal and child health.

USDA is extending a key funding flexibility in the WIC program that has allowed state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to work together to provide more options for WIC families in need of formula.

The Biden-Harris Administration today provided $50 million in grants for schools to invest in new food service equipment that will allow them to continue serving nutritious meals. Today’s funding adds to the $30 million in equipment grants that the administration gave schools earlier this year

USDA announced today that low-income Florida residents recovering from Hurricane Ian could be eligible for assistance from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).

FNS announced the release of the National Accuracy Clearinghouse Interim Final Rule, the first step toward leveraging an innovative new tool to promote customer service and prevent duplicate participation SNAP.

USDA is aiding recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by Hurricane Fiona. USDA staff in offices across the country are ready to respond with a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to producers and communities in need.

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.

The Biden-Harris National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health is a defining moment for the nation. It sets a path to end hunger, enhance nutrition, and improve health outcomes in the country. This strategy compiles recommendations from dozens of listening sessions held over the summer.

FNS continues to work with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to address the needs of island residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.

Today, FNS launched the first phase of its $100 million Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative aimed at improving the nutritional quality of school meals by soliciting applications for grants to small and/or rural school meal programs.

FNS awarded the Connecticut Department of Agriculture a $250,000 grant as part of the FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.

FNS awarded the Rhode Island Department of Health a $80,826 grant as part of the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.

FNS today awarded a grant of $249,710 to The Chickasaw Nation as part of the third round of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for WIC participants.

USDA FNS awarded a grant of $221,007 to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as part of the third round of FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.

USA FNS awarded Louisiana a $250,000 grant as part of the third round of the FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.