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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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).

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..

USDA today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.

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.

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.