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This training to provides grantees instruction on how to complete ASAP enrollment and use ASAP to access your grant funds.

Back to School

Back to school means back to tasty, healthy meals served to nearly 30 million children every school day.

Initiative

Healthy Meals Incentives for Schools

The Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative seeks to improve the nutritional quality of school meals through food systems transformation, school food authority recognition and technical assistance, the generation and sharing of innovative ideas and tested practices.

08/07/2024

Supporting Indigenous Food Sovereignty through Farm to School

In cooperation with FNS, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, will explore how farm to school programs can better support Indigenous Food Sovereignty efforts with American Indian/Alaskan Native youth and producers.

FARMWISE: Farm to CACFP Institute and Learning Collaborative

In cooperation with FNS, Association of State Public Health Nutritionists will administer the first Farm to Child and Adult Care Food Program Institute and Learning Collaborative, called FARMWISE, to advance Farm to CACFP efforts.

Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program Cooperative Agreements

The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program forms cooperative agreements with non-profit and tribal organizations to expand technical assistance, including farm to school and farm to CACFP institutes. These cooperative agreements will increase the capacity of government agencies, tribal organizations, agricultural producers, schools and other partners to increase local food procurement and agricultural education in child nutrition programs.

FDPIR - Findings from the Program Access Quick Response Survey

This report responds to a Congressional directive in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Bill of 2020, tasking the USDA FNS with studying challenges facing FDPIR in reaching underserved populations, specifically homebound and elderly individuals unable to travel to FDPIR distribution locations. The report summarizes findings from a survey of FDPIR program operators about how they serve these populations, challenges encountered, and recommendations for enhancing accessibility for the homebound and elderly.

WIC Flexibilities in Response to the Impact of a Tornado on Certain Mead Johnson Infant Formulas - MMA in Food Packages I and II

This letter is in response to the impact of a destructive tornado that hit Mount Vernon, Indiana on July 9, 2024, causing substantial damage to a Mead Johnson distribution center.

Notice of Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Impact of a Tornado on Certain Mead Johnson Infant Formulas

This letter serves as notice to all WIC State agencies that effective July 18, 2024, the Secretary of Agriculture has declared that a supply chain disruption exists in areas served by WIC state agencies with Mead Johnson infant formula contracts.

Partners Geographic Preference Webinar

This is a recording of the June 13, 2024 webinar on the expanded geographic preference option for partner organizations.

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