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There was activity on two bills related to the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on Sept. 22.

FNS Awards Rhode Island Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program

Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2022 USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today 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 the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC.

Schedule Advisory

News Release: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 - 9:30 AM ET.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities

News Release: Funding Will Provide High-Speed Internet Access to People and Businesses in Rural and Remote Areas across 20 States; Additional Funding Will Come From President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Coming Months

Making Butter-like Spreads Healthier

News Release: A dollop of margarine or spread can go a long way to livening up a slice of toast, a piping hot ear of corn or other food. But that enhanced flavor can also come with a side helping of worry over consuming saturated fats, which are used as solidifying agents in some margarines and spreads and give them their butter-like properties.

Agriculture Department set to publish a new notice on Sept. 23

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 23.

Export Sales to Mexico and Unknown

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $220 Million in International School Feeding Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $220 million in eight new school feeding projects that are expected to benefit more than a million children across 2,200 schools in food-insecure countries in Africa and East Asia, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.

Liberation Farms - Food Justice in Action

Release: By Jane Francis, Public Affairs Specialist, with guest author Somali Bantu Community Association (SBCA) of Maine Executive Director Muhidin Libah and SBCA Intern Holden Turner.

FNS Awards $623,950 to Dakota County Department of Employment and Economic Assistance to Make Technology-Centered Improvements in SNAP Customer Service

Release: CHICAGO, Sept. 22, 2022 USDA Food and Nutrition Service today awarded Dakota County Department of Employment and Economic Assistance a $623,950 grant to support their efforts to enhance efficiency and access in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

FNS Awards $1,530,000 to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to Make Technology-Centered Improvements in SNAP Customer Service

Release: Denver, Colo. Sept. 22, 2022 USDA Food and Nutrition Service today awarded Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services a $1,530,000 grant to support their efforts to enhance efficiency and access in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, in Montana.

USDA Seeks Input on New Grant Program to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Reduce Irregular Migration and Improve Working Conditions for Farmworkers

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is gathering input to help shape a recently announced planned grant program focused on improving the resiliency of our food and agricultural supply chain by addressing labor shortages in agriculture, reducing irregular migration...

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $178 Million in International Food for Progress Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities including promoting climate-smart agriculture, facilitating trade and addressing the root causes of migration in Central America, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.

Now You Don't Have to Wait for Smoke to Know Where Fires Are Likely to Occur

News Release: BURNS, OREGON, Sept. 21, 2022-Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Montana have developed a way to forecast which of the Great Basin's more than 60 million acres have the highest probability of a large rangeland fire.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on Sept. 21 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

FNS Awards $517,961 to the Colorado Department of Human Services to Make Technology-Centered Improvements in SNAP Customer Service

Release: Denver, Colo. Sept. 22, 2022 USDA Food and Nutrition Service today awarded Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) a $517,961 grant to support their efforts to enhance efficiency and access in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Colorado.

Farm Service Agency set to publish a new notice on Sept. 23

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 23.

Agriculture Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 20

There was activity on two bills related to the Agriculture Committee on Sept. 20.

Sept. 20: bills handled by Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

There was activity on one bill related to the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on Sept. 20.

Chairman David Scott Announces Fall Intern