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Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2022 The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is providing nearly $3 million in grants to community colleges to expand the availability of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training programs, known as SNAP E&T, and nearly $3.5 million in additional funds to state agencies to strengthen E&T program data collection. These moves are part of a larger commitment to advance equity and improve access to SNAP E&T programs nationwide.
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USDA Extends Application Deadline for Projects Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access for Underserved Producers
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will extend the deadline for stakeholder organizations to submit applications for innovative projects that help increase underserved producers’ access to land, capital and markets. The new deadline for applications is Nov. 18, 2022.
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Advancing Tribal Sovereignty through Self-Determination Projects for FDPIR
Advancing Tribal Sovereignty through Self-Determination Projects for FDPIR
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Thrips Show Promise in Controlling the Invasive Brazilian Peppertree in Florida
Thrips Show Promise in Controlling the Invasive Brazilian Peppertree in Florida
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USDA Scientists Collaborate with Partners to Address Soil Moisture Challenges on Farms
USDA Scientists Collaborate with Partners to Address Soil Moisture Challenges on Farms
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US corn and soybean production down from September
US corn and soybean production down from September
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USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Oregon
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Oregon under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) will purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
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Notice published on Oct. 18 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on Oct. 18
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in assistance, as part of the $3.1 billion in assistance for distressed farm loan borrowers provided through Section 22006 of the...
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Pilot Light: Collaborating with Educators to Teach Students about Food
Release: By Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist, Midwest Regional Office with guest author Alex DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director, Pilot Light.
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Agriculture Department discusses North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee on Oct. 18
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee discussed on Oct. 18 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
News Release: Immediate Help for Over 13,000 Distressed USDA Farm Loan Borrowers; Begins process to provide up to $500 million more for up to 23,000 additional borrowers
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Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board discussed on Oct. 18 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Vilsack: USDA works to ensure 'underserved groups can more fully access and participate in federal programs and services'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing more than $71 million to help underserved communities through two USDA programs.
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Ag’s Vilsack: Rural Utilities Service’s Administrator Andy Berke has ‘clear and constant vision to improve’ rural Americans’ lives
The former mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee is now administrator of the Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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USDA Makes Major Investments in WIC to Improve Maternal and Child Health
Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledges major progress and promise in several modernization and innovation efforts for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC. Efforts include the award of nearly $53 million across three...
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USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation seek to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
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