This rulemaking finalizes long-term school nutrition requirements based on the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, robust stakeholder input, and lessons learned from prior rulemakings.
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is extending for 120 days the public comment period on the interim final rule, “Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs.”
Decision tree to help determine how to get your product considered for USDA Food distribution programs.
FDPIR administering agencies are responsible for providing nutrition education to participants. Federal administrative funding is available for these activities, which can include individual nutrition counseling, cooking demonstrations, nutrition classes, and the dissemination of information on how USDA Foods may be used to contribute to a nutritious diet.
A summary of the current warehouse transition and what states/ITO’s receiving multi-food deliveries need to know about what comes next.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 authorized Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) as a permanent federal food assistance entitlement program beginning in summer 2024. Summer EBT has been tested through evaluations of demonstration projects since 2011. With pending implementation of this new program, this is an appropriate time to reflect on what USDA, FNS research has learned through more than a decade of study.
A webinar for state agency and school food authority staff focused on the community eligibility provision.
USDA staff, contractors, implementing agencies and partners can use these backgrounds for your video calls to promote the new USDA Summer Nutrition Programs for Kids.
FNS has developed a new email signature that states, territories, tribal nations, and other entities that administer USDA-funded summer nutrition programs for kids are encouraged to use to promote SUN programs available in their communities.
The brand guidelines in this document are for USDA staff, contractors, implementing agencies and partners to use for developing materials and communications about the SUN programs.