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USDA Foods in Schools

Enhancing School Meals with Nutritious, All-American Ingredients

The USDA Foods in Schools program supports domestic nutrition programs and American agricultural producers through purchases of 100% American-grown and -produced foods for use by schools and institutions participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).

Program Fact Sheet
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State/Local Agency School Vendor
Spotlights
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USDA Foods Database

Check out this database to access vendor-specific product information for all direct delivered USDA Foods for the National School Lunch Program.

USDA DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
USDA Foods in Schools Product Information Sheets
USDA Foods e-Letters
USDA Foods Toolkit for Child Nutrition Programs
USDA Foods in Schools Infographics
USDA Foods in Schools Factsheet
What's New?
Industry Guide to Publishing K-12 Product Data to USDA Databases
Webinars/Videos
Secretary Rollins’ Vision for the Department’s 16 Nutrition Programs
Policy
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)
Federal Register Notices
Geographic Preference Option QA Memo
FAQs/Q&As
Updated Instructions for the SAE Recovery Process and SAE Financial Status Report
Policy Memos
Food Distribution Program Tables
Program Data
Processor Material Prices
Technical Assistance
SFA Survey II on Supply Chain Disruption and Student Participation
Research Reports
Value of Donated Foods Notices
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Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
Federal Register Notices
Multi-Agency Task Force to Provide Coordination and Direction for USDA Foods Programs, July 2018 – December 2020
Report to Congress
Multi-Agency Task Force to Provide Coordination and Direction for USDA Foods Programs, January 2021 - July 2022
Report to Congress
FD-152: Discontinuance of the High Security Seal Requirement for USDA Foods Deliveries
Policy Memos
GS1 GDSN and the USDA Foods Database: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for States/School Districts
Training and Outreach
USDA Foods: A Resource for Maximizing Food Budgets To Buy Local
Factsheets
USDA DoD Fresh Program: A Source for Locally Grown Produce
Factsheets
Page updated: April 18, 2025