Federal Programs from Food and Nutrition Service

The Food and Nutrition Service works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal nutrition assistance programs including WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and school meals.

In partnership with State and Tribal governments, FNS programs serve one in four Americans during the course of a year.
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act-Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs)
Food and Nutrition Service
To help supplement the diets of low-income persons impacted by Hurricane Sandy by making funds available to States for processing, storage and distribution costs incurred by State agencies and local o...more

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act-Emergency Food Assistance Program (Commodities)
Food and Nutrition Service
To help supplement the diets of low-income persons impacted by Hurricane Sandy by making donated foods available to the State agencies that are responsible for the distribution of such foods within th...more

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Childhood Hunger Research and Demonstration Projects
Food and Nutrition Service
Research on Causes and Consequences of Childhood Hunger: conduct research on the causes, characteristics, and consequences of childhood hunger and food insecurity.

Demonstration Projects ...more

Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Programs
Food and Nutrition Service
The purposes of the Fellowships Programs are: (1) encourage future leaders of the U.S. to pursue careers in humanitarian and public service, recognize the needs of low-income people and hungry people,...more

Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education Grants
Food and Nutrition Service
The Food Distribution Program Nutrition Education (FDPNE) grant offers additional administrative funding totaling approximately $1 million annually to a Tribe or Indian Tribal Organizations (ITO) oper...more

Farm to School Training and Technical Assistance
Food and Nutrition Service
The Farm to School program (10.575) exists in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in ...more

Pilot Projects to Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Requirements and Work Effort under SNAP
Food and Nutrition Service
Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work requirements and work effort under SNAP: The purpose of these pilots is to develop and test methods that raise the number of work registrants unde...more

Local Wellness Policy Surveillance System Cooperative Agreement
Food and Nutrition Service
The Local Wellness Policy Surveillance System will allow us to monitor, collect, and analyze state law and local district policy data and their effects on the implementation of HHFKA legislation and r...more

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Recipient Trafficking Prevention Grants
Food and Nutrition Service
The purpose of the SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prevention Grant program is to provide grants to State agencies to implement process improvements designed to detect, investigate, and prosecute individua...more

South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot
Food and Nutrition Service
The purpose of the South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot is to fund an Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in South Carolina to prosecute individuals suspected of Supplemental Nutri...more



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