Federal Programs from Food and Nutrition Service
In partnership with State and Tribal governments, FNS programs serve one in four Americans during the course of a year.
WIC Grants To States (WGS)
Food and Nutrition Service
To provide grants to WIC State agencies for Electronic Benefit Transfer projects and pilots to explore the feasibility both technical and financial of providing WIC benefits electronically. To provide...more
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability
Food and Nutrition Service
NSLP: To assist States, through cash grants and food donations, in making the school lunch program available to school children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural com...more
Food and Nutrition Service
NSLP: To assist States, through cash grants and food donations, in making the school lunch program available to school children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural com...more
Special Nutrition Assistance Program Outreach/Participation Program
Food and Nutrition Service
Outreach Grants: The purpose of these grants is to study effective strategies to inform and educate eligible low-income people not currently participating in the Special Nutrition Assistance Program (...more
Food and Nutrition Service
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Food and Nutrition Service
To assist States, through cash grants, in providing free fresh fruits and vegetables to school children in designated participating schools beginning in school year 2004/2005....more
Food and Nutrition Service
To assist States, through cash grants, in providing free fresh fruits and vegetables to school children in designated participating schools beginning in school year 2004/2005....more
Hunger Free Communities
Food and Nutrition Service
As defined in the H.Con.Res. 302(102nd Congress), the 14 goals of the Hunger-Free Communities initiative are:
1. Having a community-based emergency food delivery network that coordinates the se...more
Food and Nutrition Service
As defined in the H.Con.Res. 302(102nd Congress), the 14 goals of the Hunger-Free Communities initiative are:
1. Having a community-based emergency food delivery network that coordinates the se...more
FNS Food Safety Grants
Food and Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service s Office of Food Safety provides funding to support its mission of increasing awareness, visibility, and impact of food safety on USDA nutrition assistance programs. The...more
Food and Nutrition Service
Office of Research and Analysis (ORA) Grants/Cooperative Agreements to Meet Food, Nutrition and Heal
Food and Nutrition Service
To enable Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with States and local governments, universities, hospitals and non-profit organizations to identify, develop ...more
Food and Nutrition Service
To enable Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with States and local governments, universities, hospitals and non-profit organizations to identify, develop ...more
National Food Service Management Institute Administration and Staffing Grant
Food and Nutrition Service
The National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI), is part of the School of Applied Science at The University of Mississippi, and is the only federally funded national center dedicated to applied...more
Food and Nutrition Service
The National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI), is part of the School of Applied Science at The University of Mississippi, and is the only federally funded national center dedicated to applied...more
Assessment of Alternatives to Face-to-Face Interviews in SNAP
Food and Nutrition Service
To examine how/if eliminating the client interview for SNAP benefits affects administration of the SNAP program and client outcomes....more
Food and Nutrition Service
To examine how/if eliminating the client interview for SNAP benefits affects administration of the SNAP program and client outcomes....more
Child Nutrition Direct Certification Performance Awards
Food and Nutrition Service
Direct Certification Performance Awards are designed to encourage States to ensure that all eligible children living in households receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...more
Food and Nutrition Service
Direct Certification Performance Awards are designed to encourage States to ensure that all eligible children living in households receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Rwanda as Social Entrepreneur Fund Beneficiary
The Republic of Rwanda has been picked as one of the six African countries as beneficiaries for a new fellowship fund program designed at supporting social entrepreneurs in tackling issues on food security.
