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In appreciation of breastfeeding individuals and of all the dedicated volunteers, professionals, communities, and organizations who support their efforts, I, Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, do hereby proclaim August 1–7, 2022, as National WIC Breastfeeding Week.

The USDA is extending a key funding flexibility in the WIC program that has allowed state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to work together to provide more options for WIC families in need of formula.

The USDA today announced it is awarding more than $10 million in Farm to School Grants to 123 projects across the country.

USDA announced an increase in funding to help schools continue to serve kids healthy meals this coming school year and lower costs for schools and childcare providers. 

Since Abbott Nutrition’s voluntary infant formula recall to address health and safety concerns at its Sturgis, Michigan manufacturing plant, the Biden-Harris Administration has been working around the clock to ensure that safe and nutritious infant formula is available to every family that needs it.

The USDA’s FNS today announced it is seeking applications for a $5 million competitive grant to help expand the number of retailers that offer SNAP online shopping.

The Biden Administration announced today that USDA will provide nearly $1 billion in additional funding to schools to support the purchase of American-grown foods for their meal programs.

Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the kickoff of the 13th annual Feds Feed Families program, a voluntary food drive which encourages employees from all federal agencies to give in-kind contributions – food, services, and time – to food banks and pantries of their choice.

I am pleased to see that Congress has taken action to provide much needed support to help USDA’s child nutrition programs serve nutritious meals to America’s children. - Secretary Vilsack

FNS awarded Maine a grant as part of the first round of FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants.

USDA’s child nutrition programs provide nutritious meals to America’s children. The school and other nutrition professionals who make these meals possible need additional resources and continued flexibilities as they grapple with the ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic. The deal would ease uncertainty and bring a measure of relief to our schools, summer sites and child care feeding programs - Secretary Vilsack.

USDA Food and Nutrition Service today awarded Kentucky a grant as part of the first round of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants.