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USDA to invest up to $18 million in farm to school grants

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it had improved and expanded its Farm to School Grant program and would invest up to $18 million to connect ...
Marketplace

After USDA school lunch contracts were canceled, some farmers were left scrambling

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revived one farm to school grant program after canceling it earlier this year, and a pair of bipartisan bills making their way through Congress aim to restore ...
Agri-Pulse

After-school programs aren't meeting nutrition needs, study says

The number of children getting after-school snacks and meals through federal programs remains below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report. The study by the Food Research and Action Center ...
Education Week

Parents Want After-School Programs, But Demand Far Outpaces Supply

Parents value after-school programs, but demand far exceeds available capacity, particularly among low- and middle-income families, a new report finds. Families want after-school programming for about ...