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Trump cuts hit struggling food banks, risking hunger for low-income Americans
A USDA spokesperson told Reuters the agency is still making purchases to support food banks but did not respond to detailed questions about TEFAP spending and why food ... the LFPA to buy onions, ...
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, which supports food banks and other feeding organizations, ...
USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks
The halt in deliveries comes after the Trump administration separately slashed $1 billion for schools and food banks to buy ...
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.
Portland Press Herald18d
King, Pingree demand answers on why USDA cut local food programs
In a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, King, I-Maine, and 30 senators charge that cutting $1 billion to the Local Food Purchase Assistance ... all 16 counties to buy local.
Radio Iowa24d
USDA kills millions in contracts that help buy local food for Iowa kids and food banks
schools and child care centers purchase local food from more than 300 Iowa farmers over three years. Coalition executive director Chris Schwartz says the USDA has not explained why it’s ...
USA Today23d
USDA yanks $11.3M to buy Iowa meat, dairy, fruits, veggies for schools, day cares, more
On Monday, the Iowa Department of Agriculture notified participants in two federal programs that buy local food that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had cut funding for 2025 to 2028 ...