FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
Release No. USDA No. 0055.21 Contact: FNS Press Team Date: 03/24/2021 USDA Has Deployed 669 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Mar. 24, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the [Read More]
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on D.C. Circuit Court’s Decision Regarding ABAWDs Rule
Release No. USDA No. 0055.21 Contact: FNS Press Team Date: 03/24/2021 WASHINGTON, March 24, 2021 — Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding the D.C. Circuit Court's decision to allow USDA to withdraw its appeal on the previously vacated final [Read More]
USDA Increases SNAP Benefits Up To $100 Per Household with Funding from American Rescue Plan
Release No. USDA No. 0052.21 Contact: FNS Press Team Date: 03/22/2021 WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today a 15 percent increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through September 2021, providing an estimated [Read More]
FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
Release No. USDA No. 0050.21 Contact: FNS Press Team Date: 03/17/2021 445 Disaster, Public Health Specialists Currently Deployed to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Mar. 17, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 [Read More]
USDA Seeks Comments on Food Purchase Program, Will Host Listening Session
Contact: FNS Press Team Date: 03/10/2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks comments on the development, coordination, and implementation of a food purchase and distribution program intended to provide additional aid to nonprofits serving [Read More]
USDA Takes Action Against Missouri and Illinois Retailers for Rules Violations
Press Release: MPRO - 031621 Contact: FNS Press Team Date: 03/16/2021 DENVER, CO, March 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced it has taken action against 23 Missouri and Illinois retailers suspected of [Read More]
FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
Release #: USDA No. 0044.21 Contact: FNS Press Team Date: 03/10/2021 USDA Deploys 472 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Mar. 10, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 [Read More]
FACT SHEET: United States Department of Agriculture Provisions in H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan
Release #: USDA No. 0042.21 Contact: FNS Press Team Date: 03/10/2021 WASHINGTON, Mar. 10, 2021 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The legislation is a critical step in getting the [Read More]