Federal Programs from Food and Nutrition Service

The Food and Nutrition Service works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal nutrition assistance programs including WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and school meals.

In partnership with State and Tribal governments, FNS programs serve one in four Americans during the course of a year.
Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center
Food and Nutrition Service
This RFA intends to select one institution/organization (i.e. Accredited University or Research Center) to establish the USDA Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center. The role of this Center will be to d...more

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Food and Nutrition Service
To improve the health of low-income households by increasing their food purchasing ability....more

School Breakfast Program
Food and Nutrition Service
To assist States in providing a nutritious nonprofit breakfast service for school children, through cash grants and food donations....more

National School Lunch Program
Food and Nutrition Service
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 commoditi...more

Special Milk Program for Children
Food and Nutrition Service
To provide subsidies to schools and institutions to encourage the consumption of fluid milk by children....more

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Food and Nutrition Service
To provide low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children to age five determined to be at nutritional risk, at no cost, supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition educati...more

Child and Adult Care Food Program
Food and Nutrition Service
To assist States, through grants-in-aid and other means, to initiate and maintain nonprofit food service programs for children, elderly or impaired adults in nonresidential day care facilities and chi...more

Summer Food Service Program for Children
Food and Nutrition Service
To assist States, through grants-in-aid and other means, to conduct nonprofit food service programs for low-income children during the summer months and at other approved times, when schools are out o...more

State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition
Food and Nutrition Service
To provide each State agency with funds for its administrative expenses in supervising and giving technical assistance to local schools, school districts and institutions in their conduct of Child Nut...more

State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Food and Nutrition Service
To provide Federal financial aid to State agencies for costs incurred to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Formally known as the Food Stamp Program....more



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