The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Food and Nutrition Division (FND) proposes to administer $22,311,051 through a non-competitive cooperative agreement for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS).

The purpose of the award is to increase purchases of food produced in Texas and strengthen the supply chain from producers to Texas schools operating the National School Lunch (NSLP) and School Breakfast Programs (SBP).

This Education Resource Center is an online learning platform focused on understanding the various dairy-related programs administered by AMS-Dairy Program. The resources provided on this page aim to serve, educate, and engage the dairy industry.

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The Local Alaskan Food for Schools grant will be distributed by sub-grant to all School Food Authorities approved to participate in the National School  Lunch Program in Alaska; our goal is to increase purchase of local foods in schools by 50% with an increase of purchases of local food from socially disadvantaged and small businesses by 50%; we anticipate at least 30 unique vendors to provide local foods to schools in Alaska through this grant.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations from fluid milk processors and other interested parties for candidates to serve on the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 6, 2023.

From the nominees, the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint six individuals to succeed members whose terms expire on June 30, 2023. Newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.