The Levelock Village Food Security and Sovereignty Program will provide funding for the purchase of locally produced foods from socially disadvantaged producers in Alaska. Levelock currently faces food security and sovereignty threats due to high food costs, procurement expenses, and environmental threats to traditional foods that make it challenging to bring food to this remote village. The funds will allow for food to be bought directly from local producers with whom the Village has developed partnerships, focusing on small, disadvantaged farms and indigenous producers.

Docket Number: AMS-NOP-23-0089
Dates: Application packages must be received by mail or postmarked on or before June 28, 2024.

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will conduct a referendum, May 13 – 27, 2024, on a proposed amendment to the federal marketing order for Oregon and Washington pears. The amendment was recommended by the Fresh Pear Committee.

The United Keetoowhah Band of Indians (UKB) in Oklahoma, a federally recognized Indian tribe, will utilize USDA's LFPA Plus funds in the amount of $1,200,000 to purchase eligible food from local farmers and producers, including member growers and gatherers of seasonal cultural foods to distribute as a supplemental food source to its members in "Old Cherokee Nation" area for a one year period. The overall goal is to help support the local food supply.

The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians (TMTC) is a Federally Recognized Tribe located on the Tuolumne Rancheria in Tuolumne, California. The Tribe is a small Federally Recognized Tribe with 485 members, of which 200 reside on the Rancheria, and the remaining live in surrounding communities and adjacent counties: Tuolumne, Calaveras, Mariposa, Amador, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties.