The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians is a Federally Recognized Tribe located on the Tuolumne Rancheria in Tuolumne, California. The Tribe is a small Federally Recognized Tribe with 485 members in which 200 reside on the Rancheria and the remaining live in surrounding communities and adjacent counties. With this funding the surrounding counties of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Mariposa, Amador, and Stanislaus counties will serve all Tribal Members, their families, and lineal descendants.

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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness (FDACS) is proposing to administer $14,880,000 through a non-competitive cooperative agreement for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). The purpose of the award is to maintain and improve Florida’s food and agricultural supply chain resiliency.

The Department of Education (Department) strives to improve student health, enrich the local food system through the support and increase of local food procurement, and expand relationships between public schools and agricultural communities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the delay of the germplasm deposit requirement for asexually reproduced varieties protected by the Plant Variety Protection Office.  Due to continued technical infeasibilities, this requirement is delayed until further notice.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Frozen Fruit Cups for distribution to National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will partner with the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), the Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) and the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative (WFHC) to engage and convene producers, distributors, community organizations, food security partners and tribal governments to establish local food system connections and a pipeline in which socially disadvantaged producers can secure markets and provide local food to underserved communities.