Soybean Promotion and Research: Adjustments to Representation on the United Soybean Board
Docket Number: AMS-LP-23-0079
Comments Due: July 17, 2024
Summary
Docket Number: AMS-LP-23-0079
Comments Due: July 17, 2024
Summary
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, a federally recognized sovereign nation, awarded $566,240 from the USDA AMS under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, will purchase up to 89,000 pounds of fresh, healthy, and nutritious produce from 35 regional and local socially disadvantaged farmers/producers to help increase their economic resiliency.
The LFPA Plus will support an expansion of PYT’s Food Programs through three departments: The Tribe’s Department of Senior Services Liogue Senior Center, the Department of Social Services’ program, Tu’I Bwa’ame Food Pantry, and the Education Department’s Ili Uusim Mahtawa’apo Head Start. Monthly, the number of meals for seniors provided through food boxes and onsite congregant dining will increase from 1,200 to 1,400. The number of food boxes distributed at the Food Pantry will increase by 45% (440 boxes), and Head Start will increase by 49% (568 boxes).