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3/12/20 Utah prepares to keep providing meals to students in need if coronavirus causes school closures The Salt Lake Tribune
5/2/22 USDA: States can still apply for limited school nutrition waivers K-12 Dive
3/18/20 USDA Working with Private Sector in Response to COVID-19 USDA Food and Nutrition Service
8/7/23 USDA will give almost $30M to small and rural schools as part of its Healthy Meals Incentives initiative FoodService Director
2/15/23 USDA wants healthier school lunches. Here's why officials say it may not become a reality. USA Today
10/11/23 USDA unveils new school meal grant opportunities, training partnership Food Management
1/21/20 USDA tries to relax nutrition guidelines for school meals Chicago Tribune
9/14/22 USDA to provide almost $500 million in procurement funding for school nutrition programs FoodService Director
6/27/23 USDA to give states nearly $1.3B to purchase school meals K-12 Dive
7/1/22 USDA to give school nutrition programs close to $1B in procurement aid FoodService Director
8/26/20 USDA set to pull plug on school meal flexibilities at start of school year Food Management
4/4/24 USDA set to introduce final school meal standards KUNM-FM (Albuquerque, NM)
9/29/21 USDA sends schools $1.5 billion to relieve student lunch crunch CNN
8/6/21 USDA seeks input on schools' "Buy American" rules The Packer
9/21/18 USDA Secretary Working to Empower Local School Leaders and Improve the School Meal Programs USDA FNS
9/19/22 USDA report: Increased fruit and vegetable purchases followed school nutrition reform The Packer
5/5/22 USDA releases updated nondiscrimination statement guidance National CACFP Sponsors Organization
2/24/23 USDA releases new state guidance on Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer plans for summer 2023 National Association of Counties
10/16/19 USDA Recognizes Hard-Working School Meals Professionals, Empowers Them to Do Right in School Lunchrooms USDA
8/1/23 USDA raises income requirements for free and reduced school lunch programs to keep up with inflation Boise State Public Radio (Idaho)
7/16/21 USDA Publishes New Reimbursement Rates for SY2021-22 Federal Register
6/25/20 USDA Provides Flexibilities to Ensure Kids Receive Meals This Fall USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3/29/23 USDA proposes rules to expand access to free school lunches Marketplace
2/7/23 USDA proposal could limit flavored milk in schools Dairy Reporter
2/10/22 USDA official discusses future of school meals Civil Eats
8/29/23 USDA modernizes oversight of child nutrition programs, including school meals Food Navigator
3/26/20 USDA Makes it Easier to Feed Kids and Those Who Need Food During the COVID-19 National Emergency USDA Food and Nutrition Service
6/20/23 USDA looks to make final call on free meal expansion, school nutrition in April 2024 K-12 Dive
11/11/22 USDA launches School Food System Transformation Challenge FoodService Director
9/23/22 USDA launches first phase of new $100M healthy school meals initiative FoodService Director
11/10/22 USDA hopes $50M can make school lunch more ‘appetizing,’ ‘appealing’ Fox News
6/29/20 USDA Gives Out $12.1 Million in Largest-Ever Farm to School Grant Awards USDA Food and Nutrition Service
5/18/20 USDA Extends Waivers to Help Schools Feed Hungry Kids During COVID-19 Closures Education Week
4/20/21 USDA extends universal free lunch through next school year, bringing relief to millions of food-insecure families Washington Post
9/1/20 USDA extends summer meal flexibilities to feed kids, eases burden on school districts Food Management
4/20/21 USDA Extends School Meal Waivers: Good News for Students, Families, Schools No Kid Hungry
3/9/21 USDA Extends Free Meals to Children through Summer 2021 Due to Pandemic USDA
8/31/20 USDA Extends Free Meals for Kids Through December 31, 2020 USDA
3/18/20 USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed School and Summer Meal Reforms USDA Food and Nutrition Service
4/4/23 USDA extends comment period for proposed changes to school nutrition standards K-12 Dive
6/12/20 USDA Ensures All Kids Can Get Free Meals This Summer as Nation Reopens USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3/9/21 USDA announces school meal waiver extension through summer as Secretary Vilsack addresses virtual SNA conference Food Management
1/20/20 USDA Announces School and Summer Meals Reforms USDA
7/16/19 USDA Announces Record-Breaking Funding for 2019 Farm to School Grants USDA
7/21/19 USDA announces record funding for farm-to-school grants The Packer
1/7/22 USDA announces 25 cent/lunch increase in school meal reimbursements Food Management
12/17/21 USDA announces $1.5 billion to aid schools rocked by inflation, supply chain disruptions Washington Post
12/5/23 USDA and FRAC award grant funding to improve federal child nutrition program access FoodService Director
6/30/22 USDA allocates $943M to help schools buy local foods The Packer
11/6/23 US school milk supply at risk due to carton shortage Fox News

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