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Equitable Access in Child Nutrition Programs RFP Is Now Closed For more information, visit our RFP page. The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) was awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct and support research on expanding equitable access to the federally-funded child nutrition programs. This project will [...]

Looking for the latest information from FRAC on the coronavirus? Our COVID-19 page has all the updates. Child Nutrition - SNAP - Additional Anti-Poverty Priorities - Equity - Budget/Appropriations Early Childhood - School-Based - Out-of-School-Time Child Nutrition More on Child Nutrition Reauthorization. Child Nutrition Reauthorization H.R.8450 - Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act Take action: Urge your [...]

A hunger cliff is here. Millions of people who rely on support from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have seen their benefits drop – in many cases, dramatically. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress increased SNAP benefits through Emergency Allotments (EAs) to help mitigate America's deepening hunger crisis, but these temporary boosts are ending. On [...]

The first round of the WIC CIAO Request for Applications (RFA) has closed. For more information, visit our RFA page. To Increase WIC Participation, We Need Innovative Outreach Strategies. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federal nutrition program that provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health [...]

August 24, 2022 This season marks the five-year anniversary of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria that hit the United States hard and gave rise to major recovery operations, including on the food relief front. There are some clear lessons from those operations that can inform disaster preparation and recovery efforts in the future.   Lesson […]