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California food banks face uncertainty with looming federal, state funding cuts
The Sacramento Food Bank faces uncertainty after the USDA cancels millions in future contracts, impacting its ability to support families.
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UVI Reveals Over $1.5 Million Lost in Federal Grants Terminated by Executive Orders
According to the university, the NIH ended the U-RISE grant as part of a broader move to scale back support for diversity, ...
‘Absolutely absurd’: Maine congresswoman shares list of 110 banned words at the USDA
The list was first obtained and published by More Perfect Union, a nonprofit media company founded by a former campaign ...
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Virginia farmers face the fallout from USDA cuts to funding for food banks buying farm products
WASHINGTON—As hunger rates climb across the country, federal funding cuts are hitting Virginia farmers who produce food for nutrition programs.
NY food banks at risk from federal funding cuts: What you should know
"These cuts will deprive Americans of food assistance, emergency food providers of necessary support to carry out their work, ...
Trump's government cuts will stifle Florida food banks, expand hunger crisis | Editorial
Dubbed 'wasteful spending,' the Trump administration cut key federal funds for food banks to buy food from local farmers.
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Lack of federal funding forces Minnesota to cancel an invasive moth spraying program
Spongy moths are an invasive defoliating pest that threatens the health of forests. The Department of Agriculture says there ...
The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence'
The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in ...
USDA solar program restarts with new rule for farmers: No DEI or climate focus
The solar program now has a requirement that farmers remove any DEI or climate references from their proposals.
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Newsom Appeals USDA's Food Assistance Program Cut
Governor Gavin Newsom appeals to the USDA to reverse the cancellation of a vital food assistance program, which supports ...
Newsom appeals ‘irrational and malicious’ decision to cut USDA food assistance program
The California Department of Social Services appeal letter called the move 'unlawful' and said it should be undone.