USDA Announces Funding for Nutrition Incentives Programs and Grants to Develop Biobased Materials
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USDA Announces Funding to Help Low-Income Consumers Purchase Produce through Food Insecurity
Nutrition Incentives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 22, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's
(USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $21 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables
by providing incentives at the point of purchase. The funding comes from
the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program, authorized by the 2014
Farm Bill. Read the full announcement on the NIFA website.
USDA Announces Support to Grow the Bioeconomy
WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 22, 2017 – The U.S. Department of
Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced
six grants totaling nearly $21.1 million to support the development of new jet fuel, biobased products and
biomaterials from renewable sources. Funding is made through
NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the
2014 Farm Bill. Read the full announcement on the NIFA website.
NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance
agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges.
NIFA’s investments in transformative science directly support the long-term
prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural sciences, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/Impacts, sign up for updates, and follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAImpacts.
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