USDA cancels 2 local food programs for schools, food banks and tribal nations in Oklahoma

A list from the department shows tribal nations in Oklahoma and the state itself with funding awards through the local food purchase cooperative agreement programs.

The USDA has canceled the Local Food for Schools (LFS) Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Cooperative Agreement Program.

The LFS program awards money to states to buy local foods for schools and child care institutions, and the LFPA program provides funding for state, tribal and territorial governments to buy food produced within the state or in 400 miles of delivery destinations…

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