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Child and Adult Care Food Program: Get USDA Reimbursements for Nutritious Meals
Child care centers, family day homes, and adult day care programs can receive USDA reimbursements to help cover the cost of serving nutritious meals and snacks to participants.
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
Free monthly food packages of USDA commodities for low-income American Indian and Alaska Native households living on or near reservations. FDPIR provides approximately 60–75 pounds of nutritious food each month as an alternative to SNAP for eligible Native households.
National School Lunch Program: More Than Just Free Food
A plain-English guide to who qualifies for the National School Lunch Program, how to apply, and how to get the best result from your school district process.
SUN Bucks (Summer EBT): How to Get $120 Per Child for Groceries
A complete guide to the new SUN Bucks program, providing $120 per eligible child to help families buy groceries during the summer break.
USDA Community Facilities Loan & Grant: Funding for Rural Infrastructure
Low-interest loans and grants that help rural communities build and improve essential facilities such as clinics, public safety buildings, and childcare centers.
USDA Farm Operating Loan 2025: $400k for Your Farm
A direct USDA Farm Service Agency loan for operating costs, livestock, equipment, repairs, and other essential farm expenses.
USDA FSA Microloan: $50k to Start Your Farm
Access up to $50,000 in low-interest financing with streamlined paperwork to start or expand your farm, buy equipment, or build a hoop house.
USDA REAP Clean Energy Grants and Loans 2025: How Rural Businesses Can Secure Up to 1 Million Dollars
If you run a farm or a rural small business and your utility bills make you wince every month, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is not a nice-to-have. It is the program.
USDA Rural Business Development Grants (RBDG)
USDA Rural Development grant program supporting rural business opportunity and enterprise projects through eligible public and nonprofit applicants.
USDA School Breakfast Program
Provides reimbursement to states to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions. Administered federally by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service; state education agencies administer at the state level; local school food authorities operate the program in schools.