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The following releases on FNS programs were issued in 2003 by USDA and FNS.

USDA Names Kate Coler Deputy Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (12/01/03)
USDA Partners With Food Banks on Thanksgiving Food Distribution Efforts (11/25/03)
USDA Delegation Arrives in Sierra Leone to Discuss Food Distribution and Other Nutrition Assistance Programs (11/17/03)
Veneman Announces Purchase of Up To 6.1 Million Pounds of Fresh Pears (10/24/03)
USDA Awards $1.3 Million for Research on Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs (10/21/03)
USDA Launches E-Government Resource for Commodity Food Information (10/07/03)
USDA Announces Restoration of Food Stamp Eligibility for Qualified Legal Immigrant Children (10/01/03)
Veneman Announces Purchase of More than $42 Million in Dried Fruit and Tree Nuts for Child Nutrition Programs (09/30/01)
Veneman Announces the End of the Food Stamp Paper Coupons (09/25/03)
USDA Offers Array of Assistance Following Disasters (09/17/03)
Veneman Announces Initiative to Donate Non-Fat Dry Milk to Faith-Based & Community Organizations (09/17/03)
New Studies Document Food Stamp Improvements  (07/24/03)
USDA Awards Over $4 Million in Nutrition Training Grants (07/21/03)
USDA Awards Over $5 Million in Food Stamp Program Participation Grants (06/26/03)
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Announces New Resources for Food Stamp Participants
-- 10 Steps to Help You Fill Your Grocery Bag Through the Food Stamp Program
-- Step 1: Online Prescreening Tool
(06/05/03)
USDA Releases Specifications for the Purchase of Irradiated Ground Beef in the National School Lunch Program
-- Questions & Answers
-- Letter to Schools
-- Brochure on Irradiation
-- Additional Information 
(05/29/03)
Veneman Says Food Stamp Benefits for Newly Qualified Legal Immigrants Begin April (03/26/03)
USDA Awards Grants To States For Senior Farmers' Markets (03/24/03)
Veneman Outlines Administration Goals for Child Nutrition Programs
   -- Highlights Important Role of Partnerships in Educating the Public
      About Healthy Lifestyles
(02/25/03)

 

USDA Kicks off National Nutrition Education Conference “Nutrition Connections: People, Programs and Science” (02/21/03)
Deputy Administrator For Special Nutrition Programs Announces Increased Funding For Georgia Nutrition Program (02/07/03)
Secretary Veneman Releases Proposed 2004 Budget
   -- Record Spending for Food Assistance, Nutrition Programs
(02/03/03)
USDA Deputy Under Secretary Announces Increased Funding for Pennsylvania Nutrition Program (01/29/03)
USDA Deputy Under Secretary Announces Increased Funding for New Jersey Nutrition Program (01/24/03)
USDA Deputy Under Secretary Announces Increased Funding for Georgia Nutrition Program (01/23/03)
President Bush To Propose Record-Level Support For Nutrition Programs For Women, Infants And Children (01/15/03)
    
Past FNS Releases
      
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USDA Press Releases



Last modified: 11/28/2008