Hunger & Food Security Programs
Food security means that people have access, at all times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. At a minimum, this includes: 1) readily available, nutritionally adequate, and safe foods and 2) assured ability to acquire personally acceptable foods in a socially acceptable way.
General Information
NIFA addresses hunger and food security through research, education, and extension work within the Land-Grant University System; through federally funded state nutrition education programs; through grant programs for private nonprofits to address community food security issues; and through partnerships across USDA.
Community Food Security addresses hunger and food security at a community level, which is a systems approach including local infrastructure, economic and job security, federal food assistance, food recovery and donations, education and awareness, and community food production and marketing.
Examples of NIFA Hunger & Food Security Programs include:
- Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP)
- Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Grant Program
- The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Food Security Challenge Are
Related programs include: Nutrition Programs and Obesity Prevention & Healthy Weight Programs
Resources
External Resources
- Community Food Security Coalition
- Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
- Food Security in the United States, Economic Research Service, USDA
- National Clearinghouse on Hunger and Community Food Security, World Hunger Year
- Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)