September 2026 Monthly Newsletter

USDA Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) is pleased to announce the release of memo TA 01-2026, Resources for Procuring Local Foods in School Year 2026-2027, located on this website. 

This memo reminds schools, sponsors, and institutions participating in any USDA Child Nutrition Program (CNP) of the various resources available to help CNP operators procure local foods. This initiative is part of a new Harvest to Hallways campaign and supports USDA's commitment to supporting local food procurement and efforts to Make America Healthy Again.

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USDA recently published the Direct Final Rule: Simplified Geographic Preference Procurement in Child Nutrition Programs, which provides clarifying guidance related to local procurement. The rule does not change current policy; rather, it clarifies existing regulations to include implementation guidance related to local procurement and geographic preference previously issued via policy memos.

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