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Trump administration ends reimbursements for Illinois food programs

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The Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a program designed to help farmers and supply fresh food to Illinois food banks.

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abc 7 Chicago

Trump administration ends reimbursements for Illinois food programs

The Donald Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a program designed to help farmers and supply fresh food to Illinois food banks.

1 day ago·Chicago, United States

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WirePoints Illinois Financial News

Trump administration ends reimbursements for Illinois food programs

The Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which funds the Illinois-EATS program, uses federal funding to buy fresh products from farmers at a fair market value, then distributes the food to communities via food pantries and other similar programs designed to help people in need for no additional cost. More than 170 farmers have supplied food to 883 locations in Illinois through Illinois-EATS.

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WMBD

Federal government cuts funding for some Illinois food programs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that two food programs will no longer operate in the state due to funding cuts. According to a state news release, the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program can no longer operate in Illinois due to the Trump administration cutting funding to the programs. The Local Food Purchase Assistance Program used fe…

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MYSTATELINE

Trump administration cuts funding for Illinois food assistance programs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced that two programs were being discontinued after the Trump administration cut funding. According to the IDOA, the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA) and the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) would be shut down. Funded through the American Rescue Plan, the LFPA reimbursed local governments for buying food from farmers and distributing it, via …

1 day ago

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Newsweek

Illinois ends two food programs after Trump cuts funding

The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the end of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program.

2 days ago·United States

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