Trump administration boosts spending on school meals to improve child nutrition
The initiative includes $100 million in new spending for local food, cafeteria upgrades and research as officials seek to curb ultra-processed meals.
- On Monday, the Trump administration announced more than $100 million for school lunch initiatives nationwide, launching the 'Harvest to Hallways' program to improve nutritional standards across the country.
- The initiative serves as the 'next phase' of the 'Make America Healthy Again' objective, implementing 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines that prioritize 'real food' and call for a 'dramatic reduction in highly processed foods.'
- Funding allocates $50 million for cafeteria infrastructure, $25 million for locally sourced food grants, and $30 million for nutrition research; Tyson Foods pledged $1 million to support the effort.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated the program connects local farmers with the 30 million school lunches served daily nationwide.
- Iowa Farmers Union president Aaron Lehman argues the investments 'fall far short' of previous efforts, citing the 2025 termination of the Local Food for Schools program as a major loss for farmers.
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Nebraska Examiner
USDA announces ‘Harvest to Hallways’ program to increase local food in schools
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, at podium, joins with other state governors, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce an initiative and funding to promote farm-to-school programs and more nutritious school lunches at the the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s office)The U.S. Depa…
Iowa Capital Dispatch
arkansasadvocate.comUSDA announces 'Harvest to Hallways' program to increase local food in schools
USDA announced an initiative and funding to promote farm to school programs and more nutritions school lunches. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA)The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday efforts to increase the nutritional value of school lunches, including a push for more locally grown foods at school. The announcement, made in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, noted funding packages to improve school kitc…
Pillen joins federal officials to support Harvest of Hallways, an initiative for student meals
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLKN) — Gov. Jim Pillen declared his support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Harvest of Hallways program. During a news conference today, Pillen emphasizes his encouragement of providing healthier meal options to Nebraska students. The Harvest of Hallways program was introduced by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...
Trump administration boosts spending on school meals to improve child nutrition
As children return to school across the U.S., the Trump administration is spending $25 million on farm-to-school grants and $70 million for schools to upgrade their cafeterias to cook nutritious meals.
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