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Next Local Food for Schools Office Hours: January 8, 2025, 3-4 p.m. CST
Get the latest updates on the Local Food for Schools (LFS) grant at the January LFS Office Hours. The LFS team will provide tips on making the most of your funds before the current grant period ends. Visit the LFS webpage to view recorded sessions and slides from previous Office Hours If you are participating in the LFS grant and are not receiving direct communications, please contact localfoodgrant@texasagriculture.gov .
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Next Local Food for Schools Office Hours: January 8, 2025, 3-4 p.m. CST
Get the latest updates on the Local Food for Schools (LFS) grant at the January LFS Office Hours. The LFS team will provide tips on making the most of your funds before the current grant period ends. Visit the LFS webpage to view recorded sessions and slides from previous Office Hours If you are participating in the LFS grant and are not receiving direct communications, please contact localfoodgrant@texasagriculture.gov .
USDA Local Food for Schools Funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced it will distribute another round of Local Food for Schools funding. TDA will work to complete the current funding allocation, then establish a plan for distributing the second round of funding. The deadline for grant recipients to spend the current funding is March 31, 2025. Look for more information coming soon on the LFS webpage.
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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1. Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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