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NIFA invests $1.4 million in Health and Safety Education for Rural Communities

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $1.4 million in grants to enhance the quality of life for citizens in rural areas through the Rural Health and Safety Education competitive (RHSE) grants program...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Joins Education Secretary King, Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, and Virginia First Lady McAuliffe to Celebrate National Summer Meals Program Kick-Off

PETERSBURG, VA, June 7, 2016 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Education Secretary John B. King, Jr. joined students and other stakeholders at Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Petersburg, Virginia to celebrate the start of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) summer meals...

Agriculture Secretary Discusses Economic Benefits of Thriving Forests and Communities during Wyoming Visit

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., June 11, 2015 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack toured several sites on the Bridger-Teton National Forest to highlight how recreation and outdoor experiences contribute to economic vitality and sustained quality of life for rural and urban communities. The tour...

Initiatives and Highlighted Programs

January 25, 2017

Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence The memo outlines USDA's compliance with OMB Memoranda M-24-10 and the upcoming release of the first AI strategy for FY 2025-2026 in Fall 2024. Agriculture Innovation Agenda The AIA is a department-wide...

In Visit to Columbus, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Investments in Local Urban Agriculture

COLUMBUS, Georgia, May 17, 2024 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited the Turn Around Columbus, a nonprofit in Columbus, Georgia, focused on investing in youth development and learning opportunities to build the next generation of entrepreneurs, farmers, and community leaders. There...

Steve Messeh

May 15, 2026

As a dynamic executive and leader with over a decade of experience driving strategic growth, Steve most recently founded and led a DC-based purpose driven organization whose mission was to identify and meet the greatest needs in the D.C. area, including food security, mentoring for at-risk youth and social entrepreneurship. Within that role, Steve also established and managed multiple pediatric mobile health clinics internationally providing access to healthcare for thousands of children abroad.

Director, Center for Faith

September 11, 2025

As a dynamic executive and leader with over a decade of experience driving strategic growth, Steve most recently founded and led a DC-based purpose driven organization whose mission was to identify and meet the greatest needs in the D.C. area, including food security, mentoring for at-risk youth and social entrepreneurship. Within that role, Steve also established and managed multiple pediatric mobile health clinics internationally providing access to healthcare for thousands of children abroad.

Growing our Future with Military Children

Christine Tomkus, Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager, USDA

April is the Month of the Military Child.

Farming Food and Nutrition Forestry Initiatives Recreation Research and Science Rural

ICYMI: Secretary Rollins Pens Op-ed in The Hill “The Trump administration is partnering with governors to Make America Healthy Again”

(Washington, D.C., December 15, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins published an opinion piece in The Hill highlighting the ways USDA is partnering with Governors to strengthen integrity and restore nutritional value within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)....

1890 Land-grant Universities Celebrate 130 Years of Cutting-edge Science, Education and Community Service

(Washington, D.C., August 28, 2020) – Sunday marks the 130th anniversary of the authorizing legislation establishing the 1890 Land-Grant Universities (LGUs). Almost 30 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act of 1862, the Second Morrill Act, creating our nation’s historically...