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The Agriculture Secretary announced a series of grants and awards designed to increase healthy foods served throughout our nation’s schools. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses a segment of USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative focused on school food systems transformation, and applications now open for sub-grants within this focus area.
October 11, 2023
Melissa Blair, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement
Georgia native Topeka Ham found a new calling serving the American public through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) after 26 years in the South Carolina Air National Guard.