🍏National Average Value of Donated Foods for School Programs (2025-2026)
This notice announces the national average value of donated foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be provided in school year 2026 (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026) for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Learn More🌾Streamlining Crop Insurance Regulations
Risk Management Agency (RMA), on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), is in the process of reviewing all regulations within its purview to reduce regulatory burdens and costs. Pursuant to this review, FCIC has identified the following obsolete, unnecessary, and outdated provisions in title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR). FCIC is removing these provisions to streamline and clarify the dictates of title 7. The changes in this rule will have no impacts on past or present FCIC customers.
Learn More📋Notice of Request for Extension of Information Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Learn More📜Correction to USDA Tribal Advisory Committee Nomination Notice
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a note of solicitation of nominations for four (4) vacancies on the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee ("the Committee") on August 8, 2025. The Summary in that notice mentioned an incorrect end date for a vacancy term. This notice makes a correction to the previous Summary regarding the Committee's vacancy to be appointed by the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture. The appointed member would serve the remainder of this vacancy term ending December 19, 2026.
Learn More🌴USDA Notice
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the renewal of a currently approved information collection, Post-Hurricane Research and Assessment of Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the U.S. Caribbean (OMB #0596-0246).
Learn More🌾Additional Payment II Program for Crop Insurance Providers
The Risk Management Agency (RMA), on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), is issuing this rule to announce the availability of funding under the Additional Payment II Program (ADD PAY II). ADD PAY II is a one-time additional payment to Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) administering eligible crop insurance contracts for 2022 and 2023 reinsurance year specialty crops. The total funding available for ADD PAY II is $30 million. Funding for ADD PAY II will be distributed to AIPs proportionally based on their respective liabilities for eligible crop insurance contracts for 2022 and 2023 reinsurance year specialty crops.
Learn More📋USDA Information Collection Notice for Advisory Committees
The Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on a new information collection requirement for advisory committee member background data, essential for regulatory compliance. The data collection process aims to ensure a diverse applicant pool and adherence to legislative mandates while minimizing the burden on potential respondents. The collection will address demographic aspects, facilitate nominee evaluations, and contribute to fair representation on agriculture-related boards.
Learn More🌾USDA Seeks Nominations for Tribal Advisory Committee Members
Through this notice, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting nominations for four (4) vacancies on the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee ("the Committee"). The Committee consists of eleven (11) members serving staggered terms. Three members will be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture for a three-year term and one by the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture to serve the remainder of the vacancy term ending December 19, 2025. Members may only serve on one USDA advisory committee at a time. Candidates and alternates selected for potential appointments will undergo a USDA background check. Pursuant to the Committee's statutory authorization, only Indian tribes as defined by 25 U.S.C. 5304, Tribal organizations as defined by 25 U.S.C. 5304, or national or regional organizations with expertise in issues relating to the Committee may nominate candidates for consideration. Complete nomination packages will include a nomination letter signed by a representative authorized to make decisions on behalf of the nominating entity, the nominee's resume, and a USDA Advisory Committee Membership Background Information form completed by the nominee (available online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ documents/ad-755-advisory-committee-commodity-board-background- information.pdf). Resumes or curriculum vitae must be limited to five one-sided pages and should include a summary of the following information: current and past organization affiliations; areas of expertise; education; career positions held; any other notable positions held; and geographic locations and regions served. Additional letters of endorsement are optional.
Learn More🏡Funding Opportunity for Housing Preservation Grants Announced
The Rural Housing Service (RHS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) mission area agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces the availability of $13.1 million in funding for the Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program for fiscal year (FY) 2025, which includes approximately $2.1 million that will be made available for disaster assistance and $500,000 each for recovery due to Hurricanes Fiona in Puerto Rico, and Helene in Tennessee. The funds are available for qualified entities (such as public agencies, private non-profit organizations, and federally recognized Tribes) to provide grants or low-interest loans to eligible recipients to repair or rehabilitate housing in rural areas. Rental and cooperative properties that house very-low and low-income tenants may also be provided with grants or low-interest loans to repair and rehabilitate their properties in rural areas. In accordance with 7 CFR 1944.662(c), when an "identity of interest" (as such term is defined by 7 CFR 1924.4(i)) exists between a nonprofit entity and the owner(s) of a dwelling, the property is not eligible for HPG assistance. Therefore, the HPG grantee may meet the factors provided at 7 CFR 1924.4(i), which includes a requirement that the HPG grantee not be the owner of the home, rental property or cooperative in which repairs will be performed. This notice announces the opening and closing dates for receipt of preapplications for HPG funds, including the availability of calendar year 2022 disaster assistance, from eligible applicants, as well as submission requirements. Expenses incurred in developing preapplications will be at the applicant's cost. Applicants will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred outside of the grant agreement period.
Learn More🌲Overview of Forest Products Removal Permits and Contracts
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension, with no revision, of information collection 0596-0085, Forest Products Removal Permits and Contracts.
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