August 25, 2021

SNA sent recommendations last week to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack on ways the USDA can ease pressure on programs struggling with procurement problems. It urges USDA to ease a variety of procurement, meal pattern, monitoring and reporting requirements to reduce burdens on school nutrition professionals scrambling to secure food and supplies for students, while also meeting federal regulatory mandates. The letter also calls for additional financial support for school meal programs. Learn more.