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341. Older Americans Act: Nutrition Services Program - Resources
Date: May 2020

Provides an overview of the Nutrition Services Program authorized under the Older Americans Act. Describes the administration of the Nutrition Services Program, its funding, service delivery, program participation, and program evaluation. Includes brief rural references throughout.

...Congressional Research Service Aging and aging-related services · Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Policy...

342. Availability of Grocery Delivery to Food Deserts in States Participating in the Online Purchase Pilot - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Research letter describing a study of the Online Purchase Pilot (OPP), which allows beneficiaries in 8 states to use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries online. Includes statistics on the availability of grocery delivery among rural food desert census tracts and SNAP households in the 8 OPP states.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Alabama · Iowa · Maryland · Nebraska · New Jersey...

343. Food Banks in the United States: Systems, USDA Programs, and Participation - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Provides information on charitable food assistance systems in the United States and the households that utilize them. Includes data on food pantry programs, services, and participation, including use and knowledge of food pantries in metro versus nonmetro areas.

...07/2026 USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

344. School Meals Programs and Other USDA Child Nutrition Programs: A Primer - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Describes how federal child nutrition programs operate under current law, including eligibility rules, participation, and funding. Features statistics including reimbursement rates with breakdowns by rural or urban locations.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

345. Rural School Districts Less Likely to Serve Local Food Frequently in School Meals - Resources
Date: Apr 2017

Bar chart comparing suburban, town, and rural school districts to city school districts, regarding how likely they were to serve local food daily during the 2011-2012 school year.

...USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

346. U.S. Household Food Spending Post COVID-19 and the Implications for Diet Quality - Resources
Date: May 2025

Analyzes household food spending across various population groups between the years of 2016 and 2022. Analyzes food purchases and food away from home (FAFH) spending according to demographic groups, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, region, and urbanicity. Discusses the impact of COVID-19 and economic inflation in spending patterns.

...Research Service COVID-19 · Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

347. County Characteristics Associated With Receipt of Food Boxes Through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Reports on county-level food box distribution through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program between May 2020 and May 2021. Provides data on program funding and characteristics of food distributed by program round. Examines associations between likelihood of receiving food boxes and county-level rurality, access to food, and other demographic factors.

...USDA Economic Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

348. Michigan Building Healthy Communities Step Up for School Wellness Program - Funding
Deadline: Jun 1, 2026

Supplies Michigan students, teachers, and administrators with resources and tools needed to create a healthy school environment that supports a culture of wellness.

...youth · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Michigan...

349. Aligning Systems to Advance Family and Community Well-Being: A Partnership Playbook for Community Action and Human Services Agencies - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Provides an overview of how community action and human service agencies partnered, collaborated, and aligned services to address COVID-19 on a family-level and a systems-level. Presents field examples of partnerships in rural Maryland and rural Ohio with their successes and challenges when aligning services such as Head Start, housing assistance, and more. Discusses how rural models and strategies were employed in other geographic areas to mitigate COVID-19 issues in communities.

...Access · COVID-19 · Families · Food security and nutrition · Human services · Networking and collaboration · Maryland · Ohio...

350. The Possibility Shop - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2025

The Possibility Shop in Maryland partners with health organizations, insurance navigators, food banks, and other agencies in order to provide health and human services and items like hygiene products, food, and clothing to people in need.

...Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Housing and homelessness · Human services · Infectious diseases · Sexual and reproductive...