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631. Despite Slow Growth From 2005 to 2015, Independent Grocery Stores Remain Important for Rural Communities - Resources
Date: Feb 2018

Reports findings from a study of rural independent grocery stores. Compares the number of independent grocery stores and chain grocery stores, including data on stores serving remote rural areas and areas with large Hispanic and African American populations.

...Amber Waves 02/2018 USDA Economic Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

632. Delta Regional Authority Community Infrastructure Fund - Funding
Deadline: Aug 24, 2026

Funding for community-based and regional projects in the Delta Regional Authority service area that address basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, and flood control. Broadband and public health are also program priorities.

...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Public health · Alabama · Arkansas · Illinois · Kentucky · Louisiana · Mississippi · Missouri · Tennessee...

633. Previous Rural Grocery Summits - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

Provides the agenda, speaker presentation slides, and poster presentations from completed National Rural Grocery Summits. Focuses on issues such as rural grocery best practices, local food access, community partnerships, funding and sustainability, and more.

...funding and sustainability, and more. Rural Grocery Initiative Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration...

634. The Share of SNAP Households That Live Far from a Supermarket or Large Grocery Store Varies by County - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Map showing 2015 county-level data on the percent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that lived far from the nearest supermarket or large grocery store, more than 1 mile in urban areas or more than 10 miles in rural areas.

...areas. 11/2017 USDA Economic Research Service Access · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

635. Client-Choice, Fresh Produce Benefits Food Pantry Users - News
Date: Jul 8, 2026

Describes a Mississippi initiative to help food pantry operators offer healthy food options and obtain funding for their services. Highlights a rural food pantry that received the training. Source: The Dispatch.

...Highlights a rural food pantry that received the training. Food security and nutrition · Funding · Mississippi...

636. Farmers' Market Challenges in a Rural Setting: A Case Study of the Elaney Wood Heritage Farmers Market - Resources
Date: Dec 2016

Highlights challenges experienced by a farmers market in Snow Hill, North Carolina. Describes efforts to build both a customer base and a vendor base.

...base and a vendor base. 12/2016 Rural Advancement Foundation International Access · Food security and nutrition · North Carolina...

637. Working With Rural Producers to Expand EBT in Farmers' Markets: A Case Study in Hardeman County, Tennessee - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Reviews a case study about how an Extension program encouraged rural Tennessee farmers market producers to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT). Discusses the outcomes of a workshop about how to begin the EBT application process, advertise SNAP at a farmers market, and improve health benefits by expanding food access.

...Promotion Practice, 24(1) 03/2023 Access · Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Tennessee...

638. 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...

639. Rural Grocery Initiative Technical Assistance - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Technical assistance to help establish and sustain independently-owned grocery stores in rural communities.

...Complete the technical assistance form on the program website . Technical Assistance Food security and nutrition...

640. Food-Related Data Sources - Resources
Reviewed: Mar 2026

Compiles food-related data sources that examine store sales, consumer purchases, consumption, availability, and food-related types of data.

...related types of data. USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...