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  4. USDA Announces Harvest to Hallways Initiative to Invest in Child Nutrition Programs

USDA Announces Harvest to Hallways Initiative to Invest in Child Nutrition Programs

August 24, 2026

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping new efforts to strengthen school meals by connecting more American farmers with local schools, investing in school kitchen infrastructure, and giving states and school districts new tools to serve healthier, more nutrient-dense meals to America’s children.

Secretary Kennedy joined Secretary Rollins at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), alongside farmers, students, school nutrition leaders, athletes, chefs, and parents, to announce the next phase of the Trump Administration’s work to Make America Healthy Again.

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