Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it’s giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.
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As SNAP funding lapsed, a top official called the program ‘corrupt’
The comments came as federal courts ordered the Trump administration to resume food assistance payments.
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U.S. probes foreign links to agriculture research to protect food supply
While researchers agree food security is important, they say scrutiny of foreign collaboration could hurt U.S. innovation.
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Lawsuit challenges USDA demand for food stamp data as some states prepare to comply
The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws.
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A former NASA scientist has big dreams for his small business. Will Trump dash them?
Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won a USDA innovation grant to further develop a meal replacement bar for first responders. Trump’s freeze on government awards has jeopardized those plans.
