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Gov. Shapiro Sues USDA over Canceled $13M Food Purchasing Program
- On Wednesday, Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit in federal court in Harrisburg against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the agency’s decision to terminate a $13 million program that provided funding for food purchases.
- The lawsuit follows the USDA's decision three months earlier to end the pandemic-era program, citing a shift in agency priorities without clear explanation.
- The program sought to allocate over $1 billion in assistance by procuring agricultural products from farms to support educational institutions, early childhood programs, and community food distribution centers nationwide.
- At a Philadelphia food bank news conference, Gov. Josh Shapiro declared, "A deal is a deal," accusing the USDA of breaking its agreement with Pennsylvania and local farmers.
- The lawsuit seeks to reverse the USDA's termination, asserting it was illegal, and highlights concerns about maintaining support for farmers and feeding vulnerable populations.
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Shapiro Sues USDA Over Termination of Farm-to-Food Bank Program
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) filed a lawsuit on May 4 against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, accusing the agency of unlawfully terminating a $13 million federal program that helped local farms provide food to food banks across the state. The program, known as the Local Food Purchasing Assistance (LFPA) Program, was intended to fund Pennsylvania’s local food system through 2027. It supported 189 farms and supplied fresh food to 14 …
How can farmers, millers, dairies respond to the premature end of a federal food purchasing program? – Athens County Independent
How can farmers, millers and dairies respond to the termination of the programs that asked them to sell local food to food banks in their state? An announcement in March that the $1 billon Local Food Purchasing Agreement [Assistance] program will end in June, two years early, means farmers, millers, meat processors and dairies will suffer. Some will go bankrupt. These programs started to fulfill a campaign promise that American farmers would fee…
Josh Shapiro sues USDA over spending cuts
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its decision to cut a COVID-19 pandemic-era assistance program. The Trump administration ended the $13 million Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program agreement, supporting 189 Pennsylvania farms and 14 food…
Pennsylvania sues US Department of Agriculture over funding cuts
Pennsylvania officials filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday over its termination of the Local Food Purchase Assistance 2025 Cooperative Agreement (LFPA25 Agreement). The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) provides federal funding to states to purchase local food from regional producers for distribution through food banks and school lunch programs. The USDA notified …
Shapiro Files Suit Against Trump Administration Over USDA Funds - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro has once again sued the Trump Administration over funds allocated by Congress that are now being canceled. The USDA canceled a $13 million agreement with Pennsylvania for funding for the Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program, which funds 14 food banks across the Commonwealth with locally grown fresh food. The Shapiro Administration met with USDA officials and filed an appeal with the USDA before filing the suit. The USDA…
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