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USDA food-as-medicine pilot grants proposed for 2027
Data as of July 11, 2026
The FOOD for Health Act would create a pilot grant program funding community groups that use food to help people with diet-related health conditions.45-second read · 5 questions answered below
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What does this do?
This bill would direct the USDA, working with the Department of Health and Human Services, to create a pilot grant program for community organizations that use food to support people's health. Funded activities could include delivering medically appropriate meals, writing produce prescriptions, teaching cooking skills, and providing transportation to participants.
Who does it affect?
Eligible organizations include partnerships like food banks and community health clinics working together. The program targets people who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from diet-related conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer, and mental illness.
Why does it matter?
The USDA would be required to submit progress reports to Congress assessing how well the program works and whether participants' health improves. Those results would inform Congress about whether the program is meeting its goals.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- Up to $20M authorized
- Covers 2027–2031
Where does it stand?
- Introduced
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- House vote
- Senate
- President's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
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Official title
FOOD for Health Act
- Introduced:
- March 12, 2026
- Latest action:
- March 12, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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