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|OrganizationType=Government
|OrganizationType=Government
|Mission=FNCS works to end hunger and support nutrition by administering federal nutrition assistance programs. Its mission includes ensuring that all Americans have access to nutritious food to lead healthy lives.
|Mission=FNCS works to end hunger and support nutrition by administering federal nutrition assistance programs. Its mission includes ensuring that all Americans have access to nutritious food to lead healthy lives.
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
|ParentOrganization=Department of Agriculture (USDA)
|CreationLegislation=National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act
|CreationLegislation=National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act
|Budget=$170.5 billion (combined budget of nutrition programs)
|Budget=$170.5 billion (combined budget of nutrition programs)
|OrganizationExecutive=Kumar Chandran, Acting Under Secretary for FNCS
|OrganizationExecutive=Under Secretary for FNCS
|Services=SNAP; WIC; School Meals; Commodity Distribution
|Services=SNAP; WIC; School Meals; Commodity Distribution
|Regulations=7 CFR § 2.19; SNAP regulations; WIC regulations
|Regulations=7 CFR § 2.19; SNAP regulations; WIC regulations
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|Website=https://www.fns.usda.gov
|Website=https://www.fns.usda.gov
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{{Merge|Food and Nutrition Service|date=December 2024}}
'''Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS)''' oversees a variety of federal programs aimed at combating hunger and improving nutritional health among Americans. FNCS manages significant programs like SNAP, WIC, and school meal programs, ensuring that nutritional support reaches those in need.
'''Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS)''' oversees a variety of federal programs aimed at combating hunger and improving nutritional health among Americans. FNCS manages significant programs like SNAP, WIC, and school meal programs, ensuring that nutritional support reaches those in need.