The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
- by Jordan W. Jones, Jessica E. Todd and Saied Toossi
- 7/10/2025
Overview
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers 16 domestic food and nutrition assistance programs that affect the lives of millions of people and account for roughly two-thirds of USDA’s annual budget. Together, these programs totaled $142.2 billion in spending on food and nutrition assistance programs in fiscal year (FY) 2024 (October 1, 2023–September 30, 2024). This report provides an overview of program trends and policy changes in USDA’s largest domestic food and nutrition assistance programs through FY 2024 based on preliminary data from the USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
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