# Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (10.514)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $348 million in 381 grants, about $912,928 per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of this funding is to increase the impact of nutrition education disseminated to low-income families and youth in the 50 States, the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.
EFNEP serves two primary low-income audiences: 1) families with young children (parents and other caregivers with primary responsibility for feeding young children); and 2) youth/children (grade range - kindergarten through 12th grade).
The priorities of EFNEP are to assist low-income families and youth in acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behaviors necessary for nutritionally sound diets and to contribute to their personal development and improvement of the total family diet and nutritional well-being. Participation in EFNEP should result in improved diets and nutritional well-being of the total family.
Individuals and families should experience improvements in four core areas:
Diet Quality and Physical Activity—Improved diets and nutritional and physical well-being through the adoption of Federal food and physical activity recommendations.
Food Resource Management—Increased ability to buy, grow, or otherwise appropriately obtain, prepare, and store food that meets nutritional needs.
Food Safety—Improved household food safety and sanitation practices.
Food Security—Increased ability to get food directly—and from food assistance programs where necessary—to ensure having enough healthy food to eat.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $69.4 million | 76 |
| 2022 | $69.4 million | 76 |
| 2023 | $69.7 million | 77 |
| 2024 | $69.7 million | 77 |
| 2025 | $69.6 million | 77 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&m Agrilife Extension Service | Texas | $22.6 million |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $19.0 million |
| Cornell University | New York | $17.6 million |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | $13.8 million |
| North Carolina State University | North Carolina | $13.1 million |
| University of Florida | Florida | $11.8 million |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $11.6 million |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Georgia | $11.4 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $11.2 million |
| University of Tennessee | Tennessee | $10.2 million |
| Auburn University | Alabama | $10.1 million |
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | $9.6 million |
| Louisiana State University Agricultural Center | Louisiana | $9.5 million |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | $8.9 million |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Virginia | $8.8 million |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | $8.7 million |
| The University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Kentucky | $8.6 million |
| University of Missouri System | Missouri | $8.1 million |
| Agricultural Extension Service | Puerto Rico | $7.4 million |
| Purdue University | Indiana | $6.6 million |