Creates grants for health centers to offer food and nutrition help to patients.
This bill would create a new grant program to help local health centers offer more food and nutrition services. It would allow Federally Qualified Health Centers to screen patients for food insecurity, run on-site food pantries, and provide nutrition education. This aims to improve health for millions of Americans who struggle to get enough healthy food.
Currently, Federally Qualified Health Centers may or may not integrate food and nutrition services into clinical care. There is also no dedicated federal grant program specifically for this purpose. This bill would establish a competitive grant program. It would be administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund Federally Qualified Health Centers. These centers could use the funds for implementing food insecurity screening, operating food pantries, employing nutrition professionals, and coordinating with federal nutrition programs. It would set aside $100,000,000 each year for five years, from the government's budget year 2027 through 2031.
HR 10171 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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