The grant was used to help disadvantaged farmers get up and running while providing foods to vulnerable populations.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins took a jab at trans people while defending the food aid cuts as "nonessential" in remarks to Fox News.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it was cutting $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers. The move directly affected Tri-State Food Bank and its Illinois Equitable Access Towards Sustainable Systems program.