For decades, the Food for Peace Act, as reauthorized in the Farm Bill, has demonstrated the generosity
of the American people by purchasing food from U.S. farmers and delivering it to people in urgent need
around the world. In December 2025, after spending far less than what was appropriated, and despite
reservations expressed by key Members of Congress, the State Department relinquished control of the
Food for Peace (FFP) program, which it was administering after the shuttering of the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID). An interagency agreement (IAA) signed by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Office of
Management and Budget, transfers FFP to USDA for fiscal years (FY) 2025 and FY 2026.