Sarah Reinhardt

Sarah analyzes data using quantitative and qualitative methods to advise the development of USDA Food and Nutrition Service policy, programmatic and legislative initiatives. The Food and Nutrition Service’s nutrition assistance programs, used by one in four people in the US during the course of a year, help ensure children, income-eligible individuals, and families have equitable access to healthy, safe, and affordable foods that promote optimal health and well-being. Sarah works to support child nutrition programs such as the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program by conducting research on operational and supply chain challenges, providing economic analysis of proposed regulatory changes, and improving the reach and impact of federal grants

The USDA provides national leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management. The vision of the USDA is to provide economic opportunity through innovation, helping rural America to thrive; to promote agriculture production that better nourishes Americans while also helping feed others throughout the world; and to preserve the nation's natural resources through conservation, restored forests, improved watersheds, and healthy private working lands.