Quality of Life D: US farm agency cancels food aid for children in poor countries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has terminated 17 projects under a foreign aid program that funds school meals for children in low-income countries, according to an email sent from USDA to congressional staff. The cuts to the McGovern-Dole Food for Education program are in addition to 27 projects canceled last week under USDA's Food for Progress aid program, which sends U.S. commodities abroad for economic development.