Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

What is EFNEP?

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) assists limited-resource families gain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary to choose nutritionally sound diets and improve their well-being. 

Federally Funded in 50 states

EFNEP is a federally-funded program through the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) that offers nutrition education to limited-resource families and children in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

In 24 Counties in California

In California, EFNEP is administered by the University of California Cooperative Extension in 24 of California's 58 counties.