Thousands of residents on the Flathead Reservation will soon pick up boxes filled with fresh, organic produce and locally sourced meats for what could be the last time, as the federal grant that funded the food distribution program has been disbanded by the Trump administration — the latest casualty in its campaign to curb federal spending.

The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) gave tribal and state governments money to purchase food and meat from local farmers and ranchers, then turn around and distribute it to people who wouldn’t ordinarily be able to access such items. Overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Biden-era program was started to put money in the pockets of farmers and ranchers as well as to make nutritious foods more accessi

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