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Nutrition.gov is funded by Research, Education and Economics (REE), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the National Agricultural Library (NAL). Staff work collaboratively with the following partners:

USDA Agricultural Research Service
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) works to ensure that Americans have reliable, adequate supplies of high-quality food and other agricultural products.

USDA Food and Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) increases food security and reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence.

HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, works to strengthen the disease prevention and health promotion priorities of the Department. Projects include the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Healthy People 2010, Dietary Reference Intakes, and others.

Nutrition.gov is also supported via a cooperative agreement with the University of Maryland Department of Nutrition and Food Science.