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Program
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Description
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State Administrative Agency
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FY 10
Population Served[1]
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FY 10
Federal Dollars Spent*
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) *Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program
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Enables low-income families to purchase nutritious food
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Department of Human Services
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40.3 million individuals
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$68.3 Billion
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National School Lunch Program
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Provides low-cost or free nutritious lunch to children in school
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Department of Education
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31.8 million children
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$9.7 Billion
(Cash payments only, does not include commodities)
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Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
*Note: FMNP operates in only 45 states.
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Provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and other social services to low-income women, and infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk
Provides vouchers for WIC recipients to redeem at participating Farmers’ Markets
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Department of Agriculture
Department of Health
Department of Human Services
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9.1 million women, infants, and children
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$6.7 Billion
(Includes food costs, nutrition services, administrative costs, and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program)
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Child and Adult Care Food Program
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Provides nutritious meals to children and elderly individuals in day-care settings
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Department of Education
Department of Health
Department of Human Services
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3.4 million children and adults
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$2.6 Billion
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National School Breakfast Program
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Provides low-cost or free nutritious breakfast to children in school
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Department of Education
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11.6 million children
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$2.9 Billion
(Cash payments only, does not include commodities)
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Summer Food Service Program
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Provides free meals and snack to children through age 18 when school is not in session
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Department of Education
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133.7 million meals served
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$358.8 Million
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Senior Farmers’ Markets Nutrition Program(SFMNP)
*Note: SFMNP operates in 41 states, 7 federally recognized tribes, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
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Provides low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs
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Department of Aging
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health
Department of Human Service
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809,711 seniors in FY 09
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$22.4 Million in FY 09
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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
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Provides free fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the school day in elementary schools
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Department of Education
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740,327 students participated in FY 09
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$72.5 Million in FY 09
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Special Milk Program
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Provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions not participating in other child nutrition programs
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Department of Education
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5,700 schools or childcare institutions
(Individuals served not calculated)
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$11.9 Million
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The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
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Makes commodity food available to State agencies, which in turn distribute the food to non-profit community agencies which assist low-income persons
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Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Department of Health
Department of Human Services
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724 million pounds of food distributed in FY 09
(Individuals served not calculated)
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$606 Million
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Commodity Supplemental Food Assistance Program (CSFP)
*Note: CSFP operates in only 39 states, 2 federally recognized tribes, and the District of Columbia.
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Makes commodity food available to State agencies, which in turn distribute the food to non-profit community agencies to help supplement the diets of low-income pregnant and new mothers, infants, children up to age six and the elderly
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Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Department of Health
Department of Human Services
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518,000 individuals
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$165.2 Million
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Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
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Provides commodity foods to low-income households, including the elderly, living on Indian reservations and to Native American families residing near reservations
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Individual Tribal Authorities
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84,600 individuals
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$95.4 million
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