U.S. DOMESTIC FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ; U.S. DOMESTIC FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 DOMESTIC FOOD ASSISTANCE: SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS ; SUMMARY ; BACKGROUND ; Hunger and Food Insecurity ; Program Variation ; USDA-FNS PROGRAMS ; Farm Bill ; WIC and Child Nutrition Programs ; HHS-ACL PROGRAMS ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAMS AND OTHER USDA CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS: A PRIMER* ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Authorization and Reauthorization Federal, State, and Local Administration ; Funding Overview ; Open-Ended, Appropriated Entitlement Funding ; Other Federal Funding ; State, Local, and Participant Funds ; Child Nutrition Programs at a Glance ; Related Resources on Child Nutrition Programs and Policies ; SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAMS ; General Characteristics ; School Meals Eligibility Rules ; Income Eligibility Rules ; Categorical Eligibility for Free Meals ; Community Eligibility Provision: An Option for Eligible Schools to Offer Free Meals to All Enrolled Students36 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): Program-Specific Data and Policies School Breakfast Program (SBP): Program-Specific Data and Policies ; OTHER CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS; Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) ; CACFP at Centers ; Participation ; Eligibility and Administration ; CACFP for Day Care Homes ; Participation ; Eligibility and Reimbursement ; Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) ; Participation ; Eligibility and Administration ; Special Milk Program (SMP) ; Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) ; SUPPORT FOR AFTER-SCHOOL MEALS AND SNACKS: CACFP, NSLP OPTIONS RELATED PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES54 SELECTED CURRENT ISSUES IN THE USDA CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS ; Updated Nutrition Standards for Lunch and Breakfast (Final Rule, January 26, 2012)62 ; Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools (Interim Final Rule, June 28, 2013)69 ; Updated Nutrition Standards for CACFP (Proposed Rule, January 9, 2015)71 ; APPENDIX A. ACRONYMS USED IN THIS REPORT ; APPENDIX B. PER-MEAL OR PER-SNACK REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS75 ; End Notes Chapter 3 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP): A PRIMER ON ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION; ELIGIBILITY ; The SNAP Household ; Financial Eligibility ; The Traditional Path to Eligibility ; Income and SNAP Deductions ; Assets ; Categorical Eligibility ; Work-Related Eligibility Requirements ; In All States: Overview of Work-Related Requirements in SNAP; Varies By State: SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) Required Participation, Services Available ; "ABAWD" Time Limit ; Individuals Ineligible for SNAP ; SNAP Benefits Under Special Eligibility Rules
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