Data & Research
Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations
Direct Verification Pilot Study: First Year Report
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 permits direct verification of school meal applications and requires FNS to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of direct verification (instead of household verification) by school district.
06/28/2007
Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations
Evaluation of the Expanded Off-Line EBT System in Ohio
This report describes how the Direction Card system works; the process undertaken by ODJFS and its EBT vendor to design, develop, and test the system; the implementation process and experiences; and the cost of system design, development, and implementation. Volume 2 of this report compares the ongoing administrative costs of system operations and system levels of benefit loss and diversion with those of on-line EBT systems and the Dayton pilot.
05/01/2002