Resource | Research and Data
Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress, SY 2012–13: Report to Congress
This report responds to the requirement of PL 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of state and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the states and by local educational agencies to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household applications.
12/05/2013
Resource | Research and Data | Assessing/Improving Operations
WIC Food Package Cost Report, FY 2010
This report estimates the average monthly food costs for each of 5 WIC participant subgroups and estimates total dollars spent on 17 major categories of WIC-eligible foods in FY 2010. The participant and food level costs in this report are USDA’s first estimates since implementation of the 2009 WIC food package changes.
08/21/2013