Data & Research
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Food/Nutrient Analysis
Assessing the Nutritional Quality of the FDPIR Food Package
This analysis helps to estimate the nutritional quality of the 2022 FDPIR food package 'as offered' using the Healthy Eating Index scoring algorithm. This will provide an update to the first HEI estimate of the 2014 FDPIR food package. The project also aims to estimate the HEIs of the food packages 'as delivered' to participants.
04/04/2024
Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations
USDA Direct Certification With Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price Meals Demonstration, SY 2019-20
This report examines the impact of using Medicaid data to directly certify students for free and reduced-price school meals in the NSLP and SBP in fifteen states in school year 2019-20. It assesses outcomes related to certification, participation, federal reimbursement, and state administrative costs in SY 2019-20 and over the course of the demonstration.
03/16/2022