Resource | Research and Data | 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 and Data | Assessing/Improving Operations
Data Matching in the National School Lunch Program: 2005
This study examines the feasibility of expanding the use of computer matching for certification and verification of children eligible for free and reduced-price meals funded under the National School Lunch Program. This study provides a detailed description of how computer matching is currently used and how it could be used.
01/05/2007