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Data & Research
Nutrition Education and Local Food Access Dashboard
The Nutrition Education and Local Food Access Dashboard is comprised of public data. The goal of the dashboard is to provide a county-level visualization of FNS nutrition support, specifically nutrition education and local food access, alongside other metrics related to hunger and nutritional health.
06/23/2023
Resource | Report | Promoting Healthy Eating
Evaluation of the FY 2020 Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Project
This report presents findings from the evaluation of the first Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives project. The project tested take-up of incentives delivered through coupons issued to SNAP participants when they purchased "qualifying fluid milk" with their SNAP benefits at four pilot stores in west Texas.
03/16/2023
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | General/Other
Food Safety Research: Farm to School
FNS advances food safety education and practices in federal nutrition assistance programs through research conducted by the Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs (the Center). To better understand food safety concerns associated with fresh produce and farm to school activities, the Center conducted a study.
03/09/2023
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | General/Other
Completed Peer Review Plans and Reports
List of FNS completed peer review plans and reports.
04/05/2022
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
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Report to Congress
SNAP E&T Pilot Projects FY 2020 Report to Congress
The SNAP E&T pilot projects give Congress, USDA, and states the opportunity to test innovative strategies and approaches that connect low-income households to good paying jobs and thereby reduce their reliance on public assistance.
11/02/2020
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Report to Congress
SNAP E&T Pilot Projects FY 2019 Report to Congress
The SNAP E&T pilot projects give Congress, USDA, and states the opportunity to test innovative strategies and approaches that connect low-income households to good paying jobs and thereby reduce their reliance on public assistance.
11/04/2019
Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations
Evaluation of the Direct Certification with Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price Meals Demonstration - Year 1
FNS conducted a study of the first two years of this demonstration to describe the implementation process and explore the effects on certification, participation, federal reimbursements, and state administrative costs. This report presents the findings from the first year of the demonstration evaluation, school year 2016–17.
08/30/2019
Resource | Report | Demonstrations
Annual Reports on Summer Food for Children Demonstration Projects
05/09/2019
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Report to Congress
SNAP E&T Pilot Projects FY 2018 Report to Congress
The SNAP E&T pilot projects give Congress, USDA, and states the opportunity to test innovative strategies and approaches that connect low-income households to good paying jobs and thereby reduce their reliance on public assistance.
11/05/2018