Congressional Status Report
Evaluation of the Summer Food Service Program Enhancement Demonstrations
Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer For Children:Early Experiences through June 2011 of the Proof-of-Concept Year Contract #: AG-3198-C-11-0002
Pursuant to the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Act, FNA initiated and carried out the Summer Food for Children demonstration project, aimed at preventing hunger among children during summer months.
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 permits direct verification of school meal applications and requires FNA to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of direct verification (instead of household verification) by school district.
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 required that the Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) evaluate the impact of Simplified Summer which now operates in 26 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
This report provides a summary of the process undertaken and recommendations made by the CACFP Paperwork Reduction Work Group.