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State Distributing Agency (DA) Contacts for Disaster Situations

For information about how and where to apply for USDA commodities in disaster situations, please contact the State Distributing Agency (SDA) that administer the Food Distribution Programs in your State. This dataset provides contact information for SDAs which maintain stocks of USDA commodity foods in disaster situations.

Tags: cacfp, commodity-foods, contact-information, csfp, disaster, food, nsip, nslp-schools, sfsp, state-da-contacts-for-csfp
Organization: Department of Agriculture
The Extent of Trafficking in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 2009-2011

Trafficking of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits occurs when SNAP recipients sell their benefits for cash to food retailers, often at a discount. Although trafficking does not increase costs to the Federal Government, it is a diversion of program benefits from their intended purpose of helping low-income families access a nutritious diet. This report, the latest in a series of periodic analyses, provides estimates of the extent of trafficking during the period 2009 through 2011.

Tags: estimates, recipients, retailers, snap, trafficking
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Healthy Access Locator

Healthy Access Locator map can be used to view schools that have received a Healthier US Schools Challenge Award (HUSSC). To get started, click on Search Awards and enter your search criteria. When the information displays on the map, you can click a star for additional details or see a summary of your results below the map. You can also use the Data Layers feature to display different data layers on obesity and diabetes prevalence, SNAP Participation Rates, and SNAP Outreach Plans by states. (HUSSC Awards as of May 30, 2013).

Tags: diabetes, health, map, obesity, rates, snap
Organization: Department of Agriculture
FNS USDA Food Programs Disaster Manual

This manual contains important information for persons in Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Headquarters, FNS Regional Offices, and Distributing Agencies (DA), which include State Distributing Agencies, and Indian Tribal Organizations that are charged with the responsibility of providing USDA Foods (formerly known as USDA commodities or donated food) to disaster relief organizations in the event of a disaster, emergency, or situation of distress.

Tags: disaster, distributing-agencies, emergency, fns, indian-tribal, usda-food
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Child Nutrition Programs Disaster Response Memo

This memorandum provides an overview of ways State agencies, School Food Authorities (SFA) participating in the National School Lunch and School
Breakfast Programs (NSLP and SBP), institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and sponsors participating in the
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) can respond to situations
resulting from damage or disruptions due to natural disasters such as
hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. State agencies should review the avenues available to prepare and plan before a disaster strikes so responses can be as swift as possible.

Tags: child-and-adult-care-food-program, disaster, flood, food, hurricanes, national-school-lunch-and-school-breakfast-program, school, school-food-authorities, state-agencies, summer-food-service-program, tornadoes
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Dynamics and Determinants of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation from 2008-2012

This report describes the dynamics of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation from 2008-2012.  It describe individuals’ patterns of SNAP participation and analyze which factors were associated with their decisions to enter or exit the program. It uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation covering the period from 2008 to 2012.

Tags: food-and-nutrition-service, income-and-program-participation, report, snap
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Information

We adjust SNAP maximum allotments, deductions, and income eligibility standards at the beginning of each Federal fiscal year. The changes are based on changes in the cost of living. COLAs take effect on October 1 each year.

Maximum allotments are calculated from the cost of a market basket based on the Thrifty Food Plan for a family of four, priced in June that year. The maximum allotments for households larger and smaller than four persons are determined using formulas that account for economies of scale. Smaller households get slightly more per person than the four-person household. Larger households get slightly less.

Income eligibility standards are set by law. Gross monthly income limits are set at 130 percent of the poverty level for the household size. Net monthly income limits are set at 100 percent of poverty.

Tags: aircraft-cost, deduction, income, snap
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Daily Food Plan for Preschoolers

A daily food plan shows what and how much your child should eat to meet his or her needs. You can create an eating plan for your preschooler using the SuperTracker's MyPlan. You will be asked to create a profile using your child’s information. You can register to save the profile if you want to. 
Use the Plan as a general guide to help you feed your child. It will show what and how much to offer your child to meet his or her needs.

Tags: child, food, plan
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010

The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans focus on balancing calories with physical activity, and encourage Americans to consume more healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free and low-fat dairy products, and seafood, and to consume less sodium, saturated and trans fats, added sugars, and refined grains.

Tags: calories, dietary, food, fruits, guidelines, health, vegetables
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Understanding the Rates, Causes, and Costs of Churning in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

This report describes "churning" as a policy concern in regards to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  “Churning” in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is defined as when a household exits SNAP and then re-enters the program within 4 months. Churning is a policy concern due to the financial and administrative burden incurred by both SNAP households and State agencies that administer SNAP. This study explores the circumstances of churning in SNAP by determining the rates and patterns of churn, examining the causes of caseload churn, and calculating costs of churn to both participants and administering agencies in six States.

Tags: churning, cost, food-and-nutrition-service, policy, rates-and-patterns, snap, states
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Expenditures on Children by Families, 2015

Since 1960, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided estimates of expenditures on children from birth through age 17. This technical report presents the most recent estimates for married- couple and single-parent families using data from the 2011-15 Consumer Expenditure Survey (all data presented in 2015 dollars). Data and methods used in calculating annual child-rearing expenses are described. Estimates are provided for married-couple and single-parent families with two children for major components of the budget by age of child, family income, and region of residence. For the overall United States, annual child-rearing expense estimates ranged between $12,350 and $13,900 for a child in a two-child, married-couple family in the middle-income group. Adjustment factors for households with less than or greater than two children are also provided. Expenses vary considerably by household income level, region, and composition, emphasizing that a single estimate may not be  applicable to all families. Results of this study may be of use in developing State child support and foster care guidelines, as well as public health and family-centered educational programs.  
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Tags: budget, children, cost, expenditures, families, household, husband-wife, income, single-parent
Organization: Department of Agriculture
MyPyramid Food Raw Data

MyPyramid Food Data provides information on the total calories; calories from solid fats, added sugars, and alcohol (extras); MyPyramid food group and subgroup amounts; and saturated fat content of over 1,000 commonly eaten foods with corresponding commonly used portion amounts. This information is key to help consumers meet the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and manage their weight by understanding how many calories are consumed from "extras." CNPP has created an interactive tool from this data set available on the web at MyFood-a-pedia.gov. A mobile version is coming soon to provide consumers with assistance on-the-go.

Tags: calories, fat, food, health, nutrients, nutrition
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Child and Adult Care Food Participation, Meals, and Cost Data

Child and Adult Care Food Participation plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care for children and elderly adults by making care more affordable for many low-income families.   Through CACFP, nearly 3 million children and 90,000 adults receive nutritious meals and snacks each day as part of the day care they receive.  The data set contains participation; meals served, and cash payments to states.

Tags: adult, cacfp, care, child, food, low-income, meals, nutritious, participation, payments, states
Organization: Department of Agriculture
SNAP State Directory of Resources

To apply for benefits, or for information about the SNAP, contact your local SNAP office using the information in the map below. You can find local offices and each state's application. Local offices are also listed in the State or local government pages of the telephone book. The office should be listed under "Food Stamps," "Social Services," "Human Services," "Public Assistance," or a similar title. You can also call your state's SNAP Hotline Number. Most are toll-free numbers.

Tags: access, balance, ebt, electronic-benefits-transfer, information, online, snap, states, supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Summer Food Service Participation, Meals, and Costs Data

During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. What happens when school lets out? Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process. Lack of nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle for poor performance once school begins again. Hunger also may make children more prone to illness and other health issues. The Summer Food Service Program is designed to fill that nutrition gap and make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need.  This data set contains information on summer food service participation, meals served and cash payments provided by state.

Tags: breakfast, children, food, hunger, lunch, national, programs, school, service, state, summer
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participating and Cost Data

This dataset contains monthly data for the current fiscal year for each WIC State agency.  There are currently 90 WIC State agencies:  the 50 geographic states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Marianas, and 34 Indian tribal organizations (ITO's). The dataset contains number of  Pregnant Women, Breastfeeding Women, Postpartum Women, Total Women,  Infants and children participating in the WIC program and the associated food and administrative cost.

Tags: children, cost, food, infants, nutrition, participation, wic, women
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Federal Cost of School Food Program Data

The mission of FNS is to provide children and needy families better access to food and a more healthful diet through its food assistance programs and comprehensive nutrition education efforts.   These dataset provides a summary of all the FNS School Food Program combined into one dataset.  It contains cash payments and commodity costs for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and the Special Milk Program. (format: html,  xls)

Tags: breakfast, children, commodity, diet, education, federal, food, healthful, interactive, lunch, milk, national, needy, nutrition, program, school
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Cost Data

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program.  This data set contains participation and cost data for SNAP.  The data is furthered divided by annual, state, and monthly levels categorized by persons participating, households participating, benefits provided, average monthly benefits per person and average monthly benefits per household.

Tags: children, cost, food, infants, nutrition, participation, snap, wic, women
Organization: Department of Agriculture
National School Lunch Assistance Program Participation and Meals Served Data

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.  Information in this dataset consists of participation and lunches served.

Tags: child, free, lunch, meal, national, program, school, states
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Special Milk Outlets and Milk Served Data

The Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions who do not participate in other Federal meal service programs. The program reimburses schools for the milk they serve. Schools in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs may also participate in the Special Milk Program to provide milk to children in half-day pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs where children do not have access to the school meal programs.  The data set consists of number of outlets, number of half-pints served and federal expenditures.

Tags: breakfast, childcare, children, institutions, milk, outlets, program, school
Organization: Department of Agriculture
SNAP Retail Locator

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer Locator is designed to help recipients find SNAP local stores that welcome SNAP benefits.   The tool is intended to offer assistance to program recipients, State eligibility workers, community organizations - such as food banks - and others providing assistance to those in need.  SNAP Retail Locator tool will make it easier for SNAP participants, especially those who may be new and unfamiliar with the program, to gain access to food. The locator is available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailerlocator.htm

Tags: assistance, eligibility, food, nutrition, program, recipients, retailer, snap, state, stores, supplemental
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Nutrition Assistance in Farmers Markets: Understanding the Shopping Patterns of SNAP Participants

This study was undertaken to understand why some SNAP participants shop at farmers markets and others in the same geographic area do not.  Results suggest that SNAP participants buy most of their fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets.  Of those who shop at farmers markets, overall value including quality and price are major reasons for shopping at markets.  Of those who do not, reasons for not shopping at farmers markets centered on convenience.

Tags: farmers-markets, food-and-nutrition-service, fruits-and-vegetables, shopping, snap
Organization: Department of Agriculture
USDA Helps Schools Make Lunchrooms "Smarter" as Students Head Back to Class Notice

This data set explains the USDA's purpose of putting $5.7 million in training grants and other new resources to help schools serve healthier meals and snacks.  The data set states how these efforts will help states expand and enhance training programs that help schools encourage kids to make healthy choices.

Tags: food-and-nutrition-service, health, meals-and-snacks, schools, training-grants, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Tariff Tracker

The Agricultural Tariff Tool is a web application that queries tariff schedules and rate information resulting from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). All exporters/importers need to determine how competitive their product will be in a market. One of the key cost components is the import tariff that will be applied to a product by the importing country. The FAS Agricultural Tariff Tool will allow exporters/importers to quickly and easily determine the tariff rate that will be applied to their product by the importing country.

Tags: agricultural-products, agriculture, foreign-agricultural-service, free-trade-agreement, fta, harmonized-system, hs-code, tariff, tariff-schedule, united-states-trade-representative, ustr
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Rural Child Poverty Chart Gallery

Note: Updates to this data product are discontinued. Over 1 in 4 rural children are living in families that are poor, according to the official poverty measure, up from 1 in 5 in 1999, but this change was uneven across the rural landscape. Counties with high vulnerability to child poverty, those with both low young adult education levels and high proportions of children in single-parent families, were generally the most hard-hit by the recession of the past decade and experienced substantial increases in their already high child poverty rates. Along with the recession, an increase in rural children in single-parent households, continuing from the 1990s, was a major contributor to the rise in child poverty after 2000. Three factors that shape the geography of high and increasing rural child poverty are explored below: economic conditions, young adult education levels, and family structure. This collection of maps complements the July 2015 Amber Waves feature, Understanding the Geography of Growth in Rural Child Poverty.

Tags: agicultural-economy, child, poverty, rural
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Quarterly Food-Away-From-Home Prices

The Quarterly Food-Away-From-Home Prices (QFAFHP) data set provides quarterly prices (not including taxes) for food away from home (FAFH) and alcohol, both at home and away from home. Food away from home is an integral component of the typical American diet and food budget; it also plays a key role in the nutrition and health of Americans. Data on variation in food prices over time and across regions allow researchers to estimate how price changes affect the demand for different products—such as through changes in quantities purchased or expenditures—and, to examine how changes in demand, in turn, affect nutritional and health outcomes.

Tags: agricultural-economics, away-from-home-foods
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Irrigated Agriculture in the United States

Note: Updates to this data product are discontinued.

This data product summarizes the farm-structural characteristics for irrigated farms in each of the 50 States, the 17 Western States (aggregated) and the Nation as a whole, based on USDA's 2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (FRIS). (See the Documentation for data sources and methods.) The tables are grouped into three sections of sets of tables. Section I covers all irrigated farms; sets of tables are grouped into 18 broad categories, ranging from total irrigation values to higher efficiency irrigation, to irrigated farms receiving technical/financial assistance designed to encourage onfarm water and energy conservation. Sets of tables in Section II cover all irrigated horticulture farms, and tables in Section III cover irrigated horticulture under protection (HUP) farms.

All tables identify specific irrigation characteristics for four farm-size classes, by State and region. The list of tables in each set is found in the first tab of each Excel workbook. 

A previous release of this data product—which summarized the farm-structural characteristics for irrigated farms in the 17 Western States based on USDA's 2008 and 1998 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Surveys—is available in a zipped archive file.

Tags: agicultural-economy, farm, irrigation
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Urban Influence Codes

The 2013 Urban Influence Codes form a classification scheme that distinguishes metropolitan counties by population size of their metro area, and nonmetropolitan counties by size of the largest city or town and proximity to metro and micropolitan areas. The standard Office of Management and Budget (OMB) metro and nonmetro categories have been subdivided into two metro and 10 nonmetro categories, resulting in a 12-part county classification. This scheme was originally developed in 1993. This scheme allows researchers to break county data into finer residential groups, beyond metro and nonmetro, particularly for the analysis of trends in nonmetro areas that are related to population density and metro influence. 
 
An update of the Urban Influence Codes is planned for mid-2023.

Tags: metro, nonmetro, rural, rural-sociology, urban
Organization: Department of Agriculture
U.S. Food Imports

U.S. consumers demand variety, quality, and convenience in the foods they consume. As Americans have become wealthier and more ethnically diverse, the American food basket reflects a growing share of tropical products, spices, and imported gourmet products. Seasonal and climatic factors drive U.S. imports of popular types of fruits and vegetables and tropical products, such as cocoa and coffee. In addition, a growing share of U.S. imports can be attributed to intra-industry trade, whereby agricultural-processing industries based in the United States carry out certain processing steps offshore and import products at different levels of processing from their subsidiaries in foreign markets.
 
This data set provides import values of edible products (food and beverages) entering U.S. ports and their origin of shipment. Data are from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Food and beverage import values are compiled by calendar year into food groups corresponding to major commodities or level of processing. At least 10 years of annual data are included, enabling users to track long-term growth patterns.

Tags: agricultural-economics, food, imports
Organization: Department of Agriculture
State Export Data

Although a State's actual agricultural export value cannot be measured directly, ERS maintains estimates of State shares of U.S. exports for total and selected individual commodities based on U.S. farm cash-receipts data. The estimates are for calendar years, with annual estimates available for 2000-2011.   ERS has discontinued updates of an alternative fiscal-year (October to September) series of State export estimates based on State and commodity shares of production, but continues to provide the historical estimates based on that methodology.

Tags: agricultural-economics, exports, states
Organization: Department of Agriculture