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Sweetener Market Data Historical Deliveries by Use - Hotels

Sweetener Market Data (SMD) report - beet and cane processors and cane refiners in the U.S. are required by the FAIR Act of 1996, as amended, to report data on physical quantities delivered by use for "Hotels, Restaurants and Institutions" on a monthly basis.  Quantities are reported by region. Regions include: "New England", "Mid Atlantic", "North Central", "South", "West" and "Puerto Rico".

Tags: beet, cane, sweetener, sweetener-processor, sweetener-production, sweetener-refiner
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Sweetener Market Data Historical Deliveries by Package Size

Sweetener Market Data (SMD) report - beet and cane processors and cane refiners in the U.S. are required by the FAIR Act of 1996, as amended, to report data on physical quantities delivered by package size on a monthly basis.  Package sizes include "Packages < 50 lbs", "Packages 50 lbs and Greater", and "Unpackaged (Bulk)"

Tags: beet, cane, sweetener, sweetener-processor, sweetener-production, sweetener-refiner
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Sweetener Market Data Historical Deliveries by Use - Confectionery

Sweetener Market Data (SMD) report - beet and cane processors and cane refiners in the U.S. are required by the FAIR Act of 1996, as amended, to report data on physical quantities delivered by use for "Confectionery and Related Products" on a monthly basis.  Quantities are reported by region. Regions include: "New England", "Mid Atlantic", "North Central", "South", "West" and "Puerto Rico".

Tags: beet, cane, sweetener, sweetener-processor, sweetener-production, sweetener-refiner
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Sweetener Market Data Historical Deliveries by Use - Canned

Sweetener Market Data (SMD) report - beet and cane processors and cane refiners in the U.S. are required by the FAIR Act of 1996, as amended, to report data on physical quantities delivered by use for "Canned, Bottled and Frozen Foods" on a monthly basis.  Quantities are reported by region. Regions include: "New England", "Mid Atlantic", "North Central", "South", "West" and "Puerto Rico".

Tags: beet, cane, sweetener, sweetener-processor, sweetener-production, sweetener-refiner
Organization: Department of Agriculture
SuperTracker - source code and foods database

SuperTracker was an online tool offered by USDA (2011-2018) that helped users track diet, physical activity and weight. SuperTracker provided a personalized plan based on the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans for what you should eat and drink and guided users to making better choices.  This dataset includes the SuperTracker source code (latest update April 2018), including: front end application, database schema, documentation, deployment scripts and a ReadMe.txt file that provides high level instructions for the source code. Database connection strings and actual data are not included. The full foods database spreadsheet is attached as well; these foods are based on the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), and the Food Patterns Equivalents Database (FPED), both from the USDA/ARS Food Surveys Research Group.

It is important to note that the code is based on 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and will not be updated to reflect future guidance. In addition, the food database is based on FNDDS from 2011-2012 (FNDDS 6.0) and FPED from 2011-2012 and will not be updated with future data releases.

Tags: cnpp, dietary-guidelines, fns, health, nutrition, supertracker, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Sweetener Market Data Historical Deliveries by Use - Beverages

Sweetener Market Data (SMD) report - beet and cane processors and cane refiners in the U.S. are required by the FAIR Act of 1996, as amended, to report data on physical quantities delivered by use for "Beverages" on a monthly basis.  Quantities are reported by region. Regions include: "New England", "Mid Atlantic", "North Central", "South", "West" and "Puerto Rico".

Tags: beet, cane, sweetener, sweetener-processor, sweetener-production, sweetener-refiner
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Trends in SNAP Participation Rates - Fiscal Year 2010 to Fiscal Year 2017

Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: Fiscal Year 2010 to Fiscal Year 2017 is the latest in a series on SNAP participation rates, which estimate the proportion of people eligible for benefits under Federal income and asset rules who actually participate in the program. This report presents rates for fiscal year (FY) 2017, comparing them to rates for FYs 2010 through 2016.

Tags: federal-income, fns, snap, snap-participation-rates, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Care Handbook

The At-Risk Afterschool Meals component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) offers Federal funding to Afterschool Programs that serve a meal or snack to children in low-income areas. Reimbursement for At-Risk Afterschool Snacks has been available since the 1990s. However, reimbursement for At-Risk Afterschool Meals was available only in a few states. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-296) expanded the availability for At-Risk Afterschool Meals to all states.

Tags: cacfp, fns, healthy, hunger-free-kids-act-of-2010, school-meals, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
CACFP Monitoring Handbook for State Agencies

This handbook is for state agency monitoring staff and provides detail for administering the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). 
 
The CACFP is a federally-funded program that provides payments for eligible meals served to participants who meet age and income requirements. Meals served by participating institutions and facilities must meet minimum guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The CACFP helps institutions and facilities serve well-balanced, nutritious meals to the participants in their care. Serving nutritious meals helps improve and maintain the health and nutritional status of participants in a day care environment and can help them develop and maintain good eating habits.

Tags: cacfp, fns, health-and-nutritional, meals, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Study of Food Safety Needs of Adult Day Care Centers in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

The Study of Food Safety Needs of Adult Day Care Centers in the Child and Adult Care Food Program report identified and evaluated food safety knowledge gaps and education needs of adult day care center program operators. To identify and evaluate food safety education needs, the study team administered a 20-minute survey to a nationally representative sample of directors of adult day care centers that participated in CACFP across the United States in 2018. Overall, this study provides information on knowledge gaps related to food safety practices in adult day care centers and illuminates the best way for center staff to receive future food safety training and information support.

Tags: adult-day-care-centers, cacfp, fns, food-safety, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Guidance for Management Plans and Budgets - A Child and Adult Care Food Program Handbook

This handbook specifically focuses on plans for institutions (independent centers and sponsoring organizations) to conduct organized and fiscally responsible operations of the CACFP management plans outline the institution’s policies and procedures for administering and monitoring its own operations and those of its sponsored facilities. Budgets outline the use of CACFP and other funds for meeting Program requirements. FNS recognizes that maintaining a high-quality CACFP requires a commitment to excellence on the part of institutions and caregivers. We applaud the efforts of the many dedicated persons who ensure that the participating children and adults are served wholesome, attractive, and nutritious meals in a sociable environment while meeting the requirements for federal assistance.

Tags: cacfp, child-and-adult-care-food-program, fns, plans-and-budgets, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger 2018 Annual Report to Congress

The 2010 Child Nutrition reauthorization also directed the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report by the end of December each year to the U.S. House of Representatives Committees on Agriculture and Education and the Workforce, in addition to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The annual reports are to describe the status of each demonstration project and the available results of any evaluations of the demonstration projects completed during the previous fiscal year (FY).

Tags: agriculture, child-nutrition, fns, nutrition, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Evaluation of the Elementary Schools Pilot Project for Canned, Frozen, or Dried Fruits and Vegetables

This report presents results from a pre/post study comparing the fall of 2014 with the spring of 2015, to evaluate the impacts of a Pilot project under which States had the option to serve canned, frozen, and dried fruits and vegetables.

Tags: elementary-schools, fns, fresh-fruits, usad
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation Rates in 2014

This report – part of an annual series – presents estimates of the percentage of eligible persons, by State, who participated in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during an average month in fiscal year (FY) 2014 and in the two previous fiscal years. This report also presents estimates of State participation rates for eligible “working poor” individuals (persons in households with earnings) over the same period.

Tags: fns, fy2014, snap, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Team Nutrition Resource Catalog

This catalog provides general information about Team Nutrition, including; strategies and messages, Details on Team Nutrition Schools and how to sign up a school to be a Team Nutrition School.
The catalog includes details on all Team Nutrition education materials for schools including, kits, posters, games and stickers. Materials for child care and summer meal programs and technical and training materials for schools and child care.

Tags: fns, games, kids, school, team-nutrition, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
SNAP State Information/Hotline Numbers

Use the following numbers to get information on SNAP benefit questions in the States and areas of States listed. Most are toll-free numbers. Some of the numbers that aren't toll free will accept collect calls. * Indicates numbers are for in-State and out-of-State calls. All other 800 numbers are for in-State calls only. ** Indicates numbers accept collect calls.

Tags: fns, snap, states, toll-free-numbers
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 1909-2010

The data presented in this dataset is invaluable for monitoring the potential of the food supply to meet nutritional needs; for examining relationships between food supply nutrients and health; and for examining dietary trends of Americans. Additionally, food supply nutrient estimates reflect Federal enrichment and fortification standards and technological advances in the food industry and contribute to the Federal dietary guidance system. As such, these data are of interest to agricultural policymakers, economists, nutrition researchers, and nutrition and public health educators. Data are provided for the following nutrients and their food sources from the major food groups.

Tags: cnpp, dietary-guidance, economist, health, health-educator, nutrient
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Mobile Route Maker

This tool is primarily a routing tool for Summer meal sponsors, vendors and State agencies that is overlaid on the Capacity Builder. Routing is especially important for less densely populated areas, such as rural areas. This tool will help a variety of audiences allocate resources efficiently and in a cost effective way. Sponsors can identify potential summer sites for mobile feeding by identifying gaps in service in the neediest areas, plan the most efficient monitoring routes, and find routes to local food vendors to create fresh local meals (http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-summer). In addition self-prep central kitchens and vendors can find the best route to deliver meals to each Summer meal site. State agencies can also use this tool to plan the most efficient monitoring routes throughout the summer.

Tags: fns, food-vendors, summer-food-service-program
Organization: Department of Agriculture
USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food report for JULY 2016

This dataset provides cost of Food at Home at Four levels for the USDA Food Plans. The Food Plans represent a nutritious diet at four different cost levels. The nutritional bases of the Food Plans are the 1997- 2005 Dietary Reference Intakes, 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and 2005 MyPyramid food intake recommendations. In addition to cost, differences among plans are in specific foods and quantities of foods. Another basis of the Food Plans is that all meals and snacks are prepared at home. For specific foods and quantities of foods in the Food Plans, see Thrifty Food Plan, 2006 (2007) and The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007 (2007). All four Food Plans are based on 2001-02 data and updated to current dollars by using the Consumer Price Index for specific food items.

Tags: cost-of-food, food-plans, liberal-food-plan, low-cost-plan, mypyaramid, thrifty-food-plan
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Rural Designation Tool

Allows State agencies and sponsors to determine if a proposed site may be designated as rural for purposes of identifying a site as eligible for increased reimbursement in SFSP. To use the map, users must enter the address of the proposed site in the “Find Address or Place” box located on the right side of the screen. By pressing enter, the map will zoom to the location specified. Locations shaded in purple are non-rural; unshaded locations are rural.

Tags: fns, rural, state-agencies, summer-food-service-program
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Summer Meal Capacity Builder

Allows users to search for summer meal sites from the previous summer by zip code, adding “layers” of information, such as free and reduced-price lunch participation rates or area eligibility data. Potential site locations (multi-family housing units, libraries, museums, and schools) can be added to the map, and previous site locations can also be highlighted, helping to prevent site overlap. This tool can also be used to identify locations that are area eligible for participation in other Child Nutrition Programs.

Tags: child-nutrition-programs, fns, schools, summer-meals, zip-code
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Area Eligibility Mapper

Allows users to confirm eligibility of summer meal sites by accessing census tract and census block group (CBG) data. This tool can also be used to conduct weighted averaging as discussed in SFSP Policy Memorandum 10-2015, “Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs,” published Nov. 21, 2014, available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/area-eligibility-child-nutrition-programs-0. Instructions for determining eligibility using these data are available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/Census%20Instructions%202014_0.pdf. The instructions offer two different tools to determine eligibility: the FNS Area Eligibility Mapper and a map developed by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). The FRAC map is constructed from the same data files and also may be used to determine eligibility. Additionally, State agencies may request the data file for every CBG and census tract, including Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes for Geographic Information System (GIS) efforts, in their State. State agencies also may provide these data to institutions and partners upon request. This tool can also be used to identify locations that are area eligible for participation in other Child Nutrition Programs.

Tags: child-nutrition-programs, fns, frac, summer-meals
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs)  rules

Most SNAP participants who can work, do work.  SNAP rules require all recipients meet work requirements unless they are exempt because of age or disability or another specific reason. Children, seniors, and those with disabilities comprise almost two-thirds of all SNAP participants.  Among households that include someone who is able to work, more than 75 percent* had a job  in year before or after receiving SNAP.  Forty-three percent of SNAP participants live in a household with earnings.  

Some of these working individuals are ABAWDs, or able-bodied adults without dependents.  ABAWDs must meet special work requirements, in addition to the general work requirements, to maintain their eligibility.

An ABAWD is a person between the ages of 18 and 49 who has no dependents and is not disabled.  ABAWD stands for Able Bodied Adult Without Dependents.

Tags: abawd, fns, rules, snap
Organization: Department of Agriculture
SNAP Income Limits

Households have to meet income tests unless all members are receiving TANF, SSI, or in some places general assistance. Most households must meet both the gross and net income tests, but a household with an elderly person or a person who is receiving certain types of disability payments only has to meet the net income test. Households, except those noted, that have income over the amounts listed below cannot get SNAP benefits

Tags: fns, household, income, snap, ssi, tanf
Organization: Department of Agriculture
TANF Broad Based Categorical Eligibility rules that apply to SNAP

Broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE) is a policy that makes most households categorically eligible for SNAP because they qualify for a non-cash Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or State maintenance of effort (MOE) funded benefit. The chart below shows which States implemented BBCE, the programs that confer BBCE, the asset limit of the TANF/MOE program, and the gross income limit of the TANF/MOE program.
BBCE cannot limit eligibility. Households with seniors or disabled members that are not eligible for the program that confers categorical eligibility may apply for and receive SNAP under regular SNAP rules. Under regular program rules, households with elderly or disabled members do not need to meet the gross income limit, but must meet the net income limit.

Tags: bbce, fns, snap, stanford, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Addressing Child Hunger and Obesity in Indian Country: Report to Congress

This report responds to requirements found in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) and summarizes hunger, obesity, and Type II diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native children living on or near reservations or other tribal lands (Indian Country).  The report provides a summary of available statistics on hunger, obesity, and Type II diabetes among children living in Indian Country and offers comparable statistics for the general population for context and comparison.

Tags: fns, hunger, hunger-free-kids-act-of-2010, obesity, type-ii-diabetes
Organization: Department of Agriculture
School Food Authorities (SFAs) Purchasing Produce from U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Vendors using Section 4 and 11 for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) Funds Memo

This memorandum clarifies how SFAs may use funds provided under Sections 4 and 11 or 19 of the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (DoD) vendors.

Tags: dod, fns, fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-program, memorandum, national-school-lunch-act, sfas
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Policy on Certification Periods for Zero Income Households

This memorandum provides revised policy guidance on certification periods pertaining to zero income households in FDPIR.  The revised policy for zero income households provides for certification staff to continue to question and document households that report zero income.  The certification periods have been revised to allow for longer certification periods, if the zero income household is verified to be stable with regard to lack of income.

Tags: certification-period, fdpir, fns, income, policy, zero-income-housefold
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Nutrient and MyPyramid Analysis of USDA Foods in Five of Its Food and Nutrition Programs

Through its food distribution programs, USDA purchases a variety of food including fruits, vegetables, meat, grains, and dairy products to be distributed directly to needy households or for use in congregate feeding programs that help Americans obtain access to nutritious food and support American agriculture. This report contains nutrient and food group analyses of the USDA Food distributed through NSLP, CACFP, CSFP, FDPIR, and TEFAP in fiscal year 2009.

Tags: cacfp, csfp, fdpir, fns, food-distribution-programs, nslp, usda
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Information and Guidance on the Domestic Beef Market

This memorandum provides information and guidance to State agencies and School Food Authorities (SFAs) on the current status of the domestic beef market.  Despite an increase in wholesale prices for ground beef, the USDA  is continually encouraging schools to purchase and use beef in their menus as a good source of lean protein.  The USDA is also offering guidance on ways that schools can ensure the resources needed to provide students with healthy, balanced meals.

Tags: beef-market, fns, memo, prices, school-food-authorities, state-agencies
Organization: Department of Agriculture
USDA Foods Bone-in-Chicken Products Memo

This memorandum explains the FNS policy that extends the flexibility regarding Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA) maximums for the school year 2013-2014.  This memo allows State agencies to assess compliance based on the minimum daily and weekly serving requirements only, therefore, they are able to exceed the limit on the number of ounces of M/MA that can be served in any given week as long as they are compliant with the calorie requirements of the new meal pattern.

Tags: calorie-requirements, food-and-nutrition-service, meat, meat-alternate, memo, school
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Evaluation of Alternatives to Improve Elderly Access to SNAP

Historically, approximately a third of the eligible elderly population has participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest of the domestic nutrition assistance programs administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In response to the low participation levels and unique economic circumstances of elderly households, FNS has implemented specific eligibility criteria for elderly households, and has developed several demonstration projects and opportunities to waive federal regulations that seek to address elderly access to SNAP.

Tags: elderly, elderly-access, eligibility-criteria, snap, supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Feasibility of Revising the SNAP Quality Control Review Process

FNS uses a two-tier system to measure errors in eligibility and benefit determination for SNAP. This feasibility study identifies all processes and components that would be required for a one-tier federal SNAP QC system, including the procedural, staffing, and organizational changes and the technological and data-sharing infrastructures. The study does not make recommendations but documents all the changes needed​​ to move from a two-tier to a one-tier QC system.​

Tags: eligibility-and-benefit, snap, snap-qc
Organization: Department of Agriculture