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      National and State Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and Program Reach in 2021
    Research, Analysis & Background
              October 2023 Keydata Report
    Nutrition Assistance Programs Keydata Release
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ResetResource | Research, Analysis & Background | Benefit Content/Cost
    Analysis of Robotic Process Automation in SNAP: Three Case Studies
        ​This study examines the use of robotic process automation technologies by three state agencies—Georgia, New Mexico, and Connecticut—to administer SNAP.
      09/20/2023
    Resource | Research | Benefit Content/Cost
    WIC Food Cost-Containment Practices Study
        The WIC Food Cost-Containment Practices Study describes the voluntarily approaches state agencies used in 2018 to reduce food costs when selecting and authorizing WIC foods. This study is the second of its kind; the first was conducted by the USDA Economic Research Service in 2003. This report examines how six types of food cost-containment practices are associated with food costs and WIC participant satisfaction, benefit redemption, and food consumption in 12 state agencies.
      11/09/2022
    Resource | Research | Benefit Content/Cost
    WIC Vendor Management Study: 2015 EBT Pilot
        The WIC Vendor Management Study: 2015 Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Pilot examined compliance with program requirements and rates of violations among WIC EBT vendors in 2015 and tested a method to identify and measure errors that contribute to improper payments in an EBT environment.
      08/10/2022
    Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations
    Study of Nutrition and Activity in Childcare Settings in USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (SNACS)
        Centers and family daycare homes participating in CACFP play an important role in supporting the health and wellness of the children they serve. The Study of Nutrition and Activity in Childcare Settings  is the first nationally representative, comprehensive assessment of the CACFP. Data were collected in program year 2016–17 from CACFP providers and participating children on nutritional quality of meals served, nutrient intake of participating children, meal costs and revenues, and more. Findings serve as an important baseline for the subsequent updates to the meal pattern and nutrition standards, which were implemented in October 2017.
      10/25/2021
    Resource | Notices | Assessing/Improving Operations
    Information Collection: Fourth Access, Participation, Eligibility and Certification Study Series (APEC IV)
        This collection is a reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired for the fourth Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification study series (APEC IV).
      08/04/2021
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    Barriers that Constrain the Adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Allotments
        This study identifies the barriers that SNAP participants face when trying to achieve a healthy diet through a nationally representative survey of SNAP participants.
      06/23/2021
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    WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2018 Food Packages and Costs Report
        ​​This report supplements FNS administrative data on total food costs by estimating the average monthly food costs for each WIC participant category and food package type. It also estimates total pre- and post-rebate dollars spent on 18 major categories of WIC-eligible foods in FY 2018.
      01/11/2021
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    Exploring the Causes of State Variation in SNAP Administrative Costs
        The Federal Government fully funds SNAP benefits, but FNS and state agencies share administrative expenses, with each paying about 50 percent. State administrative costs per case varies widely by state. This study explores a number of factors, including state economic conditions, SNAP caseload characteristics, state SNAP policies, to try to explain the variation by state.
      06/26/2019
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    WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2016 Food Package Report
        The biennial WIC Participant and Program Characteristics Report describes a census of all participants in WIC. The most recent report (PC 2016) reflects state management information systems data from April 2016, and this Food Package Report is a supplemental analysis of that data. While PC 2016 summarizes participant characteristics, this report summarizes the food packages, or prescriptions, that state agencies issued to these participants.
      10/11/2018
    Resource | Research | Benefit Content/Cost
    WIC Food Package Cost Report FY 2014
        This report supplements FNS administrative data on food package costs by estimating the average monthly food costs for each WIC participant category and food package type. It also estimates total pre- and post-rebate dollars spent on 17 major categories of WIC-eligible foods in FY 2014. This report is an update to the previous WIC Food Package Cost Report for FY 2010.
      10/11/2018

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