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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE2018 Explanatory NotesTable of ContentsPAGEPurpose Statement .Statement of Available Funds and Staff Years .Permanent Positions by Grade and Staff Year .Passenger Motor Vehicle Data.32-132-732-832-9Child Nutrition Programs:Appropriations Language .Lead-Off Tabular Statement .Project Statement .Justifications .Geographic Breakdown of Obligations and Staff Years .Classification by Object .32-1032-1132-1232-1632-2632-27Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC):Appropriations Language .Lead-Off Tabular Statement .Project Statement .Justifications .Geographic Breakdown of Obligations and Staff Years .Classification by Object .32-6532-6532-6632-6732-7032-70Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:Appropriations Language .Lead-Off Tabular Statement .Project Statement .Justifications .Proposed Legislation .Geographic Breakdown of Obligations and Staff Years .Classification by Object .32-8232-8332-8432-8632-9132-9532-96Commodity Assistance Program:Appropriations Language .Lead-Off Tabular Statement .Project Statement .Justifications .Geographic Breakdown of Obligations and Staff Years .Classification by Object .32-12632-12632-12732-12932-13332-133Nutrition Programs Administration:Appropriations Language .Lead-Off Tabular Statement .Project Statement .Justifications .Geographic Breakdown of Obligations and Staff Years .Classification by Object .32-15032-15032-15032-15232-15332-154Shared Funding Projects.32-168Summary of Budget and Performance:Key Performance Outcomes and Measures .32-170
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICEPurpose StatementThe Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services mission area includes the Food and Nutrition Service and the Center forNutrition Policy and Promotion.The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) was established August 8, 1969, by Secretary's Memorandum No. 1659 andSupplement 1 pursuant to the authority contained in 5 U.S.C. 301 and the Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953. FNSis the Federal agency responsible for managing the 15 domestic nutrition assistance programs. Its mission is toincrease food security and reduce hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children andother low-income Americans access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education.Over the past half-century – beginning with the National School Lunch Program in 1946 – the Nation has graduallybuilt an array of nutrition assistance programs designed to help the most vulnerable populations meet their foodneeds. Taken together, these programs form a nationwide safety net supporting low-income families and individualsin their efforts to escape food insecurity and hunger and achieve healthy, nutritious diets. Currently, the programsadministered by FNS touch the lives of one in four Americans over the course of a year.The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) was established in December 1994, pursuant to aMemorandum of Understanding between two mission areas in the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Research,Education, and Economics and the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services.CNPP’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietaryguidance that links the latest body of scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers. The agency carries outits mission by leading food, nutrition, and economic analyses that inform Federal and State programs; translatingscience into actionable food and nutrition guidance for all Americans; and leading national communicationinitiatives that help advance consumers’ dietary and economic knowledge and inform choices.Descriptions of Programs:FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICEThe nutrition assistance programs described below work both individually and in concert with one another toimprove the nutrition and health of the Nation’s children and other low-income Americans. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, asamended, SNAP is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition assistance safety net, touching the lives of morethan 42 million Americans. It provides nutrition assistance to participants, the majority of whom are children,the elderly, or people with disabilities, helping them put food on the table using benefits that can be redeemed atauthorized food retailers across the country. State agencies are responsible for the administration of theprogram according to national eligibility and benefit standards set by Federal law and regulations. The Foodand Nutrition Service is responsible for authorizing and monitoring participating retailers. Benefits are 100percent Federally-financed, while administrative costs are shared between the Federal and State Governments.SNAP provides the basic nutrition assistance benefit for low-income people in the United States; other FNSprograms supplement this program with benefits targeted to special populations, dietary needs and deliverysettings. (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands receive grantfunds to provide food and nutrition assistance in lieu of SNAP). Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR): FDPIR provides USDA foods to income-eligiblehouseholds living on Indian reservations, and to American Indian households residing in approved areas nearreservations or in Oklahoma. Many households participate in FDPIR as an alternative to the SupplementalNutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), because they do not have easy access to SNAP offices or authorizedfood stores. State agencies and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) that operate the program are responsible foreligibility certification, nutrition education, local warehousing and transportation of food, distribution of food torecipient households, and program integrity. The Federal Government pays 100 percent of the cost of USDAfoods distributed through the program and provides cash payments for administrative expenses.32-1
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE Child Nutrition Programs (CNP): The Child Nutrition Programs - National School Lunch (NSLP), SchoolBreakfast (SBP), Special Milk (SMP), Child and Adult Care Food (CACFP), and Summer Food Service (SFSP)- provide reimbursement to State and local governments for nutritious meals and snacks served to about 35million children in schools, child care institutions, summer sites and after school care programs. CACFP alsosupports meal service in adult day care centers. FNS provides cash and USDA-purchased foods on a per-mealbasis to offset the cost of food service at the local level and a significant portion of State and localadministrative expenses, and provides training, technical assistance, and nutrition education. Payments aresubstantially higher for meals served free or at a reduced price to children from low-income families.In addition, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides access to fresh fruits and vegetables forstudents in low-income elementary schools across the nation. FFVP, authorized and funded under Section 19 ofthe Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and expanded by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of2008, operates in selected low-income elementary schools in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam,Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. States select schools to participate based on criteria in the law and eligibleparticipants are required to receive between 50 and 75 worth of fresh produce over the school year. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): WIC addresses thesupplemental nutritional needs of at-risk, low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infantsand children up to five years of age. It provides participants monthly supplemental food packages targeted totheir dietary needs, breastfeeding support to nursing mothers, nutrition education, and referrals to a range ofhealth and social services – benefits that promote a healthy pregnancy for mothers and a healthy start for theirchildren. Appropriated funds are provided to State agencies for food packages and nutrition services andadministration for the program; State agencies operate the program pursuant to plans approved by FNS. The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP): This program supports the emergency food organizationnetwork by distributing USDA-purchased, 100 percent domestically grown foods for use by emergency feedingorganizations including soup kitchens, food recovery organizations, and food banks. The foods are alsoprovided to other types of local organizations, such as community action agencies, which distribute the foodsdirectly to low-income households. TEFAP also provides administrative funds to defray State and local costsassociated with transportation, processing, storage, and distribution of USDA Foods or those provided throughprivate donations. The allocation of both Federal food and administrative grants to States is based on a formulathat considers the States’ unemployment levels and the number of persons with income below the poverty level. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP): CSFP works to improve the health of low-incomeelderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods. Women,infants, and children who were certified and receiving CSFP benefits as of February 6, 2014, can continue toreceive assistance until they are no longer eligible under the program rules in effect on February 6, 2014. Asrequired by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79), women, infants, and children who apply to participate inCSFP on February 7, 2014, or later cannot be certified to participate in the program. Such individuals may beeligible for other nutrition assistance programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,Infants, and Children (WIC), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and other nutritionassistance programs. In FY 2016, elderly participants comprised over 99.5 percent of total participation.Participants receive a monthly food package of USDA Foods. State agencies are provided funding to coverState and local administrative costs such as nutrition education, warehousing, food delivery, and participantcertification. States work with local agencies to distribute the monthly food package to participants. Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP): This program provides coupons to low-income seniorsthat can be exchanged for fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and honey atfarmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs. Pacific Island and Disaster Assistance: Pacific Island Assistance includes assistance to the nuclear-affectedislands of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in the form of cash-in-lieu of food and administrativefunds through the Special Food Assistance Program and is authorized under the Compact of Free AssociationAmendments Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188). Disaster relief in the form of USDA Foods can be provided to theRMI and Federated States of Micronesia for use in Presidentially declared disasters.32-2
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICEFederal nutrition assistance programs operate as partnerships between FNS and the State and local organizations thatinteract directly with program participants. States voluntarily enter into agreements with the Federal Government tooperate programs according to Federal standards in exchange for program funds that cover all benefit costs, and asignificant portion, if not all, of administrative expenses.Under these agreements, FNS is responsible for implementing statutory requirements that set national programstandards for eligibility and benefits, providing Federal funding to State and local partners, and for conductingmonitoring and evaluation activities to make sure that program structures and policies are properly implemented andeffective in meeting program missions. State and local organizations are responsible for delivering benefitsefficiently, effectively, and in a manner consistent with federal regulations.THE CENTER FOR NUTRITION POLICY AND PROMOTIONThe Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) serves as a Federal authority on evidence-based food,nutrition and economic analyses. It is a non-regulatory agency. The agency’s initiatives – involving data analyses,guidance development, and translation of the technical information into consumer education – serve as thefoundation for many Federal departments’ and agencies’ policies and programs. Key CNPP initiatives include: Dietary Guidelines for Americans: The development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is mandatedunder the 1990 National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act. The Agricultural Act of 2014(Farm Bill) mandates that dietary guidance for the birth to 24 months population and women who arepregnant be incorporated into the Dietary Guidelines beginning with the 2020 edition. Per the mandate, anupdated edition of the Dietary Guidelines is issued every 5 years jointly by USDA and HHS. While morethan 100 countries worldwide develop food-based dietary guidelines, the Dietary Guidelines for Americansand the U.S. is seen as a global leader in this area. Written for a professional audience, it provides adviceon foods, food groups, and eating patterns to promote overall health and prevent diet-related chronicdiseases. An essential resource for health professionals, educators, and policymakers, the guidance servesas a cost-efficient means of developing one central source that nutrition programs across the FederalGovernment can implement “with one voice.” Individual Federal departments and agencies rely on theDietary Guidelines, which they tailor for their specific program audiences, preventing the need for eachprogram to use time and resources to develop multiple sets of guidelines. In addition to being implementedby USDA and HHS, including children and older Americans, the Dietary Guidelines is used to encouragehealthy eating and physical activity, for example, by the Department of Defense and the Veterans AffairsAdministration. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines is the 8th edition and remains the current edition untilthe 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines is released. Healthy Eating Index: The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is an analytic tool used to assess how well dietsalign with the Dietary Guidelines. The HEI was developed so that adherence to the Dietary Guidelinescould be objectively measured. With this tool we can track how the diets of Americans are changing overtime. The HEI is a scoring metric that can be applied to any defined set of foods, such as previouslycollected dietary data, a defined menu, or a market basket. It is used widely by Federal agencies includingmany agencies within the USDA, such as the Food and Nutrition Service, National Institute of Food andAgriculture, and Economic Research Service. Researchers nationwide use the tool and have publishednearly 300 studies since the release of HEI-2005. Nutrition Evidence Library: The Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL) supports CNPP’s mission by using asystematic approach to review scientific research to answer nutrition and health questions that informdietary guidance. It is the only resource in the Federal Government that specializes in systematic reviewsof diet and health. CNPP’s NEL staff use state-of-the-art methodology to search, evaluate, and synthesizefood and nutrition-related research. The NEL is designed to be rigorous, transparent, and to minimize bias.NEL staff also conduct nutrition-focused systematic reviews when needed by the Department, as well asother Departments and agencies; they also are a key resource for identifying research limitations and gapsto inform food and nutrition research planning. Expenditures on Children by Families: The Expenditures on Children by Families report, also known asthe Cost of Raising a Child, provides estimat
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