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Child Nutrition

Regional Office Review of Applications (RORA) for School Meals 2011 - December 2012

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Assessment of Sponsor Tiering Determinations 2011 - December 2012

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Entire Report (2.05 MB)

Using American Community Survey Data to Expand Access to the School Meals Program - December 2012

Entire Report (3.03 MB)

Note: This is a report of the National Academies' National Research Council, Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT), which was commissioned by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. It is available here by permission. It may also be obtained through the National Research Council's website. This is the final version of the report. An earlier, prepublication version was made available in May 2012, but should no longer be used. This final version includes some important corrections.

School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study IV  - November 2012

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Summary of Findings (3.49 MB)

Volume I: Part 1 (Executive Summary, Chapters 1-9) (6.70 MB)

Volume I: Part 2 (Chapters 10-12, References) (5.20 MB)

Volume 2 (2.37 MB)

Appendix Part 1 (Appendix A-D) (2.16 MB)

Appendix Part 2 (Appendix E) (5.10 MB)

Appendix Part 3 (Appendix F-G) (6.19 MB)

Appendix Part 4 (Appendix H-N) (6.58 MB)

Evaluation of the Impact of Enhancement Demonstrations on Participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP): FY 2011  - November 2012

Evaluation of the Summer Food Service Program Enhancement Demonstrations: 2011 Demonstration Evaluation Report  - November 2012

Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC): Evaluation Findings for Proof-of-Concept Year - November 2012

Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress School Year 2011-2012: Report to Congress - October 2012

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Entire Report (2.22 MB)

School Food Purchase Study-III: Nutritional Characteristics of School Food Acquisitions - August 2012

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Final Report (5.5 MB)

Modeling of High-Risk Indicators of Certification Error in the National School Lunch Program - April 2012

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Final Report (1.99 MB)

School Food Purchase Study III - March 2012

Addressing Child Hunger and Obesity in Indian Country:  Report to Congress - January 2012

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Entire Report (1.70 MB)

Nutrient and MyPyramid Analysis of USDA Foods in Five of Its Food and Nutrition Programs - January 2012

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Entire Report (4.95 MB)

Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress School Year 2010-2011: Report to Congress - October 2011

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Entire Report (894 KB)

Evaluation of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Interim Report - September 2011

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Entire Report (876 KB)

Evaluation of the Impact of Incentives Demonstrations on Participation in the Summer Food Service Programs (SFSP) - September 2011

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Assessment of Sponsor Tiering Determinations 2010 - September 2011

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Entire Report (1.99 MB)

Regional Office Review of Applications (RORA) for School Meals 2010 - July 2011

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Entire Report (644 KB)

Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All - May 2011 

Note: This is a report of the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine (IOM), Food and Nutrition Board, which was commissioned by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. It is available here by permission. It may also be obtained through the Institute of Medicine website. This is the final version of the report. An earlier, prepublication version was made available in November 2010, but should no longer be used. This final version includes some important corrections.

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Analysis of Verification Summary Data School Year 2008-2009 - March 2011

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Regional Office Review of Applications (RORA) for School Meals 2009 - November 2010 

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Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Progress in Implementation: Report to Congress - October 2010

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Entire Report (636 KB)

Feasibility of Wider Implementation of Direct Verification with Medicaid - October 2010

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Entire Report (1.15 MB)

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Assessment of Sponsor Tiering Determinations 2009 - September 2010

Report Summary (43 KB)

Entire Report (1.21 MB)

Developing and Evaluating Methods for Using American Community Survey Data to Support the School Meals Program: Interim Report - September 2010

Note: This is a report of the National Academies' National Research Council, Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT), which was commissioned by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. It is available here by permission. It may also be obtained through the National Research Council's website. An earlier, prepublication version was made available in May 2010, but should no longer be used.

Entire Report (780 KB)

Selecting Policy Indicators and Developing Simulation Models for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs - June 2010

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Assessment of Sponsor Tiering Determinations 2008 - March 2010

Report Summary (43 KB)

Entire Report (1.21 MB)

School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children - February 2010

Note: This is a report of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine (IOM), Food and Nutrition Board, which was commissioned by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. It is available here by permission. It may also be obtained through the Institute of Medicine website. This is the final version of the report. An earlier, prepublication version was made available in October 2009, but should no longer be used. This final version includes some important corrections.

Phase I Report: Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions (1.13 MB)  - Released December 2008

Final Report (2.0 MB) - Released February 2010 

Regional Office Review of Applications (RORA) for School Meals 2008 - February 2010

Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress Report to Congress - October 2009

Report Summary (84 KB)

Entire Report (1.07 MB)

Analysis of Verification Summary Data School Year 2007-08 - October 2009

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Entire Report (927 KB)

Direct Verification Pilot Study: Final Report - October 2009

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Pamphlet (132 KB)

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Improper Payments Data Collection Pilot Project - September 2009

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Entire Report (543 KB)

Results of the Feasibility Study of Estimating the Risk of Meal Claiming Error in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) - May 2009

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Assessment of Sponsor Tiering Determinations 2007 - May 2009

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Entire Report (1.46 MB)

Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress (Report to Congress) - December 2008

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Entire Report (473 KB)

Accuracy of LEA Processing of School Lunch Applications - Regional Office Review of Applications (RORA) 2007 - October 2008

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Diet Quality of American School-Age Children by School Lunch Participation Status:  Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004 - July 2008

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Report to Congress: The Nebraska Rural Area Eligibility Determination Pilot for the CACFP - July 2008

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Entire Report (1.12 MB)

School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study - II - April 2008

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Executive Summary (270 KB)

Entire Report (1.32 MB)

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Assessment Of Sponsor Tiering Determinations 2006 - March 2008

The Pennsylvania SFSP Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation - February 2008

Report Summary (90 KB)

Entire Report (858 KB)

School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study—III – November 2007

NSLP/SBP Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification Study – Erroneous Payments in the NSLP and SBP – November 2007

Direct Verification Pilot Study: First Year Report  - June 2007

Report Summary (37 KB)

Entire Report (676 KB)

Accuracy of SFA Processing of School Lunch Applications - Regional Office Review of Applications (RORA) 2006  - April 2007

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Report to Congress: USDA's Simplified Summer Food Service Program 2001-2006 - April 2007

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Entire Report (266 KB)

For reports published before 2007, visit the archives.

Last modified: 01/31/2013