Federal Child Nutrition Programs
Food Assistance and Dietary Education
The following Federal nutrition assistance programs are adminis-tered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. National School Lunch Program (NSLP) The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in more than 101,000 public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. In 2009, it provided nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to more than 31 million children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946. In 1998, Congress expanded the program to include reimbursement for snacks served to…
