ANNUAL SUMMARY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE PROGRAMS
Data as of June 07, 2013
      FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
                            
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1/                                  
People Participating (Thous.) 28,223 33,490 40,302 44,709 46,609
Households Participating (Thous.) 12,727 15,232 18,618 21,072 22,330
Value of Benefits (Mil.$) 34,608 50,360 64,702 71,811 74,619
Average Monthly Benefit Per Person ($) 102.19 125.31 133.79 133.85 133.41
Average Monthly Benefit Per Household ($) 226.60 275.51 289.60 283.99 278.48
Total Cost (Mil. $) 37,642 53,621 68,313 75,716 78,437
                           
PUERTO RICO GRANT (Mil. $) 2/ 1,623 2,001 2,001 2,001 2,001
                               
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM 3/                          
Children Participating (Thous.) 31,016 31,310 31,753 31,840 31,621
Total Lunches Served (Mil.) 5,209 5,186 5,278 5,275 5,213
Percent Free (%)  50.1 52.5 55.9 58.1 59.6
Percent Reduced-Price (%)  10.0 10.0 9.4 8.4 8.6
Total Afterschool Snacks Served (Mil.) 206 215 219 226 230
Cash Payments (Mil. $) 8,265 8,875 9,752 10,106 10,410
Commodity Costs (Mil. $) 1,052 1,119 1,128 1,195 1,165
Total Cost (Mil. $) 9,318 9,994 10,880 11,301 11,575
                               
SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM 3/                          
Children Participating (Thous.) 10,608 11,076 11,669 12,176 12,855
Total Breakfasts Served (Mil.) 1,812 1,867 1,968 2,049 2,144
Percent Free or Reduced Price (%) 80.6 82.1 83.5 83.7 84.2
Total Cost (Mil. $) 2,366 2,583 2,859 3,035 3,276
                               
SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM 4/                          
Total Half-Pints Served (Mil.) 86 79 72 67 61
Total Cost (Mil. $) 15 14 12 12 12
                               
CHILD/ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM 5/                          
Average Daily Attendance (Thous.) 3,254 3,320 3,411 3,421 3,535
Total Meals Served (Mil.) 1,895 1,896 1,910 1,929 1,945
   Child Care Centers (Mil.) 1,204 1,217 1,248 1,276 1,306
   Day Care Homes (Mil.) 627 613 595 583 569
   Adult Care Centers (Mil.) 64 66 67 70 70
   Percent Free or Reduced Price (%) 81.4 81.8 82.1 81.7 81.6
Cash Payments (Mil. $) 2,169 2,289 2,398 2,472 2,590
Commodity Costs (Mil.$) 87 95 94 103 114
Total Costs (Mil.$) 2,403 2,534 2,639 2,724 2,855
                               
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM 6/                          
Average Daily Attendance (Thous.) 2,130 2,260 2,304 2,278 2,348
Total Meals Served (Mil.) 130 132 134 137 144
Total Cost (Mil.) 326 348 359 373 398
                               
CHILD NUTRITION STATE ADMIN. (Mil. $) 7/ 171 176 183 193 200
                               
WIC (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD) 8/                          
Women-Infants-Children Participating (Thous.) 8,705 9,122 9,175 8,961 8,908
Food Cost (Mil. $) 4,534 4,641 4,563 5,018 4,809
Avg. Monthly Food Cost Per Person ($) 43.41 42.40 41.44 46.67 44.98
Total Cost (Mil. $) 6,189 6,472 6,683 7,170 6,806
                                    
COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD 9/                               
Total Participation (Thous.) 475 467 519 588 594
Total Cost (Mil. $) 161 155 165 198 209
                               
FOOD DISTRIB. ON INDIAN RESERV 9/                          
Total Participation (Thous.) 90 95 85 78 77
Total Cost (Mil.$) 96 100 95 94 97
                               
NSIP (Elderly Feeding) 10/                          
Total Meals Served (Mil.) NA NA NA NA NA
Total Cost (Mil. $) 2.4 2.0 2.5 1.7 2.8
                                
TEFAP (Emergency Food Assistance) 11/                           
Total Pounds Distributed (Mil.) 337 724 746 778 542
Total Food Cost (Mil. $) 226 553 566 462 378
Total Cost (Mil.$) 283 617 631 532 444
                           
OTHER FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS                      
Disaster Feeding (Mil. $) 12/ 0.301 0.007 0.119 0.024 4.306
Charitable Institutes (Mil. $) 13/ 0.000 0.000 0.601 0.050 0.000
NOTES:
Data are provided by Federal Fiscal Year (October through September).   Commodity costs reflect the value of food distributed to participants (Food Distribution on Indian Reservations and Commodity Supplemental Food Program) or delivered to State warehouses (all other programs).  
FY 2012 data are preliminary and all data are subject to revision.
1/ Participation data are 12-month averages. Total cost includes benefits, the Federal share of State administrative expenses, and other Federal costs (e.g., printing and processing stamps).  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as the Food Stamp Program prior to FY 2009. 
2/ Puerto Rico's Nutrition Assistance Grant provides benefits analogous to SNAP. Smaller outlying areas with similar grants include American Samoa ($6.5 million in FY 2008) and the Northern Marianas ($16.2 million).
3/ National School Lunch and School Breakfast participation data are 9-month averages (summer months are excluded). They represent average daily meals served adjusted by an attendance factor. School Lunch costs include cash payments, entitlement commodities, bonus commodities (surplus foods donated by the Dept. of Agriculture), and cash-in-lieu of commodities. School Breakfast costs are cash payments. Cash payments are Federal reimbursements to State agencies based on meals served multiplied by reimbursement rates which are adjusted annually to reflect changes in food costs.  Free and reduced-price meals served to needy children are reimbursed at much higher rates than full-price meals.
4/ Special milk costs are cash payments based on an annually determined reimbursement rate and the actual cost of free milk (a small portion of the total--less than 7% for all years).
5/ Total costs include cash payments, entitlement and bonus commodities, cash-in-lieu of commodities, sponsor administrative costs, start-up costs and audits.   
6/ Average daily attendance is reported only for July, the peak month of activity. Costs include cash payments, entitlement and bonus commodities, and the Federal share of State and sponsor administrative costs.  The decline in meals served since FY 2001 is largely attributable to alternative summer meal service in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program under Seamless Waiver provisions which eased reporting requirements for sponsors.
7/ The federal share of State administrative costs for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Child and Adult Food Care Programs.
8/ Total costs include food benefits, nutrition services and administrative funds, the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, infrastructure, breastfeeding promotion and peer counseling, program evaluation,  and technical assistance. 
9/ Includes commodity distribution costs (entitlement and bonus), the Federal share of State administrative expenses, and other costs (such as storage and transportation, food losses and demo. projects--national level only, unavailable prior to FY 1996).  
10/ The Nutrition Services Incentive Program was formerly called Nutrition Program for the Elderly.  As of FY 2002, meals served are reported to the Agency on Aging (DHHS) rather than FNS.  In FY 2003, administration of cash grants was transferred to the Agency on Aging, and FNS costs were limited to the value of commodities distributed.
11/ Total cost includes commodities distributed (entitlement and bonus) and the Federal share of State admin. expenses. Emergency food assistance is food made available to hunger relief organizations such as food banks and soup kitchens. It is not disaster relief.
12/ Most disaster relief is provided through SNAP.
13/ Includes summer camps.