ANNUAL SUMMARY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE PROGRAMS
(Data as of February 01, 2012)
      FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
                            
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1/                                  
People Participating (Thous.) 26,316 28,223 33,490 40,302 44,709
Households Participating (Thous.) 11,788 12,727 15,232 18,618 21,072
Value of Benefits (Mil.$) 30,373 34,608 50,360 64,704 71,812
Average Monthly Benefit Per Person ($) 96.18 102.19 125.31 133.79 133.85
Average Monthly Benefit Per Household ($) 214.72 226.60 275.51 289.61 283.99
Total Cost (Mil. $) 33,191 37,640 53,635 68,308 75,327
                           
PUERTO RICO GRANT (Mil. $) 2/ 1,551 1,623 2,001 2,001 2,001
                               
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM 3/                          
Children Participating (Thous.) 30,630 31,016 31,310 31,747 31,838
Total Lunches Served (Mil.) 5,071 5,209 5,186 5,278 5,273
Percent Free (%)  49.4 50.1 52.5 55.9 58.1
Percent Reduced-Price (%)  9.9 10.0 10.0 9.4 8.4
Total Afterschool Snacks Served (Mil.) 183 206 215 219 226
Cash Payments (Mil. $) 7,706 8,265 8,873 9,750 10,102
Commodity Costs (Mil. $) 1,033 1,052 1,119 1,128 1,199
Total Cost (Mil. $) 8,739 9,318 9,992 10,878 11,301
                               
SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM 3/                          
Children Participating (Thous.) 10,119 10,608 11,076 11,669 12,189
Total Breakfasts Served (Mil.) 1,714 1,812 1,867 1,968 2,050
Percent Free or Reduced Price (%) 80.6 80.6 82.1 83.5 83.7
Total Cost (Mil. $) 2,163 2,366 2,583 2,859 3,036
                               
SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM 4/                          
Total Half-Pints Served (Mil.) 90 86 78 72 66
Total Cost (Mil. $) 14 15 14 12 12
                               
CHILD/ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM 5/                          
Average Daily Attendance (Thous.) 3,207 3,254 3,320 3,411 3,402
Total Meals Served (Mil.) 1,848 1,895 1,896 1,910 1,925
   Child Care Centers (Mil.) 1,161 1,204 1,217 1,248 1,273
   Day Care Homes (Mil.) 626 627 613 595 582
   Adult Care Centers (Mil.) 61 64 66 67 69
   Percent Free or Reduced Price (%) 81.3 81.4 81.8 82.1 81.7
Cash Payments (Mil. $) 2,023 2,169 2,289 2,398 2,464
Commodity Costs (Mil.$) 77 87 95 94 98
Total Costs (Mil.$) 2,237 2,403 2,535 2,639 2,710
                               
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM 6/                          
Average Daily Attendance (Thous.) 1,977 2,130 2,260 2,304 2,310
Total Meals Served (Mil.) 120 130 132 134 137
Total Cost (Mil.) 290 326 348 359 369
                               
CHILD NUTRITION STATE ADMIN. (Mil. $) 7/ 161 171 176 183 171
                               
WIC (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD) 8/                          
Women-Infants-Children Participating (Thous.) 8,285 8,705 9,122 9,175 8,960
Food Cost (Mil. $) 3,881 4,534 4,641 4,563 5,017
Avg. Monthly Food Cost Per Person ($) 39.03 43.41 42.40 41.44 46.66
Total Cost (Mil. $) 5,409 6,192 6,472 6,683 7,190
                                    
COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD 9/                               
Total Participation (Thous.) 466 475 467 519 588
Total Cost (Mil. $) 142 161 155 165 198
                               
FOOD DISTRIB. ON INDIAN RESERV 9/                          
Total Participation (Thous.) 87 90 95 85 78
Total Cost (Mil.$) 81 96 100 95 94
                               
NSIP (Elderly Feeding) 10/                          
Total Meals Served (Mil.) NA NA NA NA NA
Total Cost (Mil. $) 2.6 2.4 2.0 2.5 1.7
                                
TEFAP (Emergency Food Assistance) 11/                           
Total Pounds Distributed (Mil.) 340 337 724 746 777
Total Food Cost (Mil. $) 198 226 553 566 462
Total Cost (Mil.$) 255 283 617 631 532
                           
OTHER FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS                      
Disaster Feeding (Mil. $) 12/ 7.060 0.301 0.007 0.119 0.024
Charitable Institutes (Mil. $) 13/ 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.601 0.050
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 2011 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.