FY 2022 Farm to Food Bank Project Summaries
Project summaries for the 29 TEFAP state agencies that received fiscal year 2022 Farm to Food Bank project funding.
TEFAP Fresh Produce
To help those most in need receive healthy, fresh foods, USDA will be offering boxes of pre-packed, mixed fresh produce though The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), in addition to the single varieties that are already available to order.
School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study: Methods Used to Estimate the Cost of Producing School Meals
This fact sheet summarizes the methods used in the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS) to collect, process, and analyze data to estimate the cost of producing reimbursable school meals. The methods were based on approaches used in prior USDA studies.
School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study: Methods Used to Examine Student Dietary Intakes
This fact sheet describes the methods used in the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS) to collect, process, and analyze data on students’ dietary intakes.
School Nutrition & Meal Cost Study: Methods Used to Examine Nutritional Characteristics of School Meals
This fact sheet describes the methods used in the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS) to collect, process, and analyze data to examine nutritional characteristics of school meals.
School Nutrition & Meal Cost Study: Plate Waste in School Meals
This fact sheet describes the methods used in the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS) to collect, process, and analyze data to assess plate waste in the school meal programs.
School Nutrition & Meal Cost Study: Study Design & Implementation
The School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study was a comprehensive study of the school meal programs. This fact sheet provides an overview of the design and implementation of the SNMCS, including the research objectives, sample design, data collection approach, and response rates.
Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets: Proteins
This page includes links to all the household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the protein food group.
The USDA Farm to School Grant Program
The USDA awards grants annually to help connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. This fact sheet gives an overview of the Farm to School Grant Program and highlights Farm to School grantee projects.
USDA Foods Cheese in CSFP
This page contains a factsheet for CSFP program staff and a flyer for CSFP program customers on how to properly handle, store, and distribute USDA Foods cheese in the CSFP program.