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Offers nutrition assistance to eligible low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities Population served: 47.6 million individuals Federal $ spent/appropriated: $79.8 billion
To improve the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP will make healthy choices within a limited budget and choose active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate
Federal $ spent/appropriated: Funded within the SNAP Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 capped at $401 million
Provides nutritious meals to children and elderly individuals in daycare settings Population served: 3.5 million children and adults (3.3 million children) Federal $ spent/appropriated: $2.97 billion
Provides low-income seniors with coupons to exchange for eligible foods at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs
Population served: 836,000 (FY2013) Federal $ spent/appropriated: $21 million (FY2013)
USDA program to help supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including seniors, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance at no cost
Population served: 723 million pounds of food distributed in FY2012 Federal $ spent/appropriated: $308 million (FY2012)
Provides USDA foods to low-income households living on Indian reservations and to American Indian households residing in approved areas near reservations or in Oklahoma
Population served: Average of 75,590/m (FY2013) Federal $ spent/appropriated: $104 million appropriation