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Part I Introduction to Nutrition Care in Older Adults

TABLE 2.1 Federal Nutrition Programs USDA Nutrition Programs

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap

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

Supplemental Nutiriotn Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) http://nifa.usda.gov/program/supplemental-nutrition-education-program-education-snap-ed

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

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-and-adult-care-food-program

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

Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) www.fns.usda.gov/sfmnp/senior-farmers-market-nutrition-program-sfmnp

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)

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) www.fns.usda.gov/tefap/emergency-food-assistance-program-tefap

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)

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) www.fns.usda.gov/csfp/commodity-supplemental-food-program-csfp

Works to improve the health of low-income elderly people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with USDA foods

Population served: Average of 579,000/m (FY2013) Federal $ spent/appropriated: $202 million (FY2014 appropriation)

Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) www.fns.usda.gov/fdpir/food-distribution-program-indian-reservations-fdpir

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