Overview of summer meal program data available from Texas Department of Agriculture

Overview of Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) data available on the Texas Open Data Portal from the Department of Agriculture.

Overview of school nutrition program data available on the Texas Open Data Portal from Texas Department of Agriculture

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About the Dataset

This dataset serves as source data for the Texas Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Meal Served Dashboard. Data is based on the School Nutrition Program (SNP) Meal Reimbursement and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) Meal Count datasets currently published on the Texas Open Data Portal. For the purposes of dashboard reporting, the school year for SSO is defined as September 2021 through May 2022 for SSO meals. The School Nutrition Program meals are reported by program year which runs July 1 through June 30.

In March 2020, USDA began allowing flexibility in nutrition assistance program policies in order to support continued meal access should the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) impact meal service operation. Flexibilities were extended into the 2021-2022 program year and allowed School Nutrition Programs to operate Seamless Summer Option through the 2021-2022 school year.

For more information on the policies implemented for this purpose, please visit our website at SquareMeals.org.

An overview of all SNP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - School Nutrition Programs page.

An overview of all TDA Food and Nutrition data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

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About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to update this dataset by the 15th of the month until 60 days after the close of the program year.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

For more information on these programs, please visit us at SquareMeals.org.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

For more information on these programs, please visit our website.

About the Dataset

This dataset contains claimed meals served by summer feeding sites participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for summer 2016 (SNP program year 2015-2016). Summer feeding programs operate mid-May through the end of August.

This dataset contains site-level claimed meal counts. Reimbursement data is collected at the sponsor level and is reported in the “Summer Feeding Programs – Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) – Meal Reimbursements” dataset for the program year.

For data on sites participating in the Seamless Summer Option (SSO), please refer to the Summer Feeding Programs – Seamless Summer Option – Meal Counts and Meal Reimbursement datasets available on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by July 15 of the active program period. Participants have 60 days to file monthly claims. Dataset updates will occur monthly until 90 days after the close of the program period. After 90 days from the close of the program period, the dataset will be updated at six months and one year from the close of program period before becoming archived. Archived datasets will remain published but will not be updated. Any data posted during the active program year is subject to change.

About the Dataset

This dataset contains contact and program participation information for all summer meal sites approved by TDA to operate during the 2019 program period. Applications to participate in summer programs open on January 15 and close May 1. Changes in site information can occur through August. Summer meal programs operate mid-May through the end of August.

An overview of all summer meal program data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Summer Meal Programs page.

An overview of all TDA Food and Nutrition data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by April 1 of the active program year. Due to the short duration of the summer meal programs, dataset updates will occur every two weeks until the end of August.

All TDA datasets will have a final active update 90 days after the close of the program period. Datasets will be updated at six months and one year from the close of program period before becoming archived. Any data posted during the active update schedule is subject to change.

New Data Fields Available!

CE and site status (active/inactive), termination status, termination as of date, and CE application cycle (new/renewal) are now available on this dataset. These fields have been added to the last columns of the report and data descriptions have been added to the column metadata.

A detailed list of TDA Food and Nutrition datasets and data fields available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be downloaded as a PDF here.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

For more information on these programs, please visit us at SquareMeals.org.

Total breakfast, lunch, supper, and snacks served by Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sites participating as Adult Day Care centers for program year 2021-2022.

Total breakfast, lunch, supper, and snacks served by Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) participating as Child Care Centers, At-Risk Centers, Head Start, Emergency Shelters, and sites serving meals Outside School Hours for program year 2021-2022.

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About the Dataset

This data set contains claims information for meal reimbursement for sites participating as Child Care Centers in CACFP for program year 2020-2021. The CACFP program year begins October 1 and ends September 30.

In March 2020, USDA began allowing flexibility in nutrition assistance program policy to support continued meal access should the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) impact meal service operation. For more information on the waivers implemented for this purpose, please visit our website at SquareMeals.org.

This dataset only includes claims submitted by CACFP sites operating as Child Care Centers. Sites can participate in multiple CACFP sub-programs. For reimbursement data on CACFP participants operating as Day Care Homes, Adult Day Care Centers, At-Risk Child Care centers, Head Start centers, emergency shelters, or centers providing care for students outside school hours, please refer to the corresponding “Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) – Meal Reimbursement” dataset for that sub-program available on the State of Texas Open Data Portal.

An overview of all CACFP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Child and Adult Care Food Programs page.

An overview of all TDA Food and Nutrition data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program year data by December 15 of the active program year. Participants have 60 days to file monthly reimbursement claims. Dataset updates will occur monthly until 90 days after the close of the program year. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will be updated at six months and one year from the close of program year before becoming archived. Archived datasets will remain published but will not be updated. Any data posted during the active program year is subject to change.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP), and the summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

For more information on these programs, please visit our website.

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for Summer Meal Programs Data

About the Dataset

This dataset contains contact and program participation information for summer meal sites approved by TDA to operate between March 2020 and September 2020 (Program Year 2020). Summer meal programs typically operate June through the end of August.

In March 2020, USDA began allowing flexibility in nutrition assistance program policies in order to support continued meal access should the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) impact meal service operation. Sites participating in these flexibilities are indicated in the COVID Meal Site or Oct-May Claims columns. For more information on the waivers implemented for this purpose, please visit our website at SquareMeals.org.

An overview of all summer meal program data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Summer Meal Programs page.

An overview of all TDA Food and Nutrition data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.

About Dataset Updates

TDA aims to post new program participation data by April 1 of the active program year. Due to the short duration of the summer meal programs, updates to the program participation dataset will occur every two weeks until the end of August.

All TDA datasets will have a final active update 90 days after the close of the program period. Datasets will be updated at six months and one year from the close of program period before becoming archived. Any data posted during the active update schedule is subject to change.

A detailed list of TDA Food and Nutrition datasets and data fields available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be downloaded as a PDF here.

About the Agency

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

For more information on these programs, please visit us at SquareMeals.org.