School Nutrition Programs – Meal Reimbursement Information – Program Year 2015-2016

<b>About the Agency</b><br>
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 — <i>Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.</i><p>

<i><b>For more information on these programs, please visit our <a href=http://www.SquareMeals.org target="_blank">website</a>.</b></i><p>

<b>About the Dataset</b><br>
This data set contains claims information for <b>meal reimbursement for sites participating in school nutrition programs for program year 2015-2016.</b> The school nutrition program year begins July 1 and ends June 30.<p>
<b>About Dataset Updates</b><br>

TDA aims to post new data by November 1 of the active program year. <b>Participants have 60 days to file monthly reimbursement claims.</b> 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 at 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.

<b>关于机构</b><br>
德克萨斯州农业部门负责管理在德克萨斯州实施的12项美国农业部营养项目，包括国家学校午餐计划、学校早餐计划以及儿童和成人照料食品计划（CACFP）。农业部门的食物与营养部门为运营这些项目的合作伙伴提供技术援助和培训资源，并监管他们获得的美国农业部补贴，以覆盖在其设施中提供食品的部分成本。通过确保这些合作伙伴提供营养丰富的餐点和零食，该部门致力于其使命——<i>滋养饥饿之人，推广健康生活方式。</i><p>

<i><b>如需了解更多关于这些计划的信息，请访问我们的<a href=http://www.SquareMeals.org target="_blank">网站</a>。</b></i><p>

<b>关于数据集</b><br>
本数据集包含2015-2016学年参与学校营养计划的各站点餐费报销的索赔信息。学校营养计划年度始于7月1日，结束于6月30日。<p>
<b>关于数据集更新</b><br>

德克萨斯州农业部门旨在在活跃项目年度的11月1日前发布新数据。<b>参与者有60天的时间提交月度报销索赔。</b>数据集将每月更新，直至项目年度结束后90天。项目年度结束后90天后，数据集将每隔六个月和一年更新一次，然后归档。归档的数据集将保持公开状态，但不再更新。在活跃项目年度期间发布的任何数据均可能发生变化。>