School Nutrition Programs – Meal Reimbursement Information – Program Year 2017-2018

<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>

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<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 2017-2018.</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>德克萨斯州农业部负责管理德克萨斯州12项美国农业部营养计划，包括国家学校午餐计划、学校早餐计划以及儿童与成人关怀食品计划（CACFP）。农业部食品与营养部门为运营这些计划的合作伙伴提供技术援助和培训资源，并监管他们所获得的美国农业部补贴，以覆盖在其设施内提供食物的部分成本。通过确保这些合作伙伴提供营养均衡的餐点和零食，该部门秉持其使命——<i>滋养饥荒之众，促进健康生活方式。</i><p>

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<b>关于数据集</b><br>本数据集包含2017-2018年度参与学校营养计划的站点所提交的餐食报销信息。</b>学校营养计划年度从7月1日开始，至6月30日结束。<p>

<b>关于数据集更新</b><br>农业部旨在在活跃计划年度的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申请。</b>数据集将每月更新，直至计划年度结束后90天。从计划年度结束后90天起，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发布状态，但不再更新。活跃计划年度发布的任何数据均可能发生变化。>