School Nutrition Programs – Food Service Management Company (FSMC) Information – Program Year 2021-2022

<b>About the Dataset</b><br>
This dataset contains <b>contact information for each Contracting Entity (CE) sponsor participating in a school nutrition programs during program year 2021-2022 and information on Food Service Management Company (FSMC) they may contract with.</b> The school nutrition program year begins July 1 and ends June 30.<p>

An overview of <b>all TDA Food and Nutrition data available</b> on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our <b><a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/TDA-Data-Overview-Food-and-Nutrition-Programs-Open/nk79-w2cs/ target="_blank">TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data</a></b> page. <p>

<b>About Dataset Updates</b><br>
TDA aims to post new data by September 15 of the active school nutrition program year. This dataset contains multi-year data. Due to the relatively static nature of this data, there are no planned updates for this dataset.

<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 , the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food 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 us at <a href=http://www.SquareMeals.org target="_blank">SquareMeals.org</a>.</b></i><p>

<b>关于数据集</b><br>本数据集收录了参与2021-2022学年学校营养计划的所有合同实体（CE）赞助方的联系信息，以及他们可能签订的食品服务管理公司（FSMC）的相关信息。</b>学校营养计划年度从7月1日开始至6月30日结束。<p>有关德克萨斯州开放数据门户上所有可用的TDA食品与营养数据的概览，可在我们的<b><a href="https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/TDA-Data-Overview-Food-and-Nutrition-Programs-Open/nk79-w2cs/" target="_blank">TDA数据概览 - 食品与营养开放数据</a></b>页面查阅。<p><b>关于数据集更新</b><br>TDA计划在活跃的学校营养计划年度的9月15日之前发布新数据。本数据集包含多年数据。鉴于数据的相对静态特性，本数据集没有计划进行更新。<p><b>关于机构</b><br>德克萨斯州农业部门负责管理德克萨斯州的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、儿童及成人营养计划（CACFP）以及夏季餐饮计划。TDA的食品营养部门向运营这些计划的合作伙伴提供技术援助和培训资源，并监督他们收到的美国农业部补贴，以弥补他们在设施内提供餐饮的部分成本。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>滋养饥渴者，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">SquareMeals.org</a>。</b></i><p>