School Nutrition Programs – Contact Information and Site-Level Program Participation – Program Year 2016-2017

<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 dataset <b>contains contact information and program participation information for each site participating in school nutrition programs during program year 2016-2017</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 program year data by September 1 of the active program year. Updates will occur quarterly and end 90 days after the close of the program year. Any data posted during the active program year is subject to change. After 90 days from the close of the program year, this dataset will remain published but will no longer be updated.

<b>关于该机构</b><br>德克萨斯州农业部门负责管理德克萨斯州12项美国农业部营养计划，包括国家学校午餐和早餐计划，以及儿童和成人护理食品计划（CACFP）。TDA的食物与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，以覆盖在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餐点和零食，该部门秉持其使命——<i>滋养饥荒者，倡导健康生活方式。</i><p>

<i><b>欲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>该数据集<b>包含2016-2017年度参与学校营养计划的每个站点联系方式和计划参与信息</b>。学校营养计划年度从7月1日开始至次年6月30日结束。<p>

<b>关于数据集更新</b><br>TDA旨在在活跃计划年度的9月1日前发布新的年度数据。更新将按季度进行，并在计划年度结束后90天内结束。在活跃计划年度期间发布的任何数据均可能发生变化。在计划年度结束后90天，此数据集将保持发布状态，但将不再更新。