Summer Meal Programs - Seamless Summer Option (SSO) – Meal Reimbursement Information – Program Period 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>

<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 contains <b>meal reimbursements to Contracting Entities (CEs) sponsoring Seamless Summer Option sites for summer 2018 (SNP program year 2017-2018).</b> Data reported represents the latest claims that have been paid or approved to pay as of the data update date. <b>Participants have 60 days to file monthly claims.</b> Summer feeding programs operate mid-May through the end of August.<p>

<b> This dataset contains sponsor-level meal reimbursements.</b> Site-level meal counts are reported in the “Summer Feeding Programs – Seamless Summer Option (SSO) – Meal Counts” dataset for the program year.<p>

For data on sites participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), please refer to the Summer Feeding Programs - Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) – Meal Counts and Meal Reimbursement datasets available on the State of Texas Open Data Portal. <p>

<b>About Dataset Updates</b><br>
TDA aims to post new program year data by July 15 of the active program period. <b>Participants have 60 days to file monthly claims.</b> 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.

<b>关于该机构</b><br>德克萨斯农业部门负责管理德克萨斯州内的12项美国农业部营养计划，包括国家学校午餐计划、学校早餐计划以及儿童与成人照料食品计划（CACFP）。德克萨斯农业部门的食物与营养部门向运营这些计划的合作伙伴提供技术支持和培训资源，并监管他们获得的美国农业部报销，以覆盖在其设施中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，该部门恪守其使命——<i>滋养饥馑之众，推广健康生活方式。</i><p>

<i><b>如需了解这些计划的更多信息，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>本数据集包含了2018年夏季无缝夏季选择计划（SNP项目年度2017-2018）为签约实体（CE）提供的餐食补贴。报告的数据代表截至数据更新日期已支付或批准支付的最新索赔。 <b>参与者有60天的时间提交月度索赔。</b>夏季营养计划于5月中旬至8月底运营。<p>

<b>本数据集包含了赞助层面的餐食补贴。</b>站点层面的餐食计数将在项目年度的“夏季营养计划 – 无缝夏季选择（SSO） – 餐食计数”数据集中报告。<p>

有关参与夏季食物服务计划（SFSP）的站点数据，请参阅德克萨斯州开放数据门户上可用的“夏季营养计划 - 夏季食物服务计划（SFSP） – 餐食计数和餐食补贴”数据集。<p>

<b>关于数据集更新</b><br>德克萨斯农业部门旨在在活动计划期间内于7月15日发布新项目年度数据。 <b>参与者有60天的时间提交月度索赔。</b>数据集将每月更新，直至项目期结束后90天。项目期结束后90天，数据集将在项目期结束后6个月和1年进行更新，然后存档。存档的数据集将保持发布状态，但不会更新。活动项目年度发布的任何数据均可能发生变化。>