Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs: FANRP Project Descriptions

Select a research project for more information:

RIDGE (formerly Small Grants) Program (recurring) (See descriptions for all Small Grants Institutions: Short | Long)

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• The American Indian Studies Program, University of Arizona
• Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis
• Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin
• The Joint Center for Poverty Research, University of Chicago and Northwestern University
• Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State University

Other recurring projects (See descriptions for all other recurring projects: Short | Long)

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• Committee on National Statistics
• Current Population Survey (CPS) Food Security Supplements
• Devolution and Urban Change
• Early Childhood Longitudinal Study—Birth Cohort 2000
• Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey—Kindergarten Cohort
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
• Food and Nutrition Summer Institute
• National Food Price and Sales Information System
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES IV)
• Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)

Fiscal 2006 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 2006 projects: Short | Long)

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• Association Between Prenatal WIC Exposure and Maternal Behavior, Health, and Birth Outcomes
• Effects of Changes to State and Federal Asset Eligibility Policies for the Food Stamp Program
• Exploring the Link Between Food Assistance Programs and Child Obesity
• The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Still "An Acceptable Alternative" to Food Stamps?
• Food Stamp Program Certification Costs and Errors, 1989-2005
• Food Stamp Program Eligibility and Participation: A Comparison of Census Surveys and Administrative Data
• Low-Income Families Survival Strategies for Managing Shocks to Economic Well-Being
• The Multiple Contexts of Food Insecurity: Evaluating the Impact on Child Energy Balance
• The School Breakfast Program: Participation and Impacts
• School Meal Program Participation, Food Consumption Away from School and Home, and Obesity Among Students
• Understanding Determinants of Food Assistance Program Participation Decisions on Indian Reservations: A Framework for Program Assessment
• Where Is the Threshold? Estimation of the Money-Time Threshold for Food Stamp Participants

Fiscal 2005 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 2005 projects: Short | Long)

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• Commodity Supplemental Food Program: Participation and Administration
• Conference on Income Volatility and Implications for Food Assistance Programs-II
• Determinants of the Food Stamp Caseload
• Development of a Questionnaire on Dietary Behavior of Low-Income Populations
• Economic Determinants of School Meal Participation
• Effective Tax Rates and Guarantees and Food Stamp Program Participation
• Effects of Agricultural Research and Farm Subsidy Policies on Human Nutrition and Obesity
• Evaluation of State Food Policy Changes as Incentives To Foster Improved Middle School Lunch Selection and Consumption
• Food Insecurity and Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers in the ECLS-B
• Household Food Security and Tradeoffs in the Food Budget: A Revitalized Engel Approach Including Food Stamps
• The Processes of Getting and Staying on Food Stamps in South Carolina
• Structural Change in the Food Stamp Program Caseload Equation
• WIC’s Effect on Prices of Infant Formula

Fiscal 2004 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 2004 projects: Short | Long)

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• Design Considerations for Developing Effective Wording and Format Options for a Children’s Nutrition Behavior Questionnaire
• Development of a Cognitive Testing Protocol and Training Materials for Use in Developing a Common Core Set of Questions on Dietary Behavior
• An Examination of the Effects of Food Stamps on Obesity
• An Exploration of Potential Uses of Behavioral Economics Concepts for Improving the Diets of Food Assistance Program Participants
• A Feasibility Study of Nutrition Education Intervention in Food Stores Serving the Low Income
• Food Security, Obesity and Mental Health in Mothers and Preschool Children
• Future Costs of Childhood Obesity: Estimates and Implications
• How are State Food Stamp and TANF Policy Choices Affecting Food Stamp Participation
• Income Volatility and Its Effect on Food Stamp Participation of the Working Poor
• Integrating Food Stamp Program Rules and Processes With Other Public Assistance Programs
• Research Considerations on the Use and Impact of Food Assistance Programs on Indian Reservations
• The Role of Food Stamps in the Post-Reform Safety Net: The Three-City Study
• Study of School Food Authority Characteristics, Costs, and Revenues: Data Collection and Analysis

Fiscal 2003 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 2003 projects: Short | Long)

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• Analysis of Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Data
• Employment, Home Meal Production, Food Spending, and Food Security in Food Stamp Households
• Food Prices and Availability and Children's Health and Developmental Outcomes
• Food Security Measurement Expert Review Panel Study
• Food Stamp Use by Legal Immigrants Before and After the 2003 Restorations
• Food Stamps, Food Insecurity and Expenditures: A Simultaneous-Equation System
• Food Sufficiency, Food Stamp Program Participation and the Health of the Elderly
• Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Evaluation
• Household Based Food Purchase Data
• Methodology to Evaluate Effects of Team Nutrition Program in Schools
• Modifying Effects of Participation in Food Assistance Programs on the Obesity, Health, and Well-Being of Adults
• Modifying Effects of Participation in Food Assistance Programs on the Weight Status, Health, Development, and Well-Being of Children
• Pre-test for ERS Module for the American Time Use Survey
• Simulating Program Costs and Participation Under the Farm Bill and Alternative Food Assistance Policies
• Sources of Variation in State Food Stamp Participation Rates
• A Study of Locality, Agency, and Individual Characteristics Affecting Food Stamp Program Participation in Virginia
• WIC and the Economics of Infant Formula Contracts, Rebates, and Wholesale Prices

Fiscal 2002 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 2002 projects: Short | Long)

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• Analyzing the Welfare and Nutritional Effects of Food Taxes Intended to Promote Healthful Eating Habits
• Assessing the Feasibility of International Anthropometric References for School-aged Preadolescents
• An Assessment of the Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on WIC Program Coordination with Primary Care Services
• Demand Projections Segmented by Income for the Highly Competitive Non-Alcoholic Beverage Complex
• Design Considerations for Developing Effective Wording and Format Options for a Children’s Nutrition Behavior Questionnaire
• Developing a Food Security Survey Module for Use with Children and Youths
• Development of Eating Patterns and Obesity in Black Girls
• Eating Patterns and Diet Quality In Young Adults
• Evaluation of Policy Change on Middle School Student Lunch Consumption
• Evaluation of Three Models Designed to Increase Participation of Eligible Elderly in the Food Stamp Program
• Explaining High Levels of Food Insecurity and Hunger in the Pacific Northwest
• Food Security, Behavior Problems and Health among Kindergarten and First-Grade Children
• Forces Impacting Social and Economic Well-Being in the Rural South
• The Growth of Obesity and Health Economic Research
• Household Demand for Fruits and Vegetables: An Analysis of Homescan Data
• Impacts of Shifts in Food Demand on the Farm Sector
• Implementation of Options and Waivers to Increase Access to the Food Stamp Program Mathematica Policy Research
• Integrated Study of School Meal Costs and Outcomes: A Design, Cost, and Feasibility Plan
• Modeling WIC Eligibility and Participation of Infants and Children
• Post-Conference Workshop on Evaluation of Nutrition Education with Low-Income Families
• Promoting the Food Stamp Program and Work through Coordinated Economic Relief Centers (CERC’s)
• State Predictors of Household Food Security
• Supermarket Characteristics and Operating Costs in Low-Income Areas
• Trends in Food Stamp Program Certification Costs, 1989-2001
• Understanding the Errors in Children’s Dietary Recalls
• U.S. Trends in Associations of Eating Patterns with BMI throughout the Lifecycle
• Welfare Transitions and Food Sufficiency: Evidence from South Carolina
• WIC Innovative Practices Study

Fiscal 2001 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 2001 projects: Short | Long)

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• An Analysis of Poverty Dynamics and Food Security
• Assessing the Nutrient Intakes of High-Needs Subgroups Using the Dietary Reference Intakes
• The Associations Among Food Assistance Program Participation, Food Security, and Child and Maternal Health Disparities
• Best Practices Roundtable on Addressing the Needs of Low-Income Working Families
• The Complementary Roles of Public and Private Assistance
• Conference on Income Volatility and Implications for Food Assistance
• Development of Eating Patterns and Dietary Behaviors that Predict Child Obesity
• Diet Quality and Its Relationship to Obesity in Rural Alabama African American Children
• Dietary Patterns and Nutritional Adequacy: Does Variety Matter?
• Dietary Risk in the WIC Program: A Scientific Assessment
• Dynamics of Food Stamp Program Participation in Maryland
• The Ecological Predictors and Development Outcomes of Persistent Childhood Obesity
• The Effect of EITC on Food Stamp Program Participation Among the Working Poor
• The Effect of Provider Instability on Cross-Sectional Estimates of the Demand for Emergency Food
• Effects of WIC and Food Stamp Program Participation on Child Outcomes
• Employment Factors Influencing Food Stamp Program Participation Among the Working Poor
• Evaluating Changes in WIC Participant Food Purchasing as a Result of WIC Nutrition Education
• Evaluating the Impact of School Breakfast and Lunch
• Food Stamp Certification Periods and Payment Accuracy: State Experience During 1996-2000
• Food Stamp Program Elderly Demonstration
• Food Stamp Program Entry and Exit: Economic and Policy Influences on Participation Decisions
• Impact of Food Sufficiency on Food Choices of Low Income Children
• Infant Formula Prices and Availability
• Journal of Nutrition Education Special Issue for the Elderly
• Lifestyle Mediators of Diet Quality
• Maternal Employment and Children’s Nutrition Outcomes
• Measuring the Extent of Food Stamp Trafficking Using EBT Data
• Panel Cointegration Estimation of Food Stamp Program Caseloads
• Plate Waste in School Nutrition Programs
• Research Design Considerations for Integrating Cost Data with Customer Information in an Evaluation of School Meal Performance
• Summer Food Service Program Study
• Understanding Program Participation Decisions of the Working Poor

Fiscal 2000 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 2000 projects: Short | Long)

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• Basic Needs, Tough Choices: The Impact of Housing Costs on Food Consumption
• CACFP Administrative Cost Reimbursement Study
• Community Food Security Assessment Tool Kit Field Test
• Conference on Interventions to Prevent Low Birth Weights
• Data Development Initiatives for Research on Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs
• Demand System Analysis for Households Segmented by Family Structure and Income
• Diet Patterns, Nutrients and Development of Adolescent Obesity
• Direct Certification and its Impact on Errors in the National School Lunch Program
• Eating Patterns, Diet Quality, and Obesity
• Effects of Food Security on Pregnancy Outcomes
• An Evaluation of the USDA’s Healthy Eating Index
• Factors Associated with Iron Status Among WIC Infants in Rural West Virginia
• Feasibility and Accuracy of Record Linkage to Estimate Multiple Program Participation
• Food Demands and Nutrient Availability of Low-Income Households
• Food Insecurity in the Second Generation
• The Implementation of the National School Lunch Program Application and Verifications Pilot Projects
• Labor Market Participation and Government Assistance Program Participation
• Longitudinal Analysis of the Earnings and Food Stamp Participation of the Working Poor
• Longitudinal Modeling of the Effects of Dietary Intakes on Body Composition and Risk Factors for Coronary Disease in the Women’s Health Trial: Feasibility Study in Minority Populations
• Parental Time, Role Strains, Coping, and Children’s Diet and Nutrition
• Parenting Practices and Obesity in Low-Income African-American Preschoolers
• Social Marketing Study to Increase Food Stamp Participation Among the Elderly
• Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, the Food Stamp Program (FSP), and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
• Time Series Analysis of Food Stamp Program Caseloads
• WIC Eligibility Expert Review Panel Study

Fiscal 1999 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 1999 projects: Short | Long)

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• Analysis of Data from the 1998 and 1999 Food Security Supplements to the Current Population Survey
• Causes and Consequences of Food Insufficiency After Welfare Reform
• Community Food Security Assessment Conference
• Community Food Security Toolkit
• The Determinants of Overweight and Obesity Among Low-Income Children
• Economic Benefits of a Breast-Feeding Promotion: A Controlled Clinical Trial
• The Effects of Welfare Implementation on Food Stamp Caseloads
• Evaluating the Impact of School Breakfast on Learning: Design and Feasibility
• Factors Affecting Childhood Obesity Among Low-Income Households
• Food Security and Health Outcomes in the California Health Interview Survey
• Hunger: Its Risk and Impact in Poor Female-Headed Households with Children
• Identify and Evaluate Methods To Prevent Fraud and Abuse Among Staff and Participants in WIC
• Improving Access to Food Stamps for Low-Income Working Households
• Interpretation and Use of Dietary Reference Intakes
• Obesity in Low-Income Mothers and Children
• Program Access and Declining Food Stamp Program Participation
• Program Integrity and Improved Service to the Working Poor Under Alternative Reporting Plans
• Project on Devolution and Urban Change
• Report to Congress on WIC Program Cost-Containment Practices and Their Impacts
• Restructuring Food Stamps To Help Working Families
• Summer Feeding Integrity Study: Design, Cost, and Feasibility Plan
• Understanding Child Nutrition in the Year 2000: Dynamic Shifts and Their Determinants
• What Explains Recent Changes in Food Stamp Program Caseloads?

Fiscal 1998 projects (See descriptions for all fiscal 1998 projects: Short | Long)

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• Assessment of Computer Matching in the Food Stamp Program
• Changes in the Characteristics of the Food Stamp Program (FSP) Population Under Welfare Reform
• The Changing Welfare System in Rural Areas
• Child Nutrition Analysis Project (CNAP)
• Consequences of Welfare Reform and Economic Change for the FSP and the Economy as a Whole
• Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals (CSFII)
• Development and Evaluation of the Nutritional Anthropometric Assessment Software in WIC Clinics (Epi Info 2000/Nutstat Module)
• Diet Intake and Health Outcomes
• Economic Research Service's Second Food Security Conference
• The Evaluation of EBT Customer Service Waivers on Recipients
• Evaluation of Food Stamp Program Nutrition Education
• Expanded Study of Welfare Reform on Immigrants
• The Extent of Trafficking in the Food Stamp Program After Welfare Reform
• Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
• Food Stamp Program Microsimulation and Related Analysis
• The Impacts of Welfare Reform and the Macroeconomy on Food Stamp Caseloads and Expenditures
• Nutrition and Health Outcomes of USDA Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs
• Report to Congress on State Use of Funds To Increase Work Slots for Food Stamp Recipients
• Report to Congress on Use of Food Stamps To Purchase Dietary Supplements
• Research on Breastfed Infants' Growth
• Research To Assess Links Between Diet Quality and Health
• Research To Strengthen and Improve Measures of Food Security
• Simplified Food Stamp Program Technical Assistance
• Studies of Households Who Leave the Food Stamp Program
• Study of Re-Engineering the Welfare System
• A Study of the Emergency Food Assistance System: Provider and Recipient Characteristics
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)—Leavers Use of Food Stamps
• Welfare and Food Assistance at the State Level: Methods and Iowa Estimates
• Welfare Reform Effects on Food Assistance Use and Family Well-Being
• WIC General Analysis Project (GAP)