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Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs: FANRP Project Descriptions

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FANRP’s Competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program funds research to support USDA’s domestic food and nutrition assistance programs. ERS has compiled an electronic database of all projects funded through FANRP. For each project, information is provided on year(s) funded, amount of award, project status (i.e., completed or ongoing), topic area(s), data set(s) analyzed, and all peer-reviewed publications resulting from the research. For all ERS-published reports and articles a link to the full report is provided. The database is searchable by:

  • Title, topic, year of publication, and data set analyzed
  • Exact word(s) or phrases contained in the project's title

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  1. Assessing Alternative Policies for Improving the School Food Environment

  2. Children’s Food Security and Intakes from School Meals

  3. Data Development Initiatives for Research on Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs

  4. Developing a Conceptual Model of the Determinants of USDA School Meal Participation at the School Level

  5. Diet, Weight, and USDA School Meal Participation

  6. Direct Certification and its Impact on Errors in the National School Lunch Program

  7. Economic Determinants of School Meal Participation

  8. Effects of Change From Universal-Free to Eligibility-Based School Breakfast Program

  9. Effects of Immigration on WIC and National School Lunch Program Caseloads

  10. Effects on Childhood Obesity of Participation in Multiple Nutrition Assistance Programs

  11. Evaluating the Impact of School Breakfast and Lunch

  12. Evaluating the Impact of School Breakfast on Learning: Design and Feasibility

  13. Evaluation of Policy Change on Middle School Student Lunch Consumption

  14. Evaluation of State Food Policy Changes as Incentives To Foster Improved Middle School Lunch Selection and Consumption

  15. Exploring the Link Between Food Assistance Programs and Child Obesity

  16. Feasibility and Accuracy of Record Linkage to Estimate Multiple Program Participation

  17. Food Stamp, NSLP, and WIC Underreporting in Household Surveys: Comparing Aggregates and Assessing the Implications

  18. Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program Evaluation

  19. Implementation of the National School Lunch Program Application and Verifications Pilot Projects

  20. Incorporating Nutritional and Economic Factors Into Planning School Lunch

  21. Integrated Study of School Meal Costs and Outcomes: A Design, Cost, and Feasibility Plan

  22. Methodology to Evaluate Effects of Team Nutrition Program in Schools

  23. Nutrition and Health Outcomes of USDA Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs

  24. Plate Waste in School Nutrition Programs

  25. Program Integrity and Improved Service to the Working Poor Under Alternative Reporting Plans

  26. Research Design Considerations for Integrating Cost Data with Customer Information in an Evaluation of School Meal Performance

  27. School Breakfast Program: Participation and Impacts

  28. School Meal Program Participation, Food Consumption Away from School and Home, and Obesity Among Students

  29. Study of School Food Authority Characteristics, Costs, and Revenues: Data Collection and Analysis

  30. The Economic Impact of School Meal Certification Approaches on the Uptake of Free- and Reduced-Price Meals

  31. The Effects of Subsidized School Meals on Children's Diet Quality



This project database contains all ERS extramural projects funded through the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program and their peer reviewed publications through November 2008. The ERS Publications Page maintains a current catalog of all ERS publications and those related to Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs .

 

For more information, contact: Victor Oliveira

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Updated date: September 16, 2009