Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, Final Report: Fiscal 2002 Activities

by Farm Business Economics Branch, Rural Economy Division, Economic Research Service

ERS's Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) supports intramural and extramural research on a wide range of policy-relevant food assistance and nutrition topics. The three perennial program themes are (1) diet and nutritional outcomes, (2) food program targeting and delivery, and (3) program dynamics and administration. The core food and nutrition assistance programs include the Food Stamp Program, the child nutrition programs, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). This report summarizes FANRP's activities and accomplishments in fiscal 2002.

Keywords: Food assistance programs, nutrition assistance programs, nutrition, Food Stamp Program, WIC, child nutrition programs, food security, low-income people, Competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program, FANRP

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