Costs and participation
| Program name | Year begun | Cost ($ millions) | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP-related programs | |||
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | 1961 | 64,988.7 | 40.3 million participants per month |
| Nutrition Assistance Program for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas (NAP) | 1982* | 1,951.6 | Not available |
| Child nutrition programs | |||
| National School Lunch Program (NLSP) | 1946 | 13,773.4 | 29.7 million participants per school day |
| School Breakfast Program (SBP) | 1966 | 4,375.0 | 14.7 million participants per school day |
| Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) | 1968 | 3,604.2 | 2,035.8 million total meals served |
| Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) | 1969 | 483.8 | 150.5 million total meals and snacks |
| Special Milk Program (SMP) | 1955 | 7.9 | 38.2 million total half pints served |
| Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition Programs | N/A | 511.3 | N/A |
| Supplemental food programs | |||
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) | 1972 | 5,308.3 | 6.9 million participants per month |
| Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) | 1969 | 228.5 | 676.0 thousand participants per month |
| Food donation programs | |||
| The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) | 1981 | 623.4 | N/A |
| Nutrition Services Incentive Program** | 1965 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) | 1976 | 125.9 | 87.2 thousand participants per month |
| Other | |||
| Disaster Feeding | N/A | 6.7 | N/A |
| Administrative expenses (not elsewhere classified) | N/A | 147.9 | N/A |
| Total expenditures | N/A | 96,139.4 | N/A |
| Note: Information on program costs and participation come from the Program Information Report (Keydata), USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, September 2018 (subject to revision). Information on the year a program began comes from the Annual Historical Review Fiscal Year 1997, USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, September 1999. *American Samoa's Nutrition Assistance Program started in 1994. **Administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. N/A = Not applicable. |
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