Count of sites approved to operate SFSP or SSO and with at least one approved meal reimbursement claim June - August to demonstrate summer operation. Site count is based on unique Site IDs. A meal site may have multiple unique Site IDs based on how many different meal service options they provided.

Count of CEs approved to operate Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) or Seamless Summer Option (SSO) for program period 2016.

Count of CEs approved to operate Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) or Seamless Summer Option (SSO) for 2024. May include CEs that have cancelled participation after initial approval. CE count is based on Operational Start Date.

Count of Summer Meal Program sponsors (Contracting Entities - CEs) approved for 2017. OperationStartDate for SSO sponsors reflect the start of their 2016-2017 school year and not their summer operations. Approved SFSP sponsors will be included in this count as their OperationStartDate arrives.

Count of CEs approved to operate SFSP or SSO and with at least one approved meal reimbursement claim June - August to demonstrate summer operation.

Count of Summer Meal Program sponsors (Contracting Entities -CEs) approved for 2021-2022. OperationStartDate for SSO sponsors reflect the start of their 2021-2022 school year and not their summer operations.

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for Summer Meal Programs Data,About the Dataset This dataset contains site-level meal counts from approved TDA claims for Seamless Summer Option (SSO) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in summer 2023. Summer meal programs typically operate mid-May through August unless otherwise noted. Participants have 60 days from the final meal service day of the month to submit claims to TDA.,Meal count information for individual summer meal programs can be found as filtered views of this dataset on our TDA Data Overview - Summer Meals Programs page.,Meal reimbursement data is collected at the sponsor/CE level and is reported in the "Summer Meal Programs - Seamless Summer Option (SSO) - Meal Reimbursements" and “Summer Meal Programs – Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) – Meal Reimbursements” datasets found on the Summer Meal Program Data Overview page.,An overview of all Summer Meal Program data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Summer Meals Programs page.,An overview of all TDA Food and Nutrition data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data page.,About Dataset Updates TDA aims to post new program year data by July 15 of the active program period. Participants have 60 days to submit claims. Data updates will occur daily and end 90 days after the close of the program year. Any data posted during the active program year is subject to change.,About the Agency 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, the Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP), and summer meal programs. 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 — Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.,For more information on these programs, please visit our website.

Sum of breakfast, lunch, supper and snacks served by SFSP & SSO in program period 2019.

Total school lunches served through SSO and SFSP from March 2020 through May 2020 as part of the COVID flexibility offered by USDA.

Count of meal sites approved to operate School Nutrition Program (SNP) for 2018-2019. May include sites that have cancelled or terminated participation after initial approval.