Summary of datasets available for Texas Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Programs.

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for School Nutrition Data,About the Dataset This dataset contains claims information for paid or approved to pay meal reimbursement for sites participating in school nutrition programs for program year 2020-2021. The school nutrition program year begins July 1 and ends June 30.,In October 1, 2020, USDA began allowing flexibility in School Nutrition Program policy to support continued meal access should the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) impact meal service operation. For more information on the waivers implemented for this purpose, please visit our website at SquareMeals.org.,An overview of all SNP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - School Nutrition 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.,More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.,About Dataset Updates TDA aims to post new data by November 1 of the active program year. Participants have 60 days to file monthly reimbursement claims. Dataset updates will occur monthly until 90 days after the close of the program year. After 90 days from the close of the program year, the dataset will be updated at six months and at one year from the close of program year before becoming archived. Archived datasets will remain published but will not be updated. 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 Program (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.,

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for School Nutrition Data,About the Dataset This dataset contains claims information for paid or approved to pay meal reimbursement for sites participating in school nutrition programs for program year 2022-2023.,An overview of all SNP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - School Nutrition 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.,More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.,,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 Program (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 us at SquareMeals.org.

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for School Nutrition Data,About the Dataset This dataset serves as source data for the Texas Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Meal Served Dashboard. Data is based on the School Nutrition Program (SNP) Meal Reimbursement and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) Meal Count datasets currently published on the Texas Open Data Portal. For the purposes of dashboard reporting, the school year for SSO is defined as September 2021 through May 2022 for SSO meals. The School Nutrition Program meals are reported by program year which runs July 1 through June 30.,In March 2020, USDA began allowing flexibility in nutrition assistance program policies in order to support continued meal access should the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) impact meal service operation. Flexibilities were extended into the 2021-2022 program year and allowed School Nutrition Programs to operate Seamless Summer Option through the 2021-2022 school year.,For more information on the policies implemented for this purpose, please visit our website at SquareMeals.org.,An overview of all SNP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - School Nutrition 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.,More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.,,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 Program (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 us at SquareMeals.org.

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for School Nutrition Data,About the Dataset This dataset contains claims information for paid or approved to pay meal reimbursement for sites participating in school nutrition programs for program year 2023-2024.,An overview of all SNP data available on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our TDA Data Overview - School Nutrition 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.,More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page.,,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 Program (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 us at SquareMeals.org.

About the Dataset This dataset contains contact information for each Contracting Entity (CE) sponsor participating in a school nutrition programs during program year 2022-2023 and information on Food Service Management Company (FSMC) they may contract with. The school nutrition program year begins July 1 and ends June 30.,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 data by September 15 of the active school nutrition program year. This dataset contains multi-year data. Due to the relatively static nature of this data, there are no planned updates for this dataset. 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 Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food 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 us at SquareMeals.org.,

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for School Nutrition Data,About the Dataset This dataset contains USDA Foods entitlement data for Contracting Entities (CE) approved to operate school nutrition programs for program year 2022-2023. USDA Foods entitlements are funds provided by the state to Texas schools for use on USDA Foods commodities. School nutrition programs operate July 1 through the June 30.,About Dataset Updates TDA aims to post new program year data by October 1 of the active program year and update this dataset at least monthly until the close of the program year. 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.,More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page. 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 the 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.,

Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for School Nutrition Data,About the Dataset This dataset contains USDA Foods entitlement data for Contracting Entities (CE) approved to operate school nutrition programs for program year 2021-2022. USDA Foods entitlements are funds provided by the state to Texas schools for use on USDA Foods commodities. School nutrition programs operate July 1 through the June 30.,About Dataset Updates TDA aims to post new program year data by October 1 of the active program year and update this dataset monthly until the close of the program year. 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.,More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data page. 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 the 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.,

About the Dataset This dataset contains contact information for each Contracting Entity (CE) sponsor participating in a school nutrition programs during program year 2021-2022 and information on Food Service Management Company (FSMC) they may contract with. The school nutrition program year begins July 1 and ends June 30.,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 data by September 15 of the active school nutrition program year. This dataset contains multi-year data. Due to the relatively static nature of this data, there are no planned updates for this dataset. 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 Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food 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 us at SquareMeals.org.,

Overview of Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) data available on the Texas Open Data Portal from the Department of Agriculture.