Supplier
USDA/FNS
Years Available
Annually starting in 1969 for national data; annually starting in 2013 for state data
Periodicity
Annual
Mode of Collection
Census.
Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (USDA, FNS) works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal assistance programs including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and school meals (including the School Breakfast Program).
Population Covered
Participants in FNS programs in the 50 states and the District of Columbia
Methodology
The Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS) is a web-based national reporting system used by FNS program administrators to submit data to USDA/FNS. Its purpose is to facilitate the reporting of data for all FNS programs. FPRS consolidates certain programmatic and financial data reporting requirements in an electronic system and is the primary collection point for FNS program performance statistics and financial data from state agencies, Indian tribal organizations, and U.S. territories participating in the nutrition assistance programs. State agencies are required to report data for each program on a regular (quarterly or monthly) basis. FNS uses this data for payment and to track participation in the programs. State, territories, and tribal agencies responsible for administering FNS programs assemble data from individual program sites and report aggregate data to FNS through the FPRS reporting system.
References
Food Programs Reporting System tutorial.
