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Description
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Provides monthly food packages to
low-income households living on or near Indian reservations. |
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Participants may select from more than 70
products including: frozen ground beef and chicken, canned meats,
poultry and fish, canned fruits and vegetables, canned soups,
spaghetti sauce, macaroni and cheese, pastas, cereals, rice, other
grains, cheese, egg mix, nonfat dry and evaporated milk, flour,
cornmeal, reduced sodium crackers, low-fat refried beans, dried
beans, and dehydrated potatoes. |
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Serves as an alternative to the Food Stamp
Program for those households who live in remote areas of
reservations and may not have easy access to food stamp offices or
authorized food stores. |
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Provides
USDA commodity foods and funds for administrative costs to
Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) and state agencies
administering the program. These agencies store and
distribute the food, determine applicant eligibility, and
provide nutrition education to recipients. |
Background
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FDPIR was
established by the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and the
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973. |
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The program developed from the Needy Family
Program, which was the primary means of food assistance during the
Great Depression of the 1930s. |
Participants
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Food benefits are provided to approximately
271 Tribes, through 99 ITOs and five State agencies. The average
monthly participation for Fiscal Year 2006 was 90,000 individuals. |
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Participants are low-income American Indian
and non-Indian households that live on a reservation. Also,
low-income households living in authorized areas near a reservation
or in Oklahoma that contain at least one person who is a member of a
federally recognized tribe. |
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Households are certified based on income
and resource standards set by the federal government and must be
recertified at least every 12 months. |
Budget
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$77.5
million in FY 2007, including no less than $3 million for a
special purchase of bison meat. |
Contact Information
Last modified:
October 2007
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