Description
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Provides
milk to children in schools, childcare institutions and
eligible camps that do not participate in other federal
child nutrition meal service programs. |
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Requires
that schools or institutions operate their milk programs on
a nonprofit basis and agree to use the federal reimbursement
to reduce the selling price of milk to all children. |
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Requires
participating schools/institutions to offer pasteurized
fluid milk (unflavored or flavored) that meet State and
local standards. All milk must contain vitamins A and D at
levels specified by the Food and Drug Administration. |
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Reimburses schools or institutions $0.1825 for each half
pint of milk served for July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009. For
children who receive their milk free, the USDA reimburses
schools the milk’s net purchase price. |
Background
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The
program is authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. |
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It is
administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service through
State administering agencies and is operated through
agreements with school food authorities and institutions. |
Participants
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Any child
at a participating school, half-day
pre-kindergarten/kindergarten program or institution.
Children may buy milk or receive it free, depending on the
choice of program options. |
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Schools
in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast programs
may also participate and provide milk to children in
half-day pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs where
children do not have access to the school meal programs. |
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90.2
million half pints were served in FY 2007; 85.7 million in
FY 2008. |
Budget
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$14.2
million in FY 2007. |
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$15.1
million in FY 2008. |
Contact Information
Last
modified: January 2009
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