School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding.

The article provides information on several child nutrition programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service at schools and a variety of other settings in the U.S. Topics include the target population of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, the federal spending on child nutrition programs and activities in 2022 and the statutes governing the programs such as the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.