School meal programs : eligibility and geographic adjustment issues
In fiscal year 2012, over 31.6 million children participated in USDA's National School Lunch Program (NSLP) at a cost of about 11.6 billion. In fiscal year 2013, USDA estimated NSLP certification errors of more than 8 percent, or 996 million. GAO was asked to review possible beneficiary fraud w...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova
[2014]
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Education in a competitive and globalizing world. |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32523038*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: ELIGIBILITY AND GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT ISSUES; SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: ELIGIBILITY AND GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SCHOOL-MEALS PROGRAMS: USDA HAS ENHANCED CONTROLS, BUT ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION COULD HELP ENSURE LEGITIMATE PROGRAM ACCESS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; USDA HAS TAKEN STEPS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND PREVENT INELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS FROM RECEIVING BENEFITS.
- Usda could explore options to enhance the verification process to further strengthen integrity while ensuring legitimate accessconclusion; recommendations for executive action; agency comments; appendix i: objective, scope, and methodology; appendix ii: additional benefits based on eligibility in the school-meals programs; appendix iii: responsibilities of the food and nutrition service, state agencies, and school districts; appendix iv: sample school-meals household application; appendix v: comparison between federal andprivate-sector employees.
- Chapter 2: SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: IMPLICATIONS OF ADJUSTING INCOME ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS AND REIMBURSEMENT RATES BY GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCESWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; EXISTING DATA AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING FOR GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS COULD LEAD TO SHIFTS IN ELIGIBILITY AND MIGHT INCREASE PROGRAM COSTS; THE COST OF DELIVERING SCHOOL MEALS VARIES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, BUT THE USEFULNESS OF EXISTING DATA TO ADJUST REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THESE DIFFERENCES IS UNCLEAR.
- Existing federal and state policies offer eligibility and reimbursement flexibilityconcluding observations; agency comments; appendix i: scope and methodology; index.
