USDA Extends Nutrition Data Hunt: More Forms for Food Teachers
Published Date: 1/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture plans to extend and update the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program’s data collection for three more years. This affects educators and volunteers teaching nutrition to families with limited money across all 50 states and territories. They’re asking for public comments by March 23, 2026, to help improve how they track and boost the program’s impact.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Respondent Time Burden: 18,772 Hours Annually
NIFA estimates the total annual burden for this information collection is 18,772 hours across 76 respondents, with an average of 247 hours per response. The figure includes participant education and data entry, aggregation and reporting, and preparation, review, and submission of program plans and budget information.
Program Plans/Budgets Tied to Federal EFNEP Funds
EFNEP program plans and budgetary data are now submitted, reviewed, and approved through the WebNEERS system, and those specific reporting requirements are tied to release of Federal EFNEP funds.
EFNEP Data Collection Extended Three Years
The USDA NIFA plans to extend and revise the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) information collection for three years. EFNEP operates through Land Grant Universities in all 50 States, DC, and U.S. territories and supports educators and volunteers who teach food and nutrition to families and youth with limited financial resources.
New Youth Questionnaire and Direct App
NIFA is adding a Youth Food and Physical Activity Questionnaire for grades 6-12 and enabling a youth direct data app so youth participants can enter their own responses. These changes are intended to better capture outcomes for older youth participants.
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