§1754 Nutrition Promotion

Summary

The federal government must pay State agencies each year, if money is provided, to promote nutrition in school food programs and the school breakfast program. The total money for a year cannot be more than one-half cent multiplied by the number of lunches reimbursed in participating schools, institutions, and service institutions during the second preceding fiscal year. The federal official in charge will divide the money to States. Each State gets either a set base amount or an amount based on the State’s share of reimbursed lunches nationwide. The official can reduce some State shares so the total fits the money available. A State agency may keep up to 5 percent of its payment to support sharing and using nutrition messages and materials made by the federal official; small States may be allowed a higher percent. The rest must go to school food authorities and institutions to use those nutrition messages. For the summer food program, a State may keep an extra portion to use for that program. States, school food authorities, and institutions must keep records of the nutrition promotion activities. Unspent or uncommitted funds can be reallocated, and money may be appropriated as needed and stays available until spent.