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431. Examination of the Effect of SNAP Benefit and Eligibility Parameters on Low-Income Households - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Examines whether or not policies determining benefit levels for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reflect current spending patterns of low-income households in the United States. Includes statistics, such as a rural versus urban comparison of low-income household spending and average spending by low-income household characteristic and expenditure type, among others.

...enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Policy · Poverty · Rural-urban differences...

432. FNS Rural Designation Map - Resources
Added: Jan 2026

Interactive map that shows rural designations in relation to Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) eligibility. User can input address to see if a location is designated as rural.

...location is designated as rural. USDA Food and Nutrition Service Food security and nutrition · Rural definitions...

433. Evaluation of the USDA Summer EBT Demonstrations: Lessons Learned From More Than a Decade of Research - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Reports results of the Summer EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) demonstration project, 2015-2018 and 2019-2022. Describes Summer EBT use patterns, nutritional value, and effect on childhood food insecurity. Identifies strategies for better program planning, implementation, and administration. Discusses program operation and challenges in tribal organizations and rural communities.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

434. America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund Grants and Technical Assistance - Funding
Deadline: Jul 31, 2026

Grant funding for projects related to food retail supply chain resiliency, access to healthy foods, employment, and low-income community revitalization.

...Eastern Capital funding · Community and economic development · Employment and unemployment · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...

435. Results of USDA's Food and Nutrition Service-Administered School Food Authority Survey II on Supply Chain Disruption and Student Participation - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Provides 2022-2023 survey data on how supply chain disruptions have impacted school meal operations. Discusses common supply chain challenges, vendor participation issues, changes in food and labor costs, student participation in school meal programs, and more. Includes regional as well as rural versus non-rural snapshots of the survey data.

...Food and Nutrition Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

436. Summer Meals Site Finder - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

An online tool that allows the user to search an address within the United States and find free summer meals for kids within a 15-mile radius. Provides information about the meal service site and how to contact them, type of meal offered, days of operation, and directions to the meal site.

...directions to the meal site. USDA Food and Nutrition Service Children and youth · Food security and nutrition...

437. Vermont's Health Ranking: Great for Headlines, Harder for Rural Families - News
Date: Apr 14, 2026

Though Vermont placed third in the 2025 America's Health Rankings, this is based on averages bolstered by a few counties that are not representative of the state's geography or its working-age population. Discusses significant gaps between various health metrics in urban and rural areas of Vermont. Source: Compass Vermont.

...Food security and nutrition · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

438. Evaluation of Technology Modernization for SNAP Benefit Redemption Through Online Transactions: Final Evaluation Report - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Examines operations of the online purchasing pilot (OPP) that allowed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailers to redeem benefits online. Analyzes data from the pilot launch in April 2019 and through the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on online purchasing differences between urban and rural populations, frequency of use, and delivery options of participants.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human...

439. USDA Community Eligibility Provision Characteristics Study - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Reports on the school meal service Community Eligible Provisions (CEP) in low-income areas based on data from school years 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. Discusses characteristics of participating and non-participating Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and schools, the perceived benefits and barriers of participation, and impacts of CEP. Includes data on eligibility and participation of LEAs in rural areas.

...Nutrition Service Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Schools · Statistics and data...

440. Altering the School Breakfast Environment Reduces Barriers to School Breakfast Participation Among Diverse Rural Youth - Resources
Date: Jan 2018

Analyzes data from the BreakFAST study to examine if changing school breakfast policies and environments impacts students' beliefs on the barriers and benefits of eating breakfast in rural high schools in Minnesota.

...Health, 88(1), 3-8 01/2018 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Minnesota...