gram, or (2) have been serving free or at substantially reduced prices at least 20 percent of the lunches to children. An experimental program was inaugurated in 300 needy schools in 23 States, which because of their poor economic conditions had not previously been able to operate a lunch program. The 22,000 children participating in these schools were served a nutritionally adequate lunch for 100 school days, from commodities purchased especially for their needs. The special commodity assistance program was not extended to schools serving 20 percent or higher free lunches (the additional group of needy schools specified in the legislation). However, extra quantities of commodities, particularly protein-rich foods, were supplied to these needy schools already in the program but in which many children were unable to pay for the lunch. In addition, the Department worked with States to insure that those schools serving a relatively large proportion of free meals received special consideration in the distribution of regular school lunch cash and commodity assistance. Department regulations governing the program were amended to provide up to a maximum of 15 cents in cash reimbursement for type A lunches served in such schools. The regular maximum type A rate is 9 cents. 3. Selected statistical material and analyses: The following tables present analyses of the growth and scope of the school lunch program: Tables I and Ia: Source of funds, matching requirements and participation, in the first year of operation and the latest 4 years and analyses. Tables II, IIa, and IIb: Apportionment by States, 1963. Table III: Federal and State financing, 1962, by States. Table IV: Children and schools participating, 1962, by States. Table V: Commodities distributed in 1961 and 1962, by quantity and cost SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM TABLE 1.-Source of funds including special milk, matching requirements and participation in the program, fiscal year 1947 (1st year) and fiscal years 1960-63 (d) Number of free or reduced-price lunches served (millions). Free or reduced price lunches as percent of total lunches served. 5. Foods bought in local markets with Federal cash payments and State contributions. 6. Total appropriation . 1 Represents year in which commodities were distributed; not necessarily year in which funds were obligated. 2 State matching requirements per Federal dollar are as follows: 1947-50, $1 to $1; 1951- requirement for 1947-50 was $0.46 to $1; for 1951-55, $0.73 to $1.50; for 1956-60, $1.41 to $3; 4 Beginning in 1959 excludes schools serving only type C lunches. Includes funds authorized to be transferred from sec. 32 for the purchase and distribution of agricultural commodities. NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM TABLE Ia. Analyses of source of funds, matching requirements and participation in the program, fiscal year 1947 (first year) and fiscal years 1960-63 1 Participation in the type C lunch decreased rapidly after enactment of the special milk program in 1955 to show comparability, funds and participation have been adjusted by the type C contributions. TABLE II.-Apportionment by States of funds available for the national school lunch program, fiscal year 1963 1 Sec. 4 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended by Public Law 87-823, approved Oct. 15, 1962, provides for apportionment among the States during each fiscal year not less than 75 percent of the funds made available for supplying agricultural commodities and other foods. "State" is defined in the act as any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa. Apportionment among the States shall be made on the basis of 2 factors: (1) the participation rate for the State and (2) the assistance need rate for the State (exclusive of American Samoa for the 5 fiscal year periods beginning July 1, 1962, and ending June 30, 1967, when the amount apportioned to American Samoa shall be $25,000 each year). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of sec. 4, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1962, three-quarters of any funds available for apportionment among the States shall be apportioned in the manner used prior to such fiscal year, and one-quarter of any such funds shall be apportioned in accordance with the foregoing provisions of sec. 4. Total of funds apportioned in accordance with sec. 4 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended. Division of funds between State agency and private schools is based on the relative number of lunches served in public and nonprofit private schools as provided in sec. 10 of the National School Lunch Act for any State in which the State educational agency by law is not permitted to disburse funds paid to it under the act to nonprofit private schools. Sec. 7 of the National School Lunch Act provides that, during fiscal year 1963, each State must match $3 for each dollar of the Federal Government's apportionment to the State, except that, in the case of a State in which the per capita income is below that of the United States, the matching ratio required is decreased by the percentage which the State's per capita income is below the per capita income of the United States. The actual amount of funds required for matching is then determined by taking this percentage of the amount of the total Federal apportionment to the State. NOTE: Details of apportionment under original formula and revised formula shown in tables SL-1b-63 and SL-1c-63. |