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Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Average Federal cash and for school year 2001 was 121.2 cents per meal and ranged from 5.0 cents for "paid" snacks to 219.00 cents for free lunches in school districts serving more than 60 percent free and reduced price lunches. State grants vary according to participation in the program.
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This section lists the representative range (smallest to largest) of the amount of financial assistance available. These figures are based upon funds awarded in the past fiscal year and the current fiscal year to date. Also indicated is an approximate average amount of awards which were made in the past and current fiscal years.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $5,734,724,676; FY 03 est $6,077,314,000; and FY 04 est $6,417,396,603. (Value of food commodities including bonus commodities) FY 02 $862,995,000; FY 03 est $806,994,000; and FY 04 est $839,876,000.
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The dollar amounts listed in this section represent obligations for the past fiscal year (PY), estimates for the current fiscal year (CY), and estimates for the budget fiscal year (BY) as reported by the Federal agencies. Obligations for non-financial assistance programs indicate the administrative expenses involved in the operation of a program.
Account Identification
12-3539-0-1-605.
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Note: This 11-digit budget account identification code represents the account which funds a particular program.
This code should be consistent with the code given for the program area as specified in Appendix III of the Budget of the United States Government.