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Home | School Meal Programs | School Food Programs in the United States | Summer Food Service Program |

Cost and Participation

How much does the program cost?
Congress appropriated $398 million for SFSP in FY 2012. By comparison, the program cost $110.1 million in 1980; $163.3 million in 1990; $267.2 million in 2000; and $327.4 million in 2008.

How many children participate?
More than 2.28 million children participated at almost 39,000 sites in the summer of 2012.

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