ERSs Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) addresses the research needs of the Nation's food assistance and nutrition programs. FANRP conducts both internal and external research, using the expertise of ERS staff and a portfolio of extramural projects, in order to meet the critical information needs of the Administration, Congress, program managers, policy officials, clients, the research community, and the public at large.
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- offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research
feature FANRP 2004 Awards—Under the Food and Nutrition Assistance Program (FANRP), USDA made awards of $1.1 million in grants and cooperative assistance. The awards will fund research on strengthening economic incentives in food assistance programs; food assistance as a safety net; and obesity, diet quality, and health outcomes. The program is publicly announced and competitively awarded through the use of peer review panels.
A press release, descriptions of the projects and awards from previous years are also available.
web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: October 25, 2004
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