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Food Assistance: Financial Information on WIC Nutrition Services and Administrative Costs

RCED-00-66 Published: Mar 06, 2000. Publicly Released: Mar 06, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on various costs aspects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), focusing on the: (1) federal and nonfederal sources and amounts of funding and in-kind contributions received by state-level and local WIC agencies and Indian tribal organizations for WIC nutrition services and administration; (2) amount and type of expenditures for nutrition services and administration made by these agencies and Indian tribal organizations; and (3) extent to which the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) identified questionable expenditures for nutrition services and administration during their evaluations of these activities.

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Administrative costsBudget outlaysFinancial managementFood programs for childrenNative AmericansProgram evaluationState-administered programslocal relationsWomen infants and children programNutrition