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The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy (open access)

The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy

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Date: July 17, 2014
Creator: Johnson, Renée; Aussenberg, Randy Alison & Cowan, Tadlock
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits (open access)

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits

This report focuses on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and the form and function of benefits. SNAP, formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet.
Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: Aussenberg, Randy A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits (open access)

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits

This report focuses on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and the form and function of benefits. SNAP, formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet.
Date: October 20, 2014
Creator: Aussenberg, Randy A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Lunch: Implementing Nutrition Changes Was Challenging and Clarification of Oversight Requirements Is Needed (open access)

School Lunch: Implementing Nutrition Changes Was Challenging and Clarification of Oversight Requirements Is Needed

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Nationwide, student participation in the National School Lunch Program declined by 1.2 million students (or 3.7 percent) from school year 2010-2011 through school year 2012-2013, after having increased steadily for many years. This decrease was driven primarily by a decline of 1.6 million students eating school lunch who pay full price for meals, despite increases in students eating school lunch who receive free meals. State and local officials reported that the changes to lunch content and nutrition requirements, as well as other factors, influenced student participation. For example, almost all states reported through GAO's national survey that obtaining student acceptance of lunches that complied with the new requirements was challenging during school year 2012-2013, which likely affected participation in the program. Federal, state, and local officials reported that federally-required increases to lunch prices, which affected many districts, also likely influenced participation."
Date: January 28, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Noncitizen Eligibility for Federal Public Assistance: Policy Overview and Trends (open access)

Noncitizen Eligibility for Federal Public Assistance: Policy Overview and Trends

This report discusses the extent to which residents of the United States who are not U.S. citizens should be eligible for federally-funded public aid. This issue meets at the intersection of two major policy areas: immigration policy and welfare policy. This report deals with the four major federal means-tested benefit programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps), the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant programs, and Medicaid.
Date: September 24, 2014
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Independent School District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2014 (open access)

Denton Independent School District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2014

This report describes all funds of the Denton Independent School District in fiscal year 2014. The DISD maintains a fully accredited early childhood through grade twelve program and is accredited by both the Texas Education Agency and AdvancED. The District provides a full range of services. These services include general education for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve, special education for students from birth through twenty-one years of age, accelerated education for students requiring remediation, a variety of technical courses and a number of elective and advanced placement courses for those students who wish additional experiences or challenges.
Date: Autumn 2014
Creator: Denton Independent School District. Division of Administrative Services.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unlawfully Present Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis (open access)

Unlawfully Present Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis

This report surveys key legal issues pertaining to unlawfully present alien students' access to higher education, in-state tuition, and financial aid.
Date: July 21, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unlawfully Present Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis (open access)

Unlawfully Present Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis

This report surveys key legal issues pertaining to unlawfully present alien students' access to higher education, in-state tuition, and financial aid.
Date: March 28, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low-Income Assistance Programs: Trends in Federal Spending (open access)

Low-Income Assistance Programs: Trends in Federal Spending

This report examines the spending trends of 10 major need-tested benefit programs or groups of programs: (1) health care from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) the refundable portion of the health insurance tax credit enacted in the 2010 health care reform law; (3) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); (4) assisted housing; (5) financial assistance for post-secondary students (Pell Grants); (6) compensatory education grants to school districts; (7) the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); (8) the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC); (9) Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and (10) Family Support Payments.
Date: May 7, 2014
Creator: Falk, Gene
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Meals Programs and Other USDA Child Nutrition Programs: A Primer (open access)

School Meals Programs and Other USDA Child Nutrition Programs: A Primer

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Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background (open access)

U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background

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Date: July 23, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthetic Drugs: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Synthetic Drugs: Overview and Issues for Congress

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Date: August 15, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Frequently Asked Questions

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Date: June 10, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides a summary of the background of Venezuela and its relations with the United States.
Date: October 2, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work Plan For The Completion Of Strategic Business Plan (open access)

Work Plan For The Completion Of Strategic Business Plan

A report on a work plan for completion of the strategic business plan.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Jin, Peter J.; Hall, Andrea; Hockenyos, Jon & Walton, C. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Haiti Under President Martelly: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns (open access)

Haiti Under President Martelly: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns

This report contains the conditions and Congressional concerns of Haiti under president Martelly.
Date: December 11, 2014
Creator: Taft-Morales, Maureen
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Climate Action Report 2014 (open access)

United States Climate Action Report 2014

This report contains national communication, a quadrennial report detailing actions the United States is taking at home and internationally to mitigate, adapt to, and assist others in addressing climate change.
Date: 2014
Creator: United States. Department of State.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2015 Appropriations

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Date: December 23, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
SNAP and Related Nutrition Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79) (open access)

SNAP and Related Nutrition Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)

This report discusses the Nutrition Title (Title IV) of the enacted 2014 farm bill. As Congress formulated the Nutrition provisions of the 2014 farm bill.
Date: April 24, 2014
Creator: Aussenberg, Randy Alison
System: The UNT Digital Library
Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Background and Federal Programs (open access)

Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Background and Federal Programs

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Date: October 8, 2014
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses current Congressional issues in relation to Venezuela, including background on the political situation and recent developments, the economic conditions, relevant U.S. policies, and the legislative initiatives in the 111th and 112th Congresses.
Date: June 10, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Report on the Self-reported Implementation of Sunset Advisory Commission Management Actions (open access)

A Report on the Self-reported Implementation of Sunset Advisory Commission Management Actions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the implementation status of the 23 management actions included in the Sunset Advisory Commission Report to the 83rd Legislature.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the current Congressional issues in relation to Venezuela, including background on the political situation and recent developments, the economic conditions, relevant U.S. policies, and the legislative initiatives in the 113th Congress.
Date: February 28, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations

While historically the United States has had close relations with Venezuela, a major oil supplier, friction in bilateral relations rose over the past decade under the leftist populist government of President Hugo Chávez, who died in March 2013. This report examines Venezuela's political and economic climate and then discusses the U.S.'s policy in relation to the state.
Date: June 10, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library