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Children get regular opportunities to eat fresh produce and try fruits and vegetables that may be new to them.  \nEach year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) gives FFVP funding to the 50 States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands ( FNS 2022) . 1 Elementary schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program may apply to participate in FFVP. State agencies encourage schools to apply if they have a high percentage of students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals, and prioritize giving FFVP funds to these schools (42 USC 1769a) . 2  \n\n| | In SY 2022–2023,\u003Cbr>23%\u003Cbr>of elementary schools applied to participate in FFVP and State agencies were able to provide funding to\u003Cbr>92%\u003Cbr>of the applicants. |\n| --- | --- |\n\nState agencies must return any unused FFVP funding to FNS at the end of the year. At the end of school year 2022-2023, four States did not return any money, but most returned a small amount:  \n• 22 State agencies returned 10 percent or less,  \n• 13 State agencies returned 10-25 percent,  \n• 13 State agencies returned 25–50 percent, and  \n• 2 State agencies returned more than 50 percent of their funds (FNS 2024) . 3  \nAs shown in the chart on the right, the most common reason for returning funds was because individual schools didn’t use all of their funding. Almost one-third of State agencies returned funds because not enough schools applied to participate in the FFVP. Very few State agencies returned funds for other reasons.  \nAbout the data reported here  \n This study was sponsored by USDA FNS. The information reported in this brief was collected from an online survey of all 56 State agencies that oversaw the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, or Seamless Summer Option during SY 2022–2023. The data tables are available in Supplement B.3.  \nSuggested citation  \nEiffes, Brett, Veronica Severn, Liana Washburn, Kate Schroeder, and Kevin Conway. (2025) . USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: a research brief about school year 2022–2023. Prepared by Mathematica, Contract No. 12319819A0009/12319819F0162 . Alexandria, VA:  \nU.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Evidence, Analysis, and Regulatory Affairs.  \nDisclaimer  \nThis research was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy. USDA is an equal opportunity employer, provider, and lender.  \nReferences  \n1 Food and Nutrition Service.“Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Allocation of Funds for FY 2023.” Memorandum to regional directors of child nutrition programs, all regions and to State directors of child nutrition programs, all States, June 23, 2022. [https://www.fns.usda.gov/ffvp/allocation-funds-fy-2023](https://www.fns.usda.gov/ffvp/allocation-funds-fy-2023) .  \n2 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. 42 USC 1769a. Updated 2025. [https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim)title42-section1769a&num=0&edition=prelim.  \n3 Food and Nutrition Service.“SF-425, FY 2023.” Federal Financial Report. 2024. Unpublished data from the National Data Bank.","cbCaiaFeAhvlSE6N","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaFeAhvlSE6N","pdf",604890,"English","# About the program\n## Funding and participation in 2022–2023\n## Application outcomes and coverage\n## Returning unused funding\n## About the data reported here\n# Suggested citation & disclaimer\n## Disclaimer\n## References","[{\"question\":\"What is the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)?\",\"answer\":\"FFVP provides free fresh fruit and vegetable snacks during the school day to children in participating elementary schools, giving regular opportunities to try new produce.\"},{\"question\":\"How many students and schools participated in FFVP during school year 2022–2023?\",\"answer\":\"More than 3 million students in about 9,000 elementary schools nationwide participated in FFVP in school year 2022–2023.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did State agencies return unused FFVP funds in 2022–2023?\",\"answer\":\"The most common reason was that individual schools did not use all of their awarded funding. Some agencies also returned funds because not enough schools applied to participate.\"}]","USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program - A research brief about school year 2022-2023 | PDF",1792064027]