National School Lunch Program
E121741
The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal initiative in the United States that provides low-cost or free nutritious lunches to millions of children in public and nonprofit private schools each school day.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National School Lunch Program canonical | 31 |
| NSLP | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1021744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National School Lunch Program Context triple: [Food and Nutrition Service, hasProgram, National School Lunch Program]
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A.
Food and Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service is a U.S. federal agency that administers national food assistance and nutrition programs such as SNAP and school meals to improve food security and dietary health.
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B.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a U.S. federal assistance program that provides low-income individuals and families with monthly benefits to purchase food and improve their nutritional security.
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C.
Head Start program
The Head Start program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
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D.
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled school meal and child nutrition programs to improve food quality, reduce childhood obesity, and increase access to healthy meals for low-income children.
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E.
Food Stamp Act of 1964
The Food Stamp Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established a permanent national food assistance program to help low-income individuals and families afford nutritious food.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National School Lunch Program Target entity description: The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal initiative in the United States that provides low-cost or free nutritious lunches to millions of children in public and nonprofit private schools each school day.
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A.
Food and Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service is a U.S. federal agency that administers national food assistance and nutrition programs such as SNAP and school meals to improve food security and dietary health.
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B.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a U.S. federal assistance program that provides low-income individuals and families with monthly benefits to purchase food and improve their nutritional security.
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C.
Head Start program
The Head Start program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
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D.
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled school meal and child nutrition programs to improve food quality, reduce childhood obesity, and increase access to healthy meals for low-income children.
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E.
Food Stamp Act of 1964
The Food Stamp Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established a permanent national food assistance program to help low-income individuals and families afford nutritious food.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal assistance program
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school meal program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Food and Nutrition Service
ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NSLP
ⓘ
linked to:
National School Lunch Program
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| beneficiaryCount | millions of children per day ⓘ |
| benefitType |
free lunch
ⓘ
reduced-price lunch ⓘ |
| componentOf | federal child nutrition programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibilityCriterion |
household income at or below 130 percent of federal poverty level for free meals
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household income between 130 and 185 percent of federal poverty level for reduced-price meals ⓘ |
| frequency | each school day ⓘ |
| fundingType |
commodity assistance
ⓘ
federal reimbursement ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
child food security
ⓘ
childhood nutrition-related health outcomes ⓘ student academic performance ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
National School Lunch Act
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linked to:
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ⓘ |
| mealType | lunch ⓘ |
| nutritionStandardsSetBy | United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| operatedBy | local school food authorities ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
nonprofit private schools
ⓘ
public schools ⓘ residential child care institutions ⓘ |
| overseenBy | state education agencies ⓘ |
| policyArea |
education policy
ⓘ
nutrition policy ⓘ public health policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve nutrition of children
ⓘ
provide low-cost or free lunches to schoolchildren ⓘ support child health and development ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Child and Adult Care Food Program
ⓘ
School Breakfast Program ⓘ Special Milk Program ⓘ Summer Food Service Program ⓘ |
| requires |
age-appropriate calorie limits
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compliance with federal nutrition standards ⓘ limits on saturated fat ⓘ offer of fruits and vegetables ⓘ whole grain-rich foods ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy |
Harry S. Truman
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linked to:
President Harry S. Truman
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| targetPopulation |
low-income children
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school-age children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National School Lunch Program Description of subject: The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal initiative in the United States that provides low-cost or free nutritious lunches to millions of children in public and nonprofit private schools each school day.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: National School Lunch Program
subject linked to:
TEFAP
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
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relatedTo
→
National School Lunch Program
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subject linked to:
SBP
Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act
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relatedProgram
→
National School Lunch Program
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