Special Milk Program
E121750
The Special Milk Program is a federally assisted initiative in the United States that provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions that do not participate in other federal meal service programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Special Milk Program canonical | 6 |
| Special Milk Program for Children | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1021759 — 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: Special Milk Program Context triple: [Food and Nutrition Service, hasProgram, Special Milk Program]
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A.
Milch
Milch is a German surname most notably borne by Erhard Milch, a high-ranking Luftwaffe officer during World War II.
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B.
Lifeline program
The Lifeline program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides discounted phone and broadband services to low-income consumers to help ensure affordable access to communications.
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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.
Imagination Library
Imagination Library is a global early childhood literacy program that mails free, high-quality books each month to children from birth to age five to foster a love of reading.
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E.
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.
- 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: Special Milk Program Target entity description: The Special Milk Program is a federally assisted initiative in the United States that provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions that do not participate in other federal meal service programs.
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A.
Milch
Milch is a German surname most notably borne by Erhard Milch, a high-ranking Luftwaffe officer during World War II.
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B.
Lifeline program
The Lifeline program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides discounted phone and broadband services to low-income consumers to help ensure affordable access to communications.
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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.
Imagination Library
Imagination Library is a global early childhood literacy program that mails free, high-quality books each month to children from birth to age five to foster a love of reading.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child nutrition program
ⓘ
federal assistance program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Food and Nutrition Service
ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
National School Lunch Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
|
| beneficiaryCost | reduced price or free milk depending on state and local policy ⓘ |
| benefitForm | cash reimbursement ⓘ |
| benefits | subsidized milk ⓘ |
| category |
USDA Food and Nutrition Service program
ⓘ
linked to:
Food and Nutrition Service
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataCollected | number of half-pints of milk served ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
children in participating institutions
ⓘ
institution does not participate in other federal meal service programs ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | per-half-pint reimbursement rate ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| implementedBy |
local school food authorities
ⓘ
participating institutions ⓘ state agencies ⓘ |
| intendedOutcome |
improved access to milk for children
ⓘ
support child growth and development ⓘ |
| legalStatus | active federal program ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ |
| nutritionFocus |
calcium intake
ⓘ
dairy consumption ⓘ |
| policyArea |
child nutrition policy
ⓘ
education policy ⓘ public health nutrition ⓘ |
| productType | fluid milk ⓘ |
| provides | reimbursement for milk served ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide milk to children in schools and childcare institutions that do not participate in other federal meal service programs ⓘ |
| regulates | types of milk that may be served ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Child and Adult Care Food Program
ⓘ
National School Lunch Program ⓘ School Breakfast Program ⓘ Summer Food Service Program ⓘ |
| requires |
compliance with USDA regulations
ⓘ
recordkeeping by participating institutions ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| startDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | federal nutrition standards for milk ⓘ |
| targetInstitution |
childcare institutions
ⓘ
schools ⓘ summer camps ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | children ⓘ |
| website | https://www.fns.usda.gov/smp/special-milk-program ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Special Milk Program Description of subject: The Special Milk Program is a federally assisted initiative in the United States that provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions that do not participate in other federal meal service programs.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Special Milk Program