The study's major goal is to obtain detailed information on Summer Food Service Program operations and administration to determine if the program is being run efficiently and is meeting its nutrition objectives. The research topics to be included are: administrative procedures at the State level; factors affecting participation of sponsors; sponsors' program management and operations, including training, monitoring, and outreach; financial management, including procedures for vendor contracting and the use of other funding sources to help meet administrative and food costs; site operations, including activities offered, availability in urban and rural locations, transportation, and staffing; and the nutritional quality and safety of meals offered and the extent of plate waste. Additional funding was provided in fiscal 2002 to develop a database of all sites and sponsors that includes data on their basic characteristics and geographic information.