H.R. 5480: Ending Childhood Hunger Challenge Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-08 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Ending Childhood Hunger Challenge Act of 2010

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Ending Childhood Hunger Challenge Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award funding competitively to states, through grants or contracts, to carry out comprehensive and innovative demonstration projects that promote the reduction or elimination of childhood hunger by 2015. Requires the Secretary, when determining the amount of funds to be provided to a state, to consider: (1) the proportion of children in the state eligible for free or reduced price meals under the Act; and (2) the rates of food insecurity, hunger, or poverty in the state. Includes among the demonstration projects eligible for funding those that: (1) enhance federal child nutrition program benefits or establish innovative models for the delivery of program benefits; (2) increase children's access to and participation in such programs; and (3) improve the coordination of federal, state, and community resources and services aimed at eliminating food insecurity and hunger. Requires each state that receives such funding to: (1) collaborate with key stakeholders in the state to develop a comprehensive agenda for eliminating childhood hunger that is approved by the Secretary; (2) set specific performance goals for reducing or eliminating childhood hunger; and (3) arrange for an independent evaluation of its project's effectiveness. Favors projects with a 25% nonfederal match in cash or in-kind contributions. Limits project funding to five years and states to no more than one funded project. Makes the amount of federal funding provided for a project each year contingent on its progress toward performance goals.

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Ending Childhood Hunger Challenge Act of 2010

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Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · 2 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5480.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5480 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111