program authorized

program authorized Sec. 331. The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a program for making grants to States under State plans approved under section 307 for the establishment and operation of nutrition projects that— (1) 5 or more days a week (except in a rural area where such frequency is not feasible (as defined by the Assistant Secretary by regulation) and a lesser frequency is approved by the State agency), provide at least one hot or other appropriate meal per day and any additional meals which the recipient of a grant or contract under this subpart may elect to provide; (2) shall be provided in congregate settings, including adult day care facilities and multigenerational meal sites; and (3) provide nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and other nutrition services, as appropriate, based on the needs of meal participants. [42 U.S.C. 3030e]