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The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), formerly known as the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI), is a Mississippi-based, federally funded national center dedicated to child nutrition. Established in 1989, the Institute conducts applied research, develops training materials, provides training, and serves as a clearinghouse of information for professionals within federally assisted child nutrition programs. It is located within the School of Applied Sciences at the
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989 (PL 101-147, Nov. 10, 1989), signed into law by 
On March 27, 1998, the Institute held a ceremony to break ground for a new building on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, MS. On March 23, 2001, construction was completed, and the NFSMI building was dedicated. On February 16, 2007, the NFSMI building was designated R. Gerald Turner Hall in honor of the former University of Mississippi chancellor, who worked alongside Executive Director Dr. Josephine Martin to secure funding for the new building.
The Child Nutrition Archives was established at the Institute under the 2003 Grant agreement with the USDA. The Archives preserves the history of various child nutrition programs by preserving manuscript collections, photograph collections, and oral history interviews among child nutrition professionals.
The National Food Service Management Institute changed its name to the Institute of Child Nutrition on July 1, 2015, in order to more accurately represent the Institution's mission to the general public. The headquarters of the Institute is located at the
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi ( byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment ...
. The Institute, authorized by Congress under Section 21 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (79 Pub.L. 396, 60 Stat. 230), is funded by a grant administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of comme ...
(USDA), Food and Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The FNS is the federal agency responsible for administering the nation’s domestic nutrition assistance programs. The service helps to add ...
(FNS).
History
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989 (PL 101-147, Nov. 10, 1989), signed into law by President George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; p ...
, established the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI), which would later become the Institute of Child Nutrition.
The Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994 (PL 103-448, Dec. 8, 1994) permanently reauthorized the Institute of Child Nutrition.
On March 27, 1998, the Institute held a ceremony to break ground for a new building on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, MS. On March 23, 2001, construction was completed, and the NFSMI building was dedicated. On February 16, 2007, the NFSMI building was designated R. Gerald Turner Hall in honor of the former University of Mississippi chancellor, who worked alongside Executive Director Dr. Josephine Martin to secure funding for the new building.
The Child Nutrition Archives was established at the Institute under the 2003 Grant agreement with the USDA. The Archives preserves the history of various child nutrition programs by preserving manuscript collections, photograph collections, and oral history interviews among child nutrition professionals.
The National Food Service Management Institute changed its name to the Institute of Child Nutrition on July 1, 2015, in order to more accurately represent the Institution's mission to the general public. The headquarters of the Institute is located at the University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi ( byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment ...
, with the Applied Research Division located at the University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...
.
See also
* Child and Adult Care Food Program *Child Nutrition Act
The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) is a United States federal law ( act) signed on October 11, 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Act was created as a result of the "years of cumulative successful experience under the National School L ...
* Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength is a national organization working to end childhood hunger and poverty in the United States. Share Our Strength holds culinary events, solicits individual donations, and uses social media to raise funds, which are then used to ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://theicn.org Research institutes in Mississippi Organizations based in Mississippi 1989 establishments in Mississippi Organizations established in 1989 University of Mississippi