This memorandum provides information about the approximately $500 million in additional support for emergency food programs that USDA is providing in FY 2025 under the statutory authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act for distribution through The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
This webinar for TEFAP state agency partners talks about the TEFAP provisions in the Food Distribution Programs: Final Rule (89 FR 87228).
This final rule revises regulations for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and USDA Foods disaster response regulations. This final rule makes improvements in USDA’s food distribution programs.
Questions and answers about Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity Final Rule published on Oct. 31, 2024.
Summary of the provisions in the final rule and how they compare to previous program regulations.
The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the written notice and referral requirements for organizations that receive USDA Foods or administrative funding as part of CSFP and TEFAP program guidance, per USDA regulations on equal opportunity for religious organizations to participate in USDA assistance programs.
Strategies that TEFAP program operators can implement to better serve halal-observant households.
Strategies that TEFAP program operators can implement to better serve kosher-observant households.
The FY 2024 TEFAP funding guidance memorandum provides guidance on full-year food and administrative funding allocations.
Decision tree to help determine how to get your product considered for USDA Food distribution programs.