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The Emergency Food Assistance Program

TEFAP helps keep communities fed, healthy, and strong!
Strengthening the Nation’s Nutrition Safety Net and Supporting American Agriculture

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. USDA provides 100% American-grown USDA Foods and administrative funds to states to operate TEFAP.

Program Fact Sheet
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What's New?
Final Rule - Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity
Policy
USDA Enhances Assistance Available to Disaster Victims
News Item
Improving Access and Parity in TEFAP
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USDA Invests $1.7 Billion to Support Farmers, Deliver Nutrition Assistance, and Bolster Rural Economies
News Item
FD-155: Written Beneficiary Notice and Referral Requirements for CSFP and TEFAP State Agencies
Policy
New Program Participation Dashboard Goes Live
Subscriber Updates
FNS Program Participation Dashboard
Visualization
Storage and Distribution Strategies for Halal Foods in TEFAP
Training and Outreach
Storage and Distribution Strategies for Kosher Foods in TEFAP
Training and Outreach
FD-149: Questions and Answers about Flexibilities in TEFAP to Streamline Distribution of Foods and Reduce Barriers to Participation
Policy Memos
FY 2024 Food and Administrative Funding for TEFAP
Policy Memos
FY 2025 Research and Evaluation Plan
Research and Data
Fiscal Year 2024 Farm to Food Bank Project Summaries
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FY 2024 Commodity Credit Corporation TEFAP Funding
Policy Memos
Food Distribution Program Tables
Research and Data
TEFAP: Availability of Foods for FY 2024
Federal Register Notices
Page updated: July 01, 2024