The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Commodity Credit Corporation Eligible Recipient Funds
Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
To support the additional food purchases from the Commodity Credit Corporation and to help supplement the diets of low-income persons by making funds available to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for storage and distribution costs of the Commodity Credit Corporation foods.
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Helps local agencies provide food to people in need during emergencies. Offers resources for food storage and distribution costs.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides federal funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to eligible recipients for the purchase and distribution of 100% American-grown and -produced food commodities, supporting food assistance for low-income individuals, schools, and institutions.
Who Is Eligible?
Region: US states, US territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), Federally Recognized Tribes
Other Criteria: State agencies, territorial governments, tribal governments, or their authorized partners (e.g., food banks, eligible institutions), Entities responsible for the acquisition and distribution of food assistance to eligible end-beneficiaries (low-income individuals, schools, institutions), Adherence to FNS guidelines for serving U.S. citizens and legal residents
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Identify eligibility requirements
- Prepare necessary documentation
- Submit application through designated portal
- Await approval notification
- 🌐Application Portal
- http://fns.usda.gov/fm/grant-opportunities
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- 04/16/2026Application Open Date05/28/2026Application Close Date
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📎Optional Documents
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support are recommended but not mandatory.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- food purchases
- distribution costs
- administrative costs
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- luxury items
- non-food items
- alcohol
- 📏Expense Caps
- Administrative costs capped at 15%
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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