Welcome to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) web site! TEFAP is a Federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income needy persons, including elderly people, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance.  

Program Resources
		About TEFAP
		Acronyms
		Commodity Fact Sheet/Recipes
		Eligibility & How to Apply
		Foods Available
		Frequently Asked Questions
		Infrastructure Grant Homepage      * General      * Rural
		Program Policies
		Program Fact Sheet
		Regulations & Legislation
		State Contacts (csfp, tefap, schools/cnp)
Related Resources & Guidance
		TEFAP Reporting Requirements Under the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009 (ARRA), dated March 26, 2010.
		CSFP and TEFAP:  Temporary Extension of the 2009 Department of Health and Human Services Income Guidelines and Impact on Income Eligibility Determinations, dated February 3, 2010.
		Updated Timeline for Conversion of the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative and Food Funds dated January 29, 2010.
		Update on Low-Sodium Canned Vegetables in Household Programs:  Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) dated January 22, 2010.
		TEFAP Reporting Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) dated January 15, 2010.
		TEFAP Reporting Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) dated December 29, 2009.
		Federal Register Notice Vol. 74, No. 238 - Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2010 dated December 14, 2009.
		Fiscal Year 2010 Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (October 2009).
		FNS Guidance (Template) on Recipient, Sub-Recipient, and Vendor Reporting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
		TEFAP Reporting Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) dated August 3, 2009
		Percentage of TEFAP State administrative funds passed down to emergency feeding organizations for FY 2008.
		TEFAP Reporting Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) dated May 20, 2009
		Implementation of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the Farm Bill) - authorizing appropriations for TEFAP through 2012, Public Law 110-246, TEFAP.
		Civil Rights' "And Justice For All" Posters.
		Nutrition Information & Dietary Guidelines (e.g., Trans Fat Facts, Food Allergen Facts, Other Nutrition Links)
		Recipes/Cookbooks
		TEFAP State Websites
		USDA Commodity Hold and Recall Procedures

Last Modified: 06/03/2010