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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance FDPNE Grant Application Technical Assistance

USDA has developed a short webinar series that explains the Food Distribution on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education (FDPNE) grant program, the changes made to the request for applications, and the grant application process.  

12/03/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos FDPNE Webisode #4: Overview of the Request for Applications

This is the fourth video in the webisode series that reviews the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education (FDPNE) grant program request for applications. 

12/03/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos FDPNE Webisode #3: The Application Process

This is the third video in the webisode series that reviews the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education (FDPNE) grant program request for applications. 

12/03/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos FDPNE Webisode #2: What's New in the Request for Applications?

This is the second video in the webisode series that reviews the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education (FDPNE) grant program request for applications. 

12/03/2021
Resource | Fact Sheets FY 2022 Farm to Food Bank Project Summaries

Project summaries for the 29 TEFAP state agencies that received fiscal year 2022 Farm to Food Bank project funding.

11/10/2021
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance TEFAP Fresh Produce

To help those most in need receive healthy, fresh foods, USDA will be offering boxes of pre-packed, mixed fresh produce though The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), in addition to the single varieties that are already available to order. 

10/28/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos TEFAP Farm to Food Bank Projects

This webinar provides TEFAP state agencies with information on the Farm to Food Bank Project funding processes for Fiscal Year 2020.  The webinar addresses where Farm to Food Bank Project requirements are found in legislation, regulations, and policy memoranda; outlines the process for amending a TEFAP state plan in order to receive funding; and summarizes state-level responsibilities related to obligating and reporting on any funding received. Viewers will take away a better understanding of the Farm to Food Bank Project process.

10/07/2021
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0106 FD-151: TEFAP Questions and Answers about Farm to Food Bank Projects

This document is addressed to TEFAP state agencies and provides answers to common questions about TEFAP Farm to Food Bank projects, as authorized by The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.

10/01/2021
Resource | Notices Comment Request - Additional Information To Be Collected Under the Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary Grant Programs for TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grants

FNS plans to add TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grants to its list of approved programs under the Uniform Grant Application for Non-Entitlement Discretionary Grants,  and intends to collect additional information for the TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grants outside of what is currently in the uniform package. 

09/14/2021
Resource | Forms FNS-155: Inventory Management Register

FNS requires that inventories do not exceed a six-month supply of any USDA Foods without approval from FNS. Per 7 CFR 250.17(a), state agencies administering TEFAP are required to use Form FNS-155, Inventory Management Register, to report any food items in state and state-contracted warehouses that exceed six months of inventory.

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09/09/2021
Page updated: October 14, 2021