FNS Documents & Resources

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TEFAP Fact Sheet

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including elderly people, by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. Through TEFAP, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of nutritious, high-quality USDA Foods, and makes those foods available to State Distributing Agencies.

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Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets: Vegetables

This page includes links to all the Household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the Vegetable food group. 

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Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets: Oils

This page  includes links to all the Household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the Oils food group. 

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Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets: Proteins

This page includes links to all the Household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the Protein food group. 

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Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets and Recipes

This page displays product information sheets for USDA Foods available to households through the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Staff who operate USDA Foods programs and participants often use this information to help prepare healthy meals. Each fact sheet includes a description of the USDA Foods product, storage tips, nutrition facts, and recipes that use the product.

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USDA Foods Expected to be Available

This page contains links to USDA Foods that are available or expected to be made available to participants in each of the food distribution programs.

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Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets: Grains

This page contains links to the Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets in the Grains Food Group. 

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Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets: Fruits

This page includes links to all the Household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the Fruits food group. 

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Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets: Dairy

This page includes links to all the Household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the Dairy food group. 

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FNS-101: The Emergency Food Assistance Program

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a program that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans including elderly people by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost.