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Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0086 TEFAP - Thrifty Food Plan Adjustment of TEFAP Funding

Based on USDA’s re-evaluation, the Thrifty Food Plan is increasing by 21% and total national FY 2022 TEFAP entitlement food funding will increase by an estimated $57.75 million. We will be sharing additional details and final numbers after the budget is finalized.

08/16/2021
Resource | Policy Memos Return of FY 2021 Administrative Funds for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

This document is addressed to TEFAP state agencies and provides guidance that the FY 2022 reallocation process for TEFAP administrative funds will be suspended and state agencies will receive any unused regularly appropriated FY 2021 TEFAP administrative funds for use in FY 2022.

07/13/2021
Resource | Policy Memos FY 2021 Food and Administrative Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program

The fiscal year 2021 TEFAP funding memorandum provides guidance on full-year FY 2021 TEFAP food and administrative funding allocations and requests the amount of food funding that states want to convert to administrative funding in FY 2021. The memo also includes information about the amended reallocation process for FY 2020 administrative funds and guidance on the prioritization of use of administrative funds from different sources.

02/16/2021
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0166 TEFAP State Plan Requests and Allocations for FY 2021 Farm to Food Bank Projects

This memo is addressed to TEFAP state agencies and provides the initial allocations for FY 2021 Farm to Food Bank Projects. This memo includes details on information collections under OMB# 0584-0293 and OMB# 0584-0594.

10/07/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0052 TEFAP: Allocation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Supplemental Appropriations

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act  provides $450 million in supplemental funding for TEFAP for FY 2020, with up to $150 million of the supplemental funding is available as administrative funds and the remaining amount will be made available as food funds. 

04/24/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0003 Trade Mitigation Program Eligible Recipient Agency Operational Funds

In FY 2019, USDA provided $49.1 million to assist with the operational costs of the receipt, storage, and distribution of TEFAP Trade Mitigation Program foods, now referred to as Food Purchase Distribution Program foods.

01/14/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2019-0099 Policy Cancellation Memorandum

FNS is cancelling Policy Memoranda FD-010, FD-027, FD-028, FD-029, FD-032, FD-053, FD-055, FD-071, FD-073, FD-074, FD-083, FD-086, FD-087, FD-090, FD-105, and FD-115. The guidance provided by these memoranda are either outdated, obsolete, or otherwise captured in more current memoranda.

FD-147
12/27/2019
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2019-0095 Terms and Conditions for Funds Available for Storage and Distribution of Food Purchase Distribution Program Foods

Under the statutory authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the USDA is administering a second year of the Trade Mitigation Food Purchase and Distribution Program, now known as the Food Purchase Distribution Program, to purchase up to $1.4 billion of FPDP foods.

12/05/2019
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2019-0094 Obligation and Liquidation of FY 2019 Trade Mitigation Eligible Recipient Agency Operational Funds

The purpose of this memo is to revise obligation and liquidation deadlines for the Fiscal Year 2019 Trade Mitigation Program ERA Operational Funds, which were provided for phases 2-4 of the FY 2019 Trade Mitigation Food Purchase and Distribution Program, now referred to as the Food Purchase Distribution Program (FPDP).

12/05/2019
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2019-0089 FD-146: Questions and Answers about Distribution Procedures in TEFAP

This memorandum provides information on current flexibilities in distribution procedures that are available for state agencies that administer TEFAP. 

FD-146
11/14/2019
Page updated: October 14, 2021