This memorandum provides guidance regarding the eligibility of ITOs and other Tribal entities to participate in TEFAP and to outline several best practices for working with ITOs and other Tribal entities in TEFAP.
This memorandum provides information about the approximately $500 million in additional support for emergency food programs that USDA is providing in FY 2025 under the statutory authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act for distribution through The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
This memorandum provides CSFP state agencies, including ITOs, with guidance on the requirements for conferring CSFP income eligibility through participation in specific federal programs or state programs with income eligibility guidelines at or below the state agency’s CSFP threshold.
This memorandum provides CSFP state agencies, including ITOs, with guidance on the requirements for verifying the identity of CSFP participants prior to the distribution of USDA Foods.
This memorandum provides CSFP state agencies, including ITOs, with guidance on the submission of proposed amendments to CSFP state plans under regulatory requirements.
This memorandum transmits revised 2024 Income Guidelines for state agencies and ITOs in determining the eligibility of individuals applying to participate in CSFP, with revisions made based on the regulatory changes finalized through the Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity Final Rule.
Through this memorandum, FNS is providing state distributing agencies, including Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), with initial implementation guidance and implementation dates for the provisions of the final rule that pertain to USDA Foods Disaster Assistance.
Through this memorandum, FNS is providing FDPIR administering agencies with initial implementation guidance and implementation dates for the provisions of the Improving Access and Parity Final Rule.
Through this memorandum, FNS is providing CSFP state agencies and ITOs with initial implementation guidance and implementation dates for the provisions of the Improving Access and Parity Final Rule.
This document provides information on the requirements for submission of additional CSFP caseload requests for states and ITOs wishing to increase their assigned caseload in 2025.