The Emergency Food Assistance Program

The Build Back Better initiative will invest an additional $1 billion into the emergency food network.

The Build Back Better initiative will invest an additional $1 billion into the emergency food network.

Strengthening the Nation’s Nutrition Safety Net and Supporting American Agriculture

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. USDA provides 100% American-grown USDA Foods and administrative funds to states to operate TEFAP.

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Food Distribution Program Tables
Data
Percentage of TEFAP Administrative Funds Passed Through from State Agencies to Emergency Feeding Organizations
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FD-151: TEFAP Questions and Answers about Farm to Food Bank Projects
Policy Memos
Comment Request - Additional Information To Be Collected Under the Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary Grant Programs for TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grants
Notices
TEFAP - State Plan Requests and Allocations for FY22 Farm to Food Bank Projects
Policy Memos
TEFAP - Thrifty Food Plan Adjustment of TEFAP Funding
Policy Memos
TEFAP: Allocation of Supplemental Food and Administrative Funds from Division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
Policy Memos
Use of USDA Foods in Disasters
Webinars/Videos
Return of FY 2021 Administrative Funds for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
Policy Memos
USDA Foods Program Disaster Manual
Technical Assistance & Guidance
USDA Foods General Recommendations: Handwashing, Cleaning, and Disinfecting for Household Program Operators
Fact Sheets
State of Origin for USDA Foods
Research, Analysis & Background
FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
News Item
FDPIR, TEFAP, and CSFP Income Exclusions under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Policy Memos
Best Practices to Safely Handle and Store USDA Foods at Home
Technical Assistance & Guidance
FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The Emergency Food Assistance Program Farm to Food Bank Project Grants

The purpose of Farm to Food Bank Projects is to (a) reduce food waste at the agricultural production, processing, or distribution level through the donation of food, (b) provide food to individuals in need, and (c) build relationships between agricultural producers, processors, and distributors and emergency feeding organizations through the donation of food.

Household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets and Recipes
Best Practices to Safely Handle and Store USDA Foods at Home
Information on the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Act
Best Practices to Minimize Food Waste
Bean Basics Toolkit
USDA Foods General Recommendations: Handwashing, Cleaning, and Disinfecting for Household Program Operators
USDA Foods e-Letters