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The Emergency Food Assistance Program

TEFAP helps keep communities fed, healthy, and strong!
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 people with low income 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
TEFAP: Availability of Foods for FY 2024
Federal Register Documents
Total TEFAP Assistance to States
Technical Assistance & Guidance
Halal Foods in TEFAP
Technical Assistance & Guidance
FD-154: TEFAP, CSFP - Cancellation of Policy Memoranda FD-138 and FD-141
Policy Memos
Q&As about the Proposed Rule, Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity
Technical Assistance & Guidance
TEFAP – State Plan Requests and Allocations for FY 24 Farm to Food Bank Projects
Policy Memos
Proposed Rule: Improving Access and Parity in Food Distribution Programs
Federal Register Documents
Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity Proposed Rule
Technical Assistance & Guidance
TEFAP Update: Food Distribution Programs Improving Access and Parity Proposed Rule
Webinars/Videos
Percentage of TEFAP Administrative Funds Passed Through from State Agencies to Emergency Feeding Organizations
Data
Procurement and Storage Strategies for Kosher Observant TEFAP Participants
Webinars/Videos
Food Help on the Way for Vermont Households Hit by Severe Storms
News Item
Comment Request: Food Distribution Programs
Federal Register Documents
Guidance for Submitting Amendments to TEFAP State Plans per 7 CFR 251.6
Policy Memos
TEFAP Reach and Resiliency: Round Two Projects
Grants
Spotlights
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USDA's Focus on Nutrition Security

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is working to ensure all communities have access to foods that support good health and well-being. Watch our video, which highlights how FNS nutrition assistance programs help all Americans thrive.

USDA Foods Available List for TEFAP
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
The Emergency Food Assistance Program Farm to Food Bank Project Grants
USDA Foods e-Letters
Page updated: August 02, 2023