FNS Documents & Resources

During the inaugural year of Farm to Food Bank Project funding, FNS allocated $3,752,000 amongst the 19 TEFAP state agencies that submitted plans to implement Farm to Food Bank Projects. These 19 state agencies are identified in this resource. 

Through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 20 13 (PL 11 3-2), States affected by Hurricane Sandy are provided with $5.7 million in supplemental funding for TEFAP. The assistance was initially offered to twelve States and the District of Columbia that were directly affected by Hurricane Sandy, based on major disaster declarations and eligibility for individual assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In total, nine States accepted at least some supplemental assistance; funding that was not accepted by certain States was reallocated proportionately to the remaining States. The attached worksheet shows the amounts that each State will receive as USDA Foods and administrative funds.

On March 26, 2013, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (PL 113-6; the Appropriations Act) was signed into law, which provides $49.401 million for TEFAP administrative funding through September 30, 2013.

On January 29, 201 3, President Barack Obama signed the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (PL 113-2, the "Act"), providing TEFAP with $6 million in supplemental funding. The Act gives the Secretary authority to provide these funds to the States affected by Hurricane Sandy without regard to the formula normally used to allocate TEFAP entitlement foods and administrative funding among the States. In addition, the Act also gives the Secretary authority to provide the supplemental funding as USDA Foods, administrative funds, or both. The TEFAP supplemental appropriation is subject to sequestration if a budget resolution is not enacted by March 1, 2013. Thus, at this time, we are estimating that approximately $5.7 million will be available for allocation.

Summaries of Funded TEFAP Rural Infrastructure Grants

Summaries of Funded TEFAP General Infrastructure Grants

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approximately $3 million, contingent on the availability of funds, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 for a grant program to improve the capacity and infrastructure of emergency feeding organizations serving rural communities.

Sample Proof of Participation Letter