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The West Virginia Department of Agriculture received a $627,414 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs federal grant program (CFDA #10.568). The award period is October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

The funding will support the Department's administrative costs for operating the TEFAP program in West Virginia, which works to supplement the diets of low-income individuals by making funds available to state agencies and local organizations for costs associated with storing and distributing emergency food. As the designated state agency, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will utilize the grant funds to cover expenses involved with administering TEFAP food distribution to local organizations across the state, such as soup kitchens, food banks, and food pantries.