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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $428,910 Formula Grant to the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs federal grant program (CFDA #10.568).

The purpose of this award is to reimburse direct expenses associated with distributing USDA commodities and other secured commodities to low-income persons through Nebraska's Emergency Food Assistance Program, as administered by the Nebraska Food Distribution Program. Two subawards of $100,000 each were provided to Food Bank of Lincoln Inc. and Foodbank for the Heartland (Nebraska Food Bank) to support similar commodity distribution activities in their respective service areas.

The TEFAP grant program helps supplement the diets of low-income individuals by making funds available to state agencies and local organizations for storage and distribution costs incurred in operating food banks and soup kitchens. This award will allow Nebraska to continue providing these essential food assistance services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.