Snap tefap - grants to states

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $320,350 Formula Grant to the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (CFDA #10.568).

The grant will support the distribution of USDA commodities and other secured commodities to food banks and soup kitchens from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Two $50k+ subawards were provided to Food Bank of Lincoln Inc. and Foodbank for the Heartland (Nebraska Food Bank) to reimburse direct expenses associated with distributing commodities secured through USDA and other sources, to the extent USDA funding is available.

The TEFAP program aims to help supplement the diets of low-income individuals by making funds available to states for storage and distribution costs incurred in operating emergency food distribution programs at the local level. This award will allow Nebraska to continue providing emergency food assistance to those in need through the end of the grant period.