Tefap reach and resiliency

The Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, doing business as the Hawaii Office of Community Services, received a $696,521 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant supports the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs federal grant program (CFDA #10.568), which helps supplement the diets of low-income individuals by funding storage and distribution costs incurred by state agencies and local organizations that operate TEFAP. Through this May 2023 award, the Hawaii Office of Community Services will provide administrative support for Hawaii's TEFAP, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program through June 2025. This will include distributing USDA commodity foods and providing other assistance to help address food insecurity among low-income families and seniors in Hawaii.