Tefap reach and resiliency

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Tennessee Department of Agriculture $1,150,905 under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs federal formula grant program (CFDA #10.568) for the period of May 23, 2023 through June 30, 2025. As the state administering agency, Tennessee's Division of Animal Industries will use the funds to cover storage and distribution costs incurred by the state in delivering emergency food supplies through the TEFAP program to low-income individuals. Specifically, the Division will pass through a portion of the grant funds to regional food banks and community action agencies serving vulnerable populations across Tennessee. The formula grant supports the Division's role in supplementing the diets of food insecure residents through the state's administration of the federally funded TEFAP program.