Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Agriculture Pennsylvania $4,042,288 on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) to administer CSFP operations serving low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age throughout Pennsylvania. The award runs through September 30, 2026, and represents a formula grant allocation to the state administering agency for both USDA Foods distribution and program administrative costs delivered through public and non-profit private local agencies including food banks and community action organizations. The Department of Agriculture Pennsylvania, a child agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania headquartered in Harrisburg, serves as the designated state administering agency for multiple USDA nutrition programs and operates as a prime recipient of federal grants. The department's broader federal work includes cooperative agreements for food assistance program management alongside APHIS animal health diagnostics, FDA food inspection services, and plant disease surveillance across dual facilities in Harrisburg and Ames, Iowa.