Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded $1,901,280 in formula grant funding to Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia (Puerto Rico's primary social services administrator) under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs program (CFDA 10.568) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the administrative, storage, and distribution costs necessary to operate TEFAP, which supplements the diets of low-income populations across Puerto Rico. The allocation was determined through a congressionally mandated formula accounting for the territory's proportional share of persons living below the poverty level (weighted at 60 percent) and unemployed individuals (weighted at 40 percent).

As the territorial TEFAP administering agency, Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia is required to make a minimum of 40 percent of the awarded administrative funds available to emergency feeding organizations such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens, either through direct sub-awards or direct expenditures on their behalf. Funds are distributed electronically on an as-needed basis for actual expenditures, with any unused allocations returned to the federal government for reallocation according to the established formula. This award reflects the agency's ongoing role as a critical intermediary in delivering federal nutritional assistance to Puerto Rico's most vulnerable residents.