Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $1,612,962 in administrative funding to Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs program (CFDA 10.568) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant provides funding for the administrative, storage, and distribution costs necessary to operate TEFAP in Puerto Rico, supporting the agency's role as the territorial distributor of USDA Foods to low-income populations across the island.

Under the federally-mandated formula allocation, which weights poverty and unemployment metrics, the awardee is required to make at least 40 percent of the administrative grant available to emergency feeding organizations such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens through direct grants 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. The agency administers this award in accordance with a federal-state agreement and maintains comprehensive records of receipts and dispersals for a minimum of three years following fiscal year closure.