Snap tefap - grants to states

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Iowa Department of Human Services $200,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs formula grant (CFDA 10.568), with performance through September 30, 2026.

The award funds storage and distribution costs for USDA Foods distributed through TEFAP. Iowa DHS manages the state administrative function and passes through administrative funding to six sub-grantees—River Bend Food Bank, Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Food Bank of Siouxland, Food Bank of Iowa, and Foodbank for the Heartland—which manage distribution to low-income populations across Iowa and adjacent regions. The state must make at least 40 percent of administrative grant funds available to emergency feeding organizations or expend such funds on their behalf.

Performance takes place in Iowa. The obligation represents $200,000, allocated under the legislatively mandated TEFAP formula that weights each state's share of poverty (60 percent) and unemployment (40 percent).