Formula Grant 262OH055Y8105

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $2,923,587 to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS) on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs program (CFDA 10.568). This formula grant funds administrative, storage, and distribution costs incurred by ODJFS in managing and coordinating the emergency food assistance network throughout Ohio. The award period extends through September 30, 2026, and is allocated based on a congressionally mandated formula that weighs Ohio's proportional share of persons living below the poverty level (60 percent) and unemployed individuals (40 percent).

Under this grant, ODJFS must make a minimum of 40 percent of awarded administrative funds available to emergency feeding organizations such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens, either through direct grants or expenditures on their behalf. The funding supports the operational infrastructure necessary for ODJFS to distribute USDA commodities to low-income populations across Ohio and to maintain ongoing federal-state agreements with local participating organizations. Funds are provided through electronic transfer as needed for actual expenditures on a fiscal year basis.