Cap tefap admin grts to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Kansas Department for Children and Families $672,352 on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) formula grant to support storage and distribution costs for TEFAP operations through September 30, 2026.

The funding supports TEFAP administrative operations in Kansas, allocated through the legislatively-mandated formula that weights each state's relative share of persons below the poverty level (60 percent) and unemployed persons (40 percent). The Kansas Department for Children and Families, through its Office of Financial Management, administers the state allocation. At minimum, the state must make at least 40 percent of the administrative grant available to emergency feeding organizations or expend funds on their behalf.

The Kansas Food Bank Warehouse Inc., the state's largest food bank, received a sub-award effective July 1, 2026, to accept, store, report, and distribute TEFAP commodities to over 700 nonprofits and underserved communities across Kansas. All participating agencies operate under federal/state agreements that are ongoing and subject to amendment as necessary. Records accounting for receipts and dispersals must be retained for three years following the close of the fiscal year or until any outstanding audit, claim, or litigation is settled. Funds not obligated by the close of the fiscal year are returned to the federal government and reallocated according to formula.