Tefap farm bill

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Missouri Department of Social Services $196,537 on June 9, 2026, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) formula grant (CFDA 10.568). The award funds storage and distribution costs for TEFAP USDA Foods through June 8, 2027, with performance in Missouri. The funding supports the state agency's administration of emergency food assistance, including costs to store and distribute USDA Foods to low-income persons. Under the legislatively mandated formula, Missouri's allocation reflects the state's relative share of the national population with income below the poverty level (weighted 60 percent) and unemployed persons (weighted 40 percent). The Department of Social Services, as the state distributing agency, may pass through at least 40 percent of administrative grant funds to emergency feeding organizations or expend such funds on their behalf through agreements with local organizations participating in the program.