Cap tefap admin grts to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Missouri Department of Social Services $1,449,830 on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs), CFDA 10.568, a formula grant supporting storage and distribution costs for TEFAP foods through September 30, 2026.

Missouri allocates at least 40 percent of administrative funds to emergency feeding organizations. The Department of Social Services passed through sub-awards to six nonprofit food banks: Harvesters - The Community Food Network, Second Harvest Community Food Bank, Southeast Missouri Food Bank Inc., ST Louis Area Food Bank Inc., The Food Bank For Central & Northeast Missouri Inc., and Ozarks Food Harvest Incorporated. These sub-recipients distribute TEFAP commodities and supplemental foods to low-income populations, food pantries, shelters, and seniors across the state. Performance occurs statewide in Missouri.