The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services $220,098 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 operations.
The award funds administrative expenses for TEFAP food distribution across Montana through September 30, 2026. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, operating through its Business & Financial Services Division, serves as the State administering agency responsible for allocating and managing the grant. The funding is allocated to the State on a legislatively-mandated formula that weights each State's relative share of persons with income below the poverty level (60 percent) and unemployed persons (40 percent). Montana must make at least 40 percent of administrative funds available to emergency feeding organizations or expend such funds on their behalf.
Montana Food Bank Network Inc., the statewide food bank serving over 340 partner agencies including food pantries, shelters, senior centers, and schools, received a sub-award dated October 1, 2025, to deliver food and grocery product distribution, storage, and transportation services in support of TEFAP.