Summary of Federal Grant Award

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded North Dakota Department of Public Instruction $167,354 under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs formula grant (CFDA 10.568) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports administrative, storage, and distribution costs necessary to operate TEFAP in North Dakota. The award amount was calculated using the congressionally mandated formula that weights each state's proportional share of persons living below the poverty level (60 percent) and unemployed individuals (40 percent).

As the designated state distributing agency, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction must allocate a minimum of 40 percent of the administrative grant directly to emergency feeding organizations such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens, either through direct grants or by expending funds on their behalf. The remaining funds support state-level administrative functions and infrastructure necessary to facilitate the distribution of USDA Foods to low-income North Dakota residents. Funds are distributed electronically on an as-needed basis for actual expenditures, with any unused allocations returned to the federal government for reallocation according to the established formula.