Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction $157,587 on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) to administer CSFP in North Dakota through September 30, 2026.

CSFP improves health outcomes for low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with USDA Foods. The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, the state agency administering the program, distributed sub-awards to local food distribution partners. Community Action Partnership, Great Plains Food Bank, Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency (Sendcaa), and Hope Center each received sub-awards dated March 31, 2026, to deliver commodity food packages to eligible seniors across North Dakota. Performance occurs in North Dakota.

This award represents the administrative funding component of CSFP, which operates through a federal-state partnership wherein USDA provides both food and administrative funds to participating state agencies, which then distribute resources to local agencies such as food banks and community action organizations for direct participant service.