Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services $512,522 on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) for the period through September 30, 2026. The award funds administrative expenses and commodity distribution services in Nebraska.

The recipient administers the program statewide through sub-recipients that provide certification of eligible participants, food distribution, nutritional education, and food storage for USDA commodity packages to low-income elderly persons aged 60 and older. Sub-recipients include Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska, Chadron Community Hospital Corporation (Western Community Health Resources division), Food Bank of Lincoln Inc., Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Blue Valley Community Action Inc., Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership Inc., Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership Inc., and Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership Inc., plus Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska. Each sub-recipient's award was obligated between March 23 and June 15, 2026.

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program supplements the diets of eligible low-income elderly participants with USDA Foods distributed through public and nonprofit local agencies. Participating states and Indian Tribal Organizations receive both food and administrative funds and work to deliver CSFP food packages to eligible participants. The program operates in parts of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as through eight federally recognized Indian Tribal Organizations.