Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education $281,854 in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) to administer CSFP in Massachusetts.

The award supports administrative operations for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which supplements the diets of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age through USDA Foods distributed via public and nonprofit local agencies such as food banks and community action organizations. Massachusetts DESE serves as the state agency responsible for distributing both USDA Foods and administrative funds to local participating agencies throughout the Commonwealth, which in turn provide CSFP food packages to eligible participants.

The funding is obligated through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Massachusetts. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and eight federally recognized Indian Tribal Organizations. State agencies administer the program under federal-state agreement and maintain records of all receipts and dispositions for three fiscal years following the applicable fiscal year or until related claims, audits, or investigations are resolved.