Snap tefap - grants to states

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of New York Office of General Services $5,113,294 in formula grant funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs program (CFDA 10.568) on October 1, 2025.

The award funds storage and distribution costs incurred to implement TEFAP and issue USDA-donated foods to low-income populations across New York State. OGS serves as the state administering agency, coordinating food distribution through emergency feeding organizations, food banks, and other local entities. At minimum, OGS must make at least 40 percent of the administrative grant available to emergency feeding organizations or expend such funds on their behalf. Period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Performance occurs throughout New York State.

The allocation formula for TEFAP administrative funds incorporates each state's relative share of the national population with income below the poverty level (60 percent weighting) and unemployed persons (40 percent weighting). Funds are provided through electronic transfer as needed for actual expenditures on a fiscal year basis; any amounts not obligated are returned to the federal government and reallocated according to formula.