Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the New York State Department of Health $3.571 million in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) to administer supplemental food assistance for low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age. The award covers the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with performance in New York State. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program distributes USDA Foods and administrative funds through state agencies to eligible participants via local agencies such as food banks and community action organizations. NYS Department of Health distributes CSFP funds to 28 local WIC agencies and other local entities as sub-recipients, which provide supplemental food packages to program participants. The assistance type is a formula grant, distributed to states under federal allocation formulas as a statutory entitlement rather than through competitive procurement.