Cap tefap admin grts to STS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida $5,102,418 on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) formula grant program (CFDA 10.568). The award funds storage and distribution costs for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) through September 30, 2026, with performance in Florida.

The recipient passes through sub-awards to six non-profit food banks participating in TEFAP: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Inc.; Farm Share, Inc.; America's Second Harvest of The Big Bend, Inc.; Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc.; Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc.; and Feeding The Gulf Coast (doing business as Bay Area Food Bank). Each sub-recipient participates in TEFAP program activities, including food commodity distribution to low-income individuals and households across their respective service areas in Central, Southwest, Big Bend, Treasure Coast, and Gulf Coast regions of Florida.