Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Kentucky Department of Agriculture $3.202 million on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565), a formula grant that supplements the diets of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age with nutritious USDA Foods distributed through public and non-profit private local agencies. The award covers the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with performance in Kentucky.

The recipient passes funds to six sub-recipients tasked with storing, transporting, and distributing USDA commodities: Northern Kentucky Area Development District, Dare To Care Food Bank (Louisville), Tri State Food Bank Inc., Purchase Area Development District operating as the Area Agency On Aging, Gods Pantry Food Bank Inc. doing business as Americas Second Harvest, and Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland Inc. These local and regional organizations operate food banks and distribution networks across Kentucky, providing food assistance infrastructure to eligible participants. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program operates through federal-state agreements in which USDA distributes both food and administrative funds to participating state agencies, which in turn distribute those resources and food to the local level.