Snap tefap - grants to states

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Kentucky Department of Agriculture $686,326 under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) formula grant on October 1, 2025, with period of performance through September 30, 2027.

The grant funds storage, transport, and distribution costs for USDA commodities through TEFAP in Kentucky. The recipient allocates funds to multiple sub-recipients: Tri State Food Bank Inc., Northern Kentucky Area Development District, Purchase Area Development District Inc., and Gods Pantry Food Bank Inc., each of which stores, transports, and distributes USDA commodities to low-income populations. The formula grant allocation methodology weights each state's relative share of poverty (60 percent) and unemployment (40 percent); Kentucky must make at least 40 percent of administrative grant funds available to emergency feeding organizations or expend such funds on their behalf. Performance takes place in Kentucky.