Tefap farm bill

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Kentucky Department of Agriculture $180,405 on June 9, 2026, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs), CFDA 10.568, a formula grant to support storage and distribution costs for TEFAP operations.

The award funds administrative expenses Kentucky incurs in distributing USDA foods through the Emergency Food Assistance Program to low-income persons across the state. The funding is allocated to Kentucky according to a formula based on the state's relative share of the national population with income below the poverty level (60 percent weighting) and unemployed persons (40 percent weighting). Kentucky must make at least 40 percent of the administrative grant available to emergency feeding organizations or expend such funds on their behalf. The grant period runs from June 9, 2026, through June 8, 2027, with performance in Kentucky. Funds are provided through electronic transfer as needed for actual expenditures and any unused amounts are returned to the federal government for reallocation.