Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Arkansas Department of Agriculture $724,162.98 under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) on October 1, 2025, for administrative costs to support CSFP operations.

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program provides food packages and administrative funding to supplement the diets of low-income elderly persons aged 60 and older through state agencies and local distributors such as food banks and community action organizations. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture, as the state agency recipient, uses this administrative funding to deliver CSFP food packages to eligible participants across Arkansas.

The award obligates $724,162.98 for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with performance occurring in Arkansas. Administrative funds support state-level program management and distribution coordination. The state agency maintains records of all receipts and dispositions and provides hearing appeal procedures for local agencies and individual participants adversely affected by program actions or benefit determinations.