Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Arizona Department of Economic Security $2.638 million on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565), a formula grant to improve the health of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods distributed through public and non-profit private local agencies.

The award funds administrative costs for the program, which operates statewide in Arizona through the period of performance ending September 30, 2026. The Arizona Department of Economic Security, as the state administering agency, distributes USDA Foods and administrative funds to local agencies for delivery to eligible participants.

The state agency passed funds to two sub-recipients: ST. Mary's Food Bank Alliance (doing business as Food Care) and Community Food Bank, Inc. (doing business as Community Food Bank Of Southern Arizona). Both organizations provide food distribution and related hunger relief services to low-income populations across Arizona, including emergency food box delivery, produce distribution, and nutrition education services.