Cap tefap admin grts to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $590,952 to the New Mexico Health Care Authority, a division of the Department of Human Services, on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) formula grant program (CFDA 10.568). The award funds storage and distribution costs for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in New Mexico through September 30, 2026. The New Mexico Health Care Authority, as the designated state agency, administers TEFAP administrative funding and is required to make at least 40 percent of the grant available to emergency feeding organizations or expend such funds on their behalf. The formula allocation to New Mexico reflects the state's relative share of the national population with income below the poverty level (60 percent weighting) and unemployed persons (40 percent weighting). Participating local organizations receive administrative funds through federal–state agreements with the state agency or other local organizations in the program. Records accounting for receipts and dispersals must be retained for three years following the close of the fiscal year or until any outstanding audit, claim, or litigation is settled.