Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of Alaska Department of Health $270,960 on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) to fund administrative operations supporting food distribution to eligible low-income elderly persons aged 60 and older across Alaska through September 30, 2026.

The award funds administrative support for the program's operations in Alaska. The State of Alaska Department of Health, acting as the state agency, distributes USDA Foods and administrative funds to local agencies that provide supplemental food packages to program participants.

The State of Alaska Department of Health sub-awarded portions of this funding to two food bank organizations serving as local agencies. Food Bank of Alaska received sub-awards dated July 16, 2025, and July 29, 2026, to provide commodity supplemental foods and distribute them to Alaska Native and American Indian households in the Mat-Su Valley, Anchorage, and other communities throughout Cook Inlet. Fairbanks Community Food Bank Service, Inc., received sub-awards dated September 17, 2025, and July 1, 2026, to provide commodity supplemental foods to eligible participants in the Fairbanks area. Both sub-recipients collect and redistribute food through their respective service areas as part of the broader state food security network.