Tefap farm bill

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Social Services California $1,386,859 on June 9, 2026, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) formula grant (CFDA 10.568). The award funds storage and distribution costs for TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) USDA Foods in California through June 8, 2027.

The Department of Social Services California's Finance and Accounting Division administers this funding to support emergency food assistance operations across California. Under the federal/state agreement governing TEFAP, the State agency must make at least 40 percent of administrative grant funds available to emergency feeding organizations or expend such funds on their behalf. Allocation of the formula grant follows a legislatively mandated calculation weighting each state's relative share of persons below the poverty level (60 percent) and unemployed persons (40 percent). The State agency coordinates with county-level social services agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community-based service providers to deliver emergency food assistance to low-income Californians. Funds are distributed electronically as needed for actual expenditures on a fiscal year basis; any unobligated amounts are returned to the federal government for reallocation.