Project Grant 20187002528159

The Arizona Department of Economic Security was awarded a $2.33 million Formula Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2022 for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA #10.565). The grant will fund the distribution of nutritious USDA foods through September 30, 2023 to improve the health of low-income elderly persons aged 60 and older in Arizona. Three sub-awards were provided to distribute these foods. Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security was awarded a $2,104,924 Formula Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (CFDA #10.568). The grant will support supplementing the diets of low-income individuals in Arizona from June 2022 through June 2024. As the state administering agency, Arizona DES will use the funds to cover storage and distribution costs for the TEFAP program. It will provide funds to four...

Fair Food Network will use this $5 million Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to support the Double Up Food Bucks program in Michigan from August 2021 through August 2023. At least 75% of the funding will provide direct incentives for low-income households to purchase fruits and vegetables through the Double Up program. Specifically, the funding will be...

The Arizona Department of Education received a $139,357 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award funds administrative and management operations necessary to implement Summer EBT services in Arizona, including identifying eligible low-income children, processing enrollments, and distributing EBT benefits...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security received an $863,882 cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on September 10, 2021 to support enhanced program integrity efforts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through September 30, 2022. Under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; CFDA 10.561) federal grant program, the award will fund Arizona DES's...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security was awarded a $1,839,717 Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (CFDA #10.568). The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant aims to help supplement the diets of low-income individuals by providing funds to Arizona for storage and distribution costs incurred through TEFAP. The Arizona Department of Economic Security...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security received a $128,635 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant funds the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, officially known as CFDA 10.576, to provide fresh, unprocessed, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs to low-income seniors through participating farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs in Arizona. The one-year grant period runs from...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $2.9 million Project Grant to the Arizona Department of Education for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, CFDA #10.582, to provide free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools with high percentages of free and reduced-price meal eligibility in Arizona. The program aims to assist states through cash grants in delivering fresh...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security received a $4.18 million Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant funding supports the Pandemic EBT Administrative Costs federal grant program (CFDA #10.649) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Under this award, the Arizona Department of Economic Security will provide administrative services to operate the Pandemic EBT Food Benefit Program (P-EBT) in Arizona. Specifically, the...

The Arizona Department of Agriculture will receive $2.34 million from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170) from September 2021 through September 2025. The funding will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Arizona through marketing and promotion efforts, research and development assistance for producers, expanded availability and access, and addressing challenges confronting specialty crop producers. Projects...