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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Yerington Paiute Tribe $468,599 on October 1, 2025, under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR, CFDA 10.567) to deliver nutrition assistance through September 30, 2027.

The award funds certification of eligible households, procurement and inventory management of USDA foods, and monthly food distribution logistics to income-eligible reservation residents. FDPIR provides supplemental monthly food packages—selected by households from over 100 available domestically purchased items including frozen and canned meats and fish, beans, peanut butter, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables, pasta, rice, cereal, dairy, and oil/butter—as an alternative to SNAP for households without easy access to SNAP offices or authorized food stores. The Yerington Paiute Tribe administers the program on the Yerington, Nevada reservation through the performance period ending September 30, 2027.

The award obligates $468,599 and represents one of 24 FDPIR project grants the tribe holds from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The tribe operates FDPIR directly without sub-recipients. Eligible households are limited to income-eligible households residing on the participating reservation, certified by the tribe according to national SNAP-based eligibility standards and household size, with certification periods not exceeding one year except for elderly or disabled households, which may be certified for up to 24 months if circumstances are stable.