# Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (10.567)

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Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $353 million in 870 grants, about $405,450 per award.

## Objectives

The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) is a nutrition assistance program that may be operated at the request of a Tribe or Indian Tribal Organization (ITO) on an Indian reservation, approved areas near a reservation, or approved service areas in Oklahoma. Income-eligible households receive a supplemental monthly food package and nutrition education. Households may not participate in FDPIR and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) simultaneously in the same month. In FY 2024, 107 ITOs and three State agencies (SAs) administered the program on approximately 280 Indian reservations, pueblos, rancherias, and Alaska Native Villages. All participating ITOs and SAs receive administrative funding for costs incurred in the operation of the program. Beginning in FY 2022, $4 million of the administrative funds line item is dedicated to be disseminated to FDPIR ITOs for nutrition related activities that promote healthy choices through the use of USDA Foods and physical activity among FDPIR participants Nutrition assistance and food packages were provided to an average of 49.6 thousand persons per month (FY 2023).

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $73.4 million | 233 |
| 2022 | $57.8 million | 113 |
| 2023 | $69.1 million | 189 |
| 2024 | $68.6 million | 175 |
| 2025 | $83.8 million | 186 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Nation | Oklahoma | $29.6 million |
| Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation | South Dakota | $17.9 million |
| Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services | Montana | $15.3 million |
| Chickasaw Nation | Oklahoma | $15.0 million |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $14.8 million |
| Spirit Lake Tribe | North Dakota | $14.5 million |
| Navajo Nation Tribal Government | Arizona | $9.6 million |
| North Dakota Department of Public Instruction | North Dakota | $9.2 million |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | Oklahoma | $7.4 million |
| Small Tribes Organization of Western Was | Washington | $6.1 million |
| Sherwood Valley Rancheria | California | $6.0 million |
| Sac & Fox Nation | Oklahoma | $5.7 million |
| Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe | Oklahoma | $5.6 million |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Alaska | $5.1 million |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | North Carolina | $4.8 million |
| The Hoopa Valley Tribe | California | $4.8 million |
| Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc. | New Mexico | $4.6 million |
| Lummi Indian Business Council | Washington | $4.1 million |
| San Carlos Apache Tribal Council | Arizona | $4.0 million |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe | South Dakota | $4.0 million |