# Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) (10.568)

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Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $963 million in 871 grants, about $1.1 million per award.

## Objectives

Provide funding to State agencies and local organizations for storage and distribution costs incurred to issues The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) USDA Foods.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $213 million | 286 |
| 2022 | $264 million | 210 |
| 2023 | $209 million | 166 |
| 2024 | $146 million | 128 |
| 2025 | $131 million | 99 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Social Services California | California | $141 million |
| Texas Department of Agriculture | Texas | $78.4 million |
| State of New York Office of General Services | New York | $71.2 million |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $58.0 million |
| Department of Agriculture Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $42.8 million |
| North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services | North Carolina | $36.3 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $36.2 million |
| Ohio Department of Job & Family Services | Ohio | $35.5 million |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Illinois | $31.7 million |
| New Jersey Department of Agriculture | New Jersey | $26.2 million |
| Arizona Department of Economic Security | Arizona | $25.6 million |
| State of Washington Department of Agriculture | Washington | $24.2 million |
| Department of Human Services | Georgia | $23.7 million |
| Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Virginia | $21.7 million |
| Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry | Louisiana | $20.8 million |
| Department of Agriculture Tennessee | Tennessee | $20.3 million |
| KY Department of Agriculture | Kentucky | $17.0 million |
| State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Wisconsin | $16.1 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $15.7 million |
| Alabama State Department of Education | Alabama | $15.6 million |