WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Food and Nutrition Service has issued a notice called: The Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2026.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 19 by Patrick A. Penn, Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
Summary: This notice announces the surplus and purchased foods that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The foods made available under this notice must, at the discretion of the State, be distributed to eligible recipient agencies (ERAs) for use in preparing meals and/or for distribu...