USDA Food and Nutrition Service – The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
Free USDA food for pantries and meal programs.
Amount
Food commodities (in-kind)
Deadline
Ongoing
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Decision notes
Supplied summary · independent review pending. No reviewer identity or new factual verification is asserted.
Fit
Church pantries via state agency/food bank; 501(c)(3): Varies Geography: US. Supported activity in supplied record: Free USDA food for pantries and meal programs.
Disqualifiers
The complete exclusions and treatment of religious activity are not established by this supplied summary. Confirm both the applicant and the project with the funder; a ministry topic is not evidence that all churches qualify.
Money required
Supplied amount: Food commodities (in-kind). Match, fees, advance spending and payment timing are not independently confirmed. Noncash support is not a cash award.
Next step
How to apply: Join through your regional food bank Confirm the current cycle, affiliation, service boundary and required documents before drafting.
Evidence & unresolved questions
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Details
- Who can apply
- Church pantries via state agency/food bank; 501(c)(3): Varies
- Region
- US
- Amount
- Food commodities (in-kind)
- Deadline or cycle
- Ongoing
- How to apply
- Join through your regional food bank
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