Feeding America Applauds TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grants Awards by USDA

Statement attributable to Vince Hall, Chief Government Relations Officer of Feeding America

June 9, 2022

“Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief network of food banks, state associations, food pantries and meal programs, applauds U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) first round of TEFAP (the Emergency Food Assistance Program) Reach and Resiliency grants, totaling more than $39 million to 38 state agencies to improve the program’s reach into remote, rural, tribal, and/or low-income areas that are currently underserved by the program.

“These grants, along with the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, are a great step towards increasing support to the emergency food system. Since the start of the pandemic, Feeding America food banks have delivered 11 billion meals to people facing hunger across the U.S., though disruptions in the food supply chain continue to hamper these efforts.

“These investments in food system solutions and infrastructure will help shore up the nation’s emergency food supply so that people can have access to nutritious food, regardless of their zip code. Feeding America looks forwards to working with USDA and state agencies to implement these grants at the local level.”
 


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Feeding America is committed to an America where no one is hungry. We support tens of millions of people who experience food insecurity to get the food and resources they say they need to thrive as part of a nationwide network of food banks, statewide food bank associations, food pantries and meal programs. We also invest in innovative solutions to increase equitable access to nutritious food, advocate for legislation that improves food security and work to address factors that impact food security, such as health, cost of living and employment. We partner with people experiencing food insecurity, policymakers, organizations, and supporters, united with them in a movement to end hunger. Visit FeedingAmerica.org to learn more.