Trade Mitigation Program Eligible Recipient Agency Operational Funds

 

To support the Trade Mitigation Food Purchase and Distribution Program and to help supplement the diets of low-income persons by making funds available to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) eligible recipient agencies for storage and distribution costs of Trade Mitigation Food Purchase and Distribution Program foods. Eligible recipient agencies are local organizations, such as soup kitchens, food banks, and food pantries, including faith-based organizations, that provide food assistance to needy persons.

Deleted 03/27/2024 (Archived.) 10.178 Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture A - Formula Grants Not applicable. 15 U.S.C. 714b
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714b) Not applicable. Public or private non-profit organizations, such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens, which provide food assistance to low-income persons. Local organizations are required to document their use of the operational funds, and only those administrative costs permitted under 2 CFR Part 200 for local governments will be allowed. Local agencies may be required to document their non-profit status. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Operational funds are allocated among the States on the basis of a formula determined by the Secretary of Agriculture that takes into account the amount of Trade Mitigation Program food ordered by each State. One hundred percent of these funds must be passed down to eligible recipient agencies. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Funds are provided to State agencies to pass through to local agencies to cover operational costs incurred at the local level in the operation of the program. Funds may only be used for approved operational expenses. States may choose sites that distribute to low-income households and/or congregate sites that provide prepared meals to the needy. Allowable costs include warehousing, food delivery, participant certification, and other administrative costs. Not applicable. Not applicable. Normal records accounting for receipts and dispersal; retention required for 3 years following the close of the fiscal year or until any outstanding audit, claim, or litigation is settled. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The funds will be provided to State agencies in three installments prior to September 30, 2019. All of these funds must be liquidated no later than December 31, 2019. Any funds which are made available through the initial allocation or a subsequent reallocation that are not used are turned back to the Federal government. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. None/Not specified. Polly Fairfield
3101 Park Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302 USA
polly.fairfield@usda.gov
Phone: 703-305-4386 http://fns.usda.gov/ 12-4336-0-3-999 (Formula Grants) FY 18 FY 19 est $50,000,000.00; FY 20 - Not applicable/available. Not applicable. Not applicable.