Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
To improve the health of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods, distributed through public and non-profit private local agencies such as food banks and community action organizations.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Department/Agency of U.S. State
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
Agreements are made between USDA and the State agency or an ITO recognized by the Department of the Interior or the appropriate area office of the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Beneficiaries
- U.S. Citizen
To be certified as eligible to receive USDA Foods through the program, individuals must be at least 60.
States also establish income guidelines to determine program eligibility for all participants. CSFP income guidelines must be set at or below 130 percent of Federal poverty income guidelines.
States may require that participants be at nutritional risk, as determined by a physician or local agency staff. States may also require that an individual reside within the service area of the local agency at the time of application for program benefits. However, States may not require the individual to reside within the area for any fixed period of time.
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Participating states and ITO's do so via a federal state agreement.
Award Procedure
USDA Foods and administrative funds are awarded by the Department to State agencies in accordance with the priorities and funding formulas set forth in program regulations and legislation. State agencies, in turn, distribute USDA Foods and administrative funds to the local level.
A determination will be made within 30 days of the submission of a completed plan.
Program details & compliance
Description
CSFP is administered at the federal level by FNS, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Through CSFP, USDA distributes both food and administrative funds to participating state agencies and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), which work to provide CSFP food packages to eligible participants.
CSFP food packages are supplemental and do not provide a complete diet.
CSFP operates in parts of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and by the following eight ITOs: Oglala Sioux in South Dakota, Red Lake in Minnesota, the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in California, the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe in North Dakota, the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes in Oklahoma, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Mission Categories
Primary: Food Security
Other categories:
Food and Nutrition for Individual and Families
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
USDA Foods and administrative grants are made to State agencies and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) recognized by the Department of the Interior or the appropriate area office of the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services. These agencies distribute USDA Foods and funds to participating local public or private nonprofit agencies. Federal funding for administrative costs may only be used in making USDA Foods and nutrition education available to eligible beneficiaries.
Required Documentation
Participants are provided USDA Foods by local agency personnel or their designees.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements
Formula
2014 Farm Bill