Shelves at Massachusetts food banks may look emptier after the most recent round of USDA cuts. On Thursday, the state’s food banks were informed by the Massachusetts Office of Education that $3.3 million worth of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) food items were cancelled by the USDA.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal initiative aimed at providing essential food supplies to low-income individuals and families at no cost. USDA provides 100% American-grown USDA Foods and administrative funds to states to operate TEFAP.

The Biden administration had slated the aid for distribution to food banks during the 2025 fiscal year through the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which is run by the Agriculture Department and ...

The agency noted that it continues to buy food for The Emergency Food Assistance Program, spending more than $166 million so far this fiscal year, which began October 1. Also, it has purchased ...

These funds must, in part, be passed on to local agencies. The program is authorized by the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. You can get immediate food ...

The Trump Administration on Tuesday canceled nearly $5 million in emergency food assistance for the state of Washington. For the next few months, foods like chicken and turkey breasts, canned ...

Food aid is one of numerous competing priorities California lawmakers will have to juggle in the face of steep potential federal cuts.