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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COVID-19—Oversight of the
Emergency Food Assistance
Program—Interim Report
Inspection Report 27801-0001-21(2)
October 2021
COVID-19—Oversight of the Emergency Food
Assistance Program—Interim Report
Inspection Report 27801-0001-21(2)
The objective of our ongoing inspection is to evaluate FNS’ oversight of TEFAP—
this report provides the interim results on what criteria FNS used to approve States
for food and administrative funds provided under the FFCR and CARES Acts.
WHAT OIG FOUND
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program
that provides supplemental food assistance to persons in
need. TEFAP provides Federally purchased commodities
(USDA-foods) to States and territories (States) to
distribute to recipient agencies serving
low-income households and individuals. TEFAP
also provides administrative funds to cover States’
and recipient agencies’ costs associated with the
transportation, processing, storage, and distribution of
USDA-foods and foods provided through private donations.
We concluded that the Families First Coronavirus
Response (FFCR) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Acts did not change
regulatory requirements to allocate TEFAP food funds and
convertible food funds (administrative funds). Consistent
with regular TEFAP operations, the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) set aside a portion of the funds appropriated
under the FFCR and CARES Acts to cover operational
food costs. The agency also allocated funds to each State
to cover food and administrative costs based on TEFAP’s
regular statutory funding formula. FNS allocates funds to
States based on this formula and does not allow States to
request a specific amount of food or administrative funds
outside of what is allocated by the formula.
FNS did not use different criteria to allocate food
assistance and convertible food funds for either the
FFCR Act or CARES Act. However, in order to ensure
States were eligible to receive CARES Act funds, FNS
implemented an additional eligibility requirement.
Although FNS implemented this additional requirement,
we did not find any indication that it negatively impacted
the integrity of the program, as all States complied with
the requirement. We did not identify any issues that
would warrant recommendations; therefore, we are not
making any recommendations in this report.
OBJECTIVE
Our ongoing inspection has four
objectives. This report addresses
Objective 1: What criteria did
FNS use to approve States for
food and administrative funds
provided under the FFCR and
CARES Acts. The
Objective 1 includes the
following sub objectives: (a) How
much did FNS allocate to each
State for food assistance and
administrative funds under each
act?; (b) Did FNS deny any State
request for food assistance and/
or administrative funds provided
under each act?; (c) Did FNS
use different criteria to approve
States for food assistance and
administrative funds under each
act?; and (d) What impact, if
any, could changes to the criteria
have on the integrity of the
program?
RECOMMENDS
We made no recommendations in
this report.
REVIEWED
We evaluated the process FNS
used to approve States for
food and administrative funds
provided under the FFCR and
CARES Acts.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
United States Department of Agriculture
DATE:
October 18, 2021
INSPECTION
NUMBER:
27801-0001-21(2)
TO:
Cindy Long
Administrator
Food and Nutrition Service
ATTN:
Melissa Rothstein
Director
Office of Internal Controls, Audits and Investigations
FROM:
Gil H. Harden
Assistant Inspector General for Audit
SUBJECT:
COVID-19—Oversight of the Emergency Food Assistance Program—Interim Report
This report presents the results of the subject review. We do not have any recommendations in
the report, and therefore, no further response to this office is necessary.
We appreciate the courtesies and cooperation extended to us by members of your staff during our
audit fieldwork and subsequent discussions. This report contains publicly available information
and will be posted in its entirety to our website (http://www.usda.gov/oig) in the near future.
Table of Contents
Background and Objectives ................................................................................... 1
Section 1: What criteria did FNS use to approve States for food and
administrative funds provided under the FFCR and CARES Acts? ..................... 5
a.
How much did FNS allocate to each State for food assistance and
administrative funds provided under each act? ...................................................... 5
b.
Did FNS deny any State request, or portion of a request, for food
assistance and/or administrative funds provided under each act? If so, why and
how much? ............................................................................................................... 7
c.
Did FNS use different criteria to approve States for food assistance and
administrative funds under each act? ..................................................................... 9
d.
What impact, if any, could changes to the criteria have on the integrity of
the program? ............................................................................................................ 9
Scope and Methodology ........................................................................................ 10
Abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 11
Exhibit A: FFCR Act Food and Convertible Food Funds Offered to States . 12
Exhibit B: CARES Act Food and Convertible Food Funds Offered to States
................................................................................................................................. 16
Exhibit C: FFCR Act Food and Convertible Food Funds Accepted by State 20
Exhibit D: CARES Act Food and Convertible Food Funds Accepted by State
................................................................................................................................. 24
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Background and Objectives
Background
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) program that provides supplemental food assistance to persons in need.1 TEFAP
provides Federally purchased commodities2 (USDA-foods)3 to States and territories (States)4 to
distribute to recipient agencies5 serving low-income households and individuals. TEFAP also
provides food funds that can be converted to administrative funds (convertible food funds)6 to
cover States’ and recipient agencies’ costs associated with processing, storing, and distributing
USDA-foods and foods provided through private donations.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers TEFAP in collaboration with USDA’s
purchasing agencies: Agricultural Marketing Service, Farm Service Agency, and Commodity
Credit Corporation. At the Federal level, FNS is responsible for allocating aid to States and for
coordinating the ordering, processing, and distribution of USDA-foods. FNS allocates and
distributes food and convertible food funds according to a formula based on each State’s
population of low-income and unemployed persons. State agencies7 administer TEFAP at the
State level. State agencies are responsible for distributing USDA-foods and funds to recipient
agencies and for general oversight of the program at the local level. Figure 1 depicts the general
responsibilities of TEFAP and the flow of USDA-foods and funds through TEFAP.
1 In 1981, TEFAP was first authorized to distribute surplus commodities in order to help supplement the diets of
low-income Americans, including seniors. The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 authorized TEFAP to
provide other types of surplus foods.
2 Commodities include fruits, vegetables, meats, and grains, among other foods.
3 The term “commodities” is no longer commonly used, as it has been replaced by “donated foods” or
“USDA‑foods.”
4 “States” are defined as all 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
5 Recipient agencies include emergency feeding organizations, such as food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, and
charitable institutions, which receive USDA-foods and/or administrative funds.
6 Convertible food funds are food funds that FNS offers to the States for administrative costs. States have the option
to accept their portion of the convertible food funds as either administrative funds, food funds, or any combination
of the two.
7 Examples of State agencies that administer TEFAP include entities such as the Department of Health and Human
Services, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Agriculture, or the Department of Education.
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FEDERAL LEVEL STATE LEVEL RECIPIENT AGENCIES
Figure 1. Flow of Food and Funds through TEFAP.
1. States may distribute food to recipient agencies directly or task recipient agencies with food distribution to
other recipient agencies. States often delegate this responsibility to food banks.
Section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act authorizes mandatory funding for TEFAP.8 In fiscal
year (FY) 2020, Congress appropriated more than $397 million to TEFAP: $317.5 million for
USDA-foods and more than $79.6 million for food distribution costs.9
In January 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services declared the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic10 a public health emergency for the United States. The
pandemic resulted in catastrophic loss of life and substantial damage to the global economy,
societal stability, and global security. In response to this unprecedented global crisis, Congress
and the Administration took a series of actions, including providing additional funding for
programs serving low-income households. The Families First Coronavirus Response (FFCR)
Act,11 enacted on March 18, 2020, provided $400 million for TEFAP under the Commodity
Assistance Program (CAP). Furthermore, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act,12 enacted on March 27, 2020, provided an additional $450 million in
supplemental funding to CAP for TEFAP. The CARES Act also required that funds be used to
“prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.” The FFCR and CARES Acts did not change
8 The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 88-525 (Aug. 1964), amended by Pub. L. No. 116-94
(Dec. 2019).
9 The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-94 (Dec. 2019).
10 COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. On January 31, 2020, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency for the United States, retroactive to
January 27, 2020. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic.
11 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Pub. L. No. 116-127 (Mar. 2020).
12 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136 (Mar. 2020).
USDA
-Issues regulations
and guidance
-Purchases
commodities
-Allocates aid to
States
-Oversees States
State agencies
-Place food orders
-Create eligibility
criteria
-Select recipient
agencies
-Distribute commodities
and funds to recipient
agencies
-Oversee and manage
State and local
operations
Food banks 1
-Distribute food to
local
organizations
Food pantries
Soup kitchens
Other
-(e.g. shelters)
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TEFAP’s regulatory requirements; however, these Acts increased FY 2020 funding by
$850 million.
Figure 2 depicts the TEFAP funding from the FFCR and CARES Acts.
Figure 2. FFCR and CARES Act Funding
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Objectives
One of our inspection objectives13 was to determine what criteria did FNS use to approve States
for food and administrative funds provided under the FFCR and CARES Acts. Specifically:
a. How much did FNS allocate to each State for food assistance and administrative
funds provided under each act?
b. Did FNS deny any State request, or portion of a request, for food assistance and/or
administrative funds provided under each act? If so, why and how much?
c. Did FNS use different criteria to approve States for food assistance and administrative
funds under each act?
d. What impact, if any, could changes to the criteria have on the integrity of the
program?
13 During the course of our inspection, we plan to issue additional interim reports as we complete the remaining two
objectives. We issued 27801-0001-21(1) on Objective 3 in August 2021. In this report, we are addressing
Objective 1.
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Section 1: What criteria did FNS use to approve States for food and
administrative funds provided under the FFCR and CARES Acts?
The FFCR and CARES Acts did not change regulatory requirements in order to allocate TEFAP
food and convertible food funds. Consistent with regular TEFAP operations, FNS set aside a
portion of the funds Congress appropriated under the FFCR and CARES Acts to cover
operational food costs. The agency allocated the remainder of the funds to each State to cover
food and administrative costs, based on TEFAP’s regulatory allocation formula.14
a. How much did FNS allocate to each State for food assistance and
administrative funds provided under each act?
FFCR Act and CARES Act provided $850 million for TEFAP food and food-related costs. FNS
allocated funding received under each Act as follows:
Funds Provided
Food Funds
Convertible
Funds Set Aside for
Under Each Act Allocated to
Food Funds
Operational Food
States
Available as
Costs
Administrative
Funds
FFCR Act
$400,000,000
$297,200,000
$100,000,000
$2,800,000
CARES Act
$450,000,000
$297,000,000
$150,000,000
$3,000,000
Set-aside Funds
FNS set-aside $5.8 million for operational food costs to cover costs, such as transporting food to
offshore locations, upcharges due to destination changes requested by State agencies, and any
other incidental fees15 that FNS may have incurred. FNS can also use these set-aside funds to
cover any State agency budget shortfalls16 that could result from fluctuations in food prices
between the time an order is placed in the ordering system and the time that food is purchased.17
These set-aside funds are essential to TEFAP’s mission to provide supplemental food assistance
to persons in need of food: if a State agency has a budget shortfall FNS cannot cover, FNS
would be forced to cancel the State’s food order. For example, food orders are purchased and
delivered in truckload quantities. If a State is short on funding, by even a small amount, such as
$5,000, FNS would be forced to cancel an entire truckload, which might be valued anywhere
from $100,000 to $500,000.
14 7 C.F.R. § 251.3(h).
15 According to FNS, incidental fees include expedited food shipment costs and reimbursements to vendors for
liquidated damages.
16 A shortfall may occur when the actual purchase price is higher than the estimated purchase price.
17 According to FNS, these gaps are not typically large for individual States; however, fluctuating prices throughout
the year can lead to a shortfall, thereby causing a negative State food fund balance.
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Because FNS does not know total operational food costs in advance, the agency estimates the
amount to set aside for these costs by using prior years’ expenses and any specific type of costs
the agency expects to incur during the year.18 FNS stated that the agency typically utilizes all
funds they set aside because regular TEFAP funds are available for 2 years; therefore, FNS can
carry any remaining funds from the first year to the following year. However, FFCR Act and
CARES Act funds are only available until the end of FY 2021; therefore, FNS must obligate all
funds by September 30, 2021.
As of August 10, 2021, less than 2 months before funds are set to expire, FNS has not obligated
more than $4.7 million of the $5.8 million FNS set-aside. Therefore, there is a risk that all
pandemic funds may not be obligated and used to feed people in need before the funds expire at
the end of FY 2021. See Figure 3, below.
Figure 3: FFCR Act and CARES Act Obligated and Unobligated Set-aside Funds as of
August 10, 2021.
FNS officials stated that they usually spend all set-aside funds before the fiscal year ends.
However, they acknowledge that it is possible a portion of these set-aside funds will expire if
potential operational food costs—such as transportation costs and State agency budget
shortfalls—are lower than anticipated. FNS officials consider the risk that funds may expire
unavoidable because of the inherent uncertainty around operational food costs. FNS officials
believe that accepting this risk is necessary and reasonable in light of the operational needs of the
program. OIG understands FNS’ decision to accept this risk.
Funding Allocation
FNS allocated FFCR Act and CARES Act food and convertible food funds to States based on
policies and procedures previously established to administer TEFAP. Federal regulations19
18 According to FNS, a specific type of cost covered by set-aside funds is a State agency shortfall that occurs when
the actual purchase price of food is higher than the estimated average cost when food orders are placed.
19 7 C.F.R. § 251.3(h).
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require FNS to allocate funds appropriated for TEFAP to each State based on an allocation
formula. The allocation formula is based on each State’s population of low-income and
unemployed persons compared to national statistics. Specifically, FNS calculates each State’s
share of the total national number of households with incomes below the federal poverty level
and each State’s share of the total national number of unemployed individuals. A State’s share
of households in poverty is then multiplied by 60 percent and added to its share of unemployed
individuals multiplied by 40 percent to calculate a weighted poverty and unemployment index
for each State that determines its allocation of TEFAP funds. FNS used this same formula to
allocate the supplemental FFCR Act and CARES Act funds for TEFAP to States.
Using this formula, FNS determined and notified States of their share of food and food funds that
could be converted to administrative funds available under each Act. See Exhibits A and B for
the FFCR Act and CARES Act food and convertible food funds available as administrative funds
offered to each State.
b. Did FNS deny any State request, or portion of a request, for food assistance
and/or administrative funds provided under each act? If so, why and how
much?
FNS allocates funds to States based on the allocation formula described in the previous question.
FNS does not allow States to request a specific amount of food and administrative funds outside
of what is allocated by the formula. FNS requires States to notify the agency if they plan to
accept all food funds they were allocated, and if the State wants to accept its portion of the
convertible food funds as either food funds, administrative funds, or any combination of the two.
See Exhibits C and D for the FFCR Act and CARES Act food and convertible food funds
accepted by each State. Based on the responses from State agencies, we concluded that all States
accepted their share of FFCR Act and CARES Act funds as food funds, administrative funds, or
a combination of both. Figures 4 and 5 show the total food funds and convertible food funds
offered and accepted by the States.
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Figure 4: FFCR Act Funds Offered to and Accepted by the States.
Figure 5: CARES Act Funds Offered to and Accepted by the States.
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c. Did FNS use different criteria to approve States for food assistance and
administrative funds under each act?
FNS did not use different criteria to allocate food assistance and convertible food funds for either
the FFCR Act or the CARES Act. Consistent with regular TEFAP appropriations, FNS utilized
its TEFAP allocation formula to allocate FFCR Act and CARES Act food assistance and
convertible food funds to each State.
However, in order to comply with the CARES Act, FNS implemented an additional requirement
to ensure States were eligible to receive funds.20 The CARES Act required that funds allocated
to States be used to meet the intent of the CARES Act: to “prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus.” In response, FNS required that—in order to accept CARES Act funds—States
submit a written statement describing how they would use the funds to meet the intent of the
CARES Act. States that could not meet this requirement were encouraged to return the funding
so FNS could reallocate the funds to meet the intent of the CARES Act. We concluded that all
States provided a written statement, as required.21
d. What impact, if any, could changes to the criteria have on the integrity of the
program?
Although FNS implemented an additional requirement to approve the eligibility of States to
receive CARES Act funds, we did not find any indication that it negatively impacted the
program’s integrity.
20 FFCR Act funds were not subject to a similar requirement.
21 FNS did not reallocate any of the States’ CARES Act food and convertible food funds.
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Scope and Methodology
Our inspection scope covered the period of March 1, 2020, through October 31, 2020. We
conducted our fieldwork on Objective 1 from November 2020 through September 2021.
To accomplish Objective 1, we:
• Obtained and reviewed applicable laws, policies, procedures, and regulations relating
to TEFAP, FFCR Act, and CARES Act;
• Interviewed FNS officials and reviewed written responses to our questions;
• Reviewed and evaluated TEFAP’s process for allocating food and convertible food
funds (administrative funds);
• Reviewed and evaluated State agencies’ written statements to accept FFCR Act and
CARES Act funds; and
• Reviewed and evaluated TEFAP’s process for set-aside funds.
We conducted this inspection in accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General on
Integrity and Efficiency’s Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation.22 Those standards
require that we obtain sufficient, competent, and relevant evidence to provide a reasonable basis
for our conclusions based on our inspection objectives. We believe that the evidence obtained
provides a reasonable basis for our conclusions based on our inspection objective.
22 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation
(Dec. 2020).
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Abbreviations
CAP………………………… Commodity Assistance Program
CARES Act ............................Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
C.F.R. .....................................Code of Federal Regulations
COVID-19..............................coronavirus disease 2019
FFCR Act ...............................Family First Coronavirus Response Act
FNS ........................................Food and Nutrition Service
FY ..........................................fiscal year
TEFAP ...................................The Emergency Food Assistance Program
USDA .....................................United States Department of Agriculture
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Exhibit A: FFCR Act Food and Convertible Food Funds Offered to
States
This exhibit summarizes the amount of FFCR Act funds (food funds and convertible food funds)
offered to each State.
State
Weighted
Poverty and
Unemployment
Index23
Available as
Food Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Available as
Administrative
Funds
Total FFCR Act
Funds
Alabama
1.6317%
$4,849,402
$1,631,696
$6,481,098
Alaska
0.2548%
$757,166
$254,766
$1,011,932
Arizona
2.4694%
$7,339,006
$2,469,383
$9,808,389
Arkansas
1.0142%
$3,014,297
$1,014,232
$4,028,529
California
12.0971%
$35,952,476
$12,097,065
$48,049,541
Colorado
1.4294%
$4,248,323
$1,429,449
$5,677,772
Connecticut
0.9641%
$2,865,251
$964,082
$3,829,333
Delaware
0.2673%
$794,392
$267,292
$1,061,684
District of
Columbia
0.2928%
$870,218
$292,805
$1,163,023
Florida
6.1725%
$18,344,597
$6,172,476
$24,517,073
Georgia
3.2689%
$9,715,214
$3,268,915
$12,984,129
Guam
0.0862%
$256,077
$86,163
$342,240
Hawaii
0.2861%
$850,170
$286,060
$1,136,230
23 FNS calculates each State’s share of the total national number of households with incomes below the Federal
poverty level and each State’s share of the total national number of unemployed individuals to determine the
weighted poverty and unemployment index. The weighted poverty and unemployment index for each State
determines the allocation of TEFAP funds.
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State
Weighted
Poverty and
Unemployment
Index23
Available as
Food Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Available as
Administrative
Funds
Total FFCR Act
Funds
Idaho
0.4375%
$1,300,363
$437,538
$1,737,901
Illinois
3.8756%
$11,518,324
$3,875,614
$15,393,938
Indiana
1.9434%
$5,775,681
$1,943,365
$7,719,046
Iowa
0.7358%
$2,186,878
$735,827
$2,922,705
Kansas
0.7901%
$2,348,076
$790,066
$3,138,142
Kentucky
1.5606%
$4,637,974
$1,560,556
$6,198,530
Louisiana
1.7940%
$5,331,701
$1,793,977
$7,125,678
Maine
0.3596%
$1,068,777
$359,615
$1,428,392
Maryland
1.4989%
$4,454,767
$1,498,912
$5,953,679
Massachusetts
1.6588%
$4,930,048
$1,658,832
$6,588,880
Michigan
3.1848%
$9,465,170
$3,184,781
$12,649,951
Minnesota
1.3458%
$3,999,848
$1,345,844
$5,345,692
Mississippi
1.1791%
$3,504,182
$1,179,065
$4,683,247
Missouri
1.7169%
$5,102,610
$1,716,894
$6,819,504
Montana
0.3107%
$923,298
$310,666
$1,233,964
Nebraska
0.4738%
$1,408,039
$473,768
$1,881,807
Nevada
0.9477%
$2,816,691
$947,743
$3,764,434
New Hampshire
0.2572%
$764,276
$257,159
$1,021,435
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State
Weighted
Poverty and
Unemployment
Index23
Available as
Food Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Available as
Administrative
Funds
Total FFCR Act
Funds
New Jersey
2.2366%
$6,647,194
$2,236,607
$8,883,801
New Mexico
0.8579%
$2,549,574
$857,865
$3,407,439
New York
5.9938%
$17,813,705
$5,993,844
$23,807,549
North Carolina
3.2247%
$9,583,795
$3,224,696
$12,808,491
North Dakota
0.1715%
$509,799
$171,534
$681,333
Northern
Mariana Islands
0.0586%
$174,234
$58,625
$232,859
Ohio
3.8124%
$11,330,404
$3,812,384
$15,142,788
Oklahoma
1.2012%
$3,570,075
$1,201,236
$4,771,311
Oregon
1.2874%
$3,826,244
$1,287,431
$5,113,675
Pennsylvania
3.7547%
$11,159,032
$3,754,721
$14,913,753
Puerto Rico
2.4710%
$7,343,932
$2,471,040
$9,814,972
Rhode Island
0.3169%
$941,830
$316,901
$1,258,731
South Carolina
1.5431%
$4,586,055
$1,543,087
$6,129,142
South Dakota
0.2403%
$714,115
$240,281
$954,396
Tennessee
2.0949%
$6,226,057
$2,094,905
$8,320,962
Texas
9.0450%
$26,881,782
$9,045,014
$35,926,796
Utah
0.6933%
$2,060,373
$693,261
$2,753,634
Vermont
0.1436%
$426,915
$143,646
$570,561
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State
Weighted
Poverty and
Unemployment
Index23
Available as
Food Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Available as
Administrative
Funds
Total FFCR Act
Funds
Virgin Islands
0.0627%
$186,458
$62,738
$249,196
Virginia
2.0221%
$6,009,744
$2,022,121
$8,031,865
Washington
2.1724%
$6,456,504
$2,172,444
$8,628,948
West Virginia
0.6835%
$2,031,262
$683,467
$2,714,729
Wisconsin
1.4509%
$4,311,938
$1,450,854
$5,762,792
Wyoming
0.1567%
$465,687
$156,692
$622,379
Total
100.0000%
$297,200,000
$100,000,000
$397,200,000
16 INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2)
Exhibit B: CARES Act Food and Convertible Food Funds Offered
to States
This exhibit summarizes the amount of CARES Act funds (food funds and convertible food
funds) offered to each State.
State
Weighted
Poverty and
Unemployment
Index24
Available as
Food Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Available as
Administrative
Funds
Total CARES
Act Funds
Alabama
1.6317%
$4,846,138
$2,447,545
$7,293,683
Alaska
0.2548%
$756,656
$382,150
$1,138,806
Arizona
2.4694%
$7,334,067
$3,704,074
$11,038,141
Arkansas
1.0142%
$3,012,268
$1,521,348
$4,533,616
California
12.0971%
$35,928,282
$18,145,597
$54,073,879
Colorado
1.4294%
$4,245,465
$2,144,174
$6,389,639
Connecticut
0.9641%
$2,863,323
$1,446,123
$4,309,446
Delaware
0.2673%
$793,858
$400,938
$1,194,796
District of
Columbia
0.2928%
$869,632
$439,208
$1,308,840
Florida
6.1725%
$18,332,252
$9,258,713
$27,590,965
Georgia
3.2689%
$9,708,677
$4,903,372
$14,612,049
Guam
0.0862%
$255,905
$129,245
$385,150
Hawaii
0.2861%
$849,598
$429,090
$1,278,688
Idaho
0.4375%
$1,299,488
$656,307
$1,955,795
24 FNS calculates each State’s share of the total national number of households with incomes below the Federal
poverty level and each State’s share of the total national number of unemployed individuals to determine the
weighted poverty and unemployment index. The weighted poverty and unemployment index for each State
determines the allocation of TEFAP funds.
INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2) 17
State
Weighted
Poverty and
Unemployment
Index24
Available as
Food Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Available as
Administrative
Funds
Total CARES
Act Funds
Illinois
3.8756%
$11,510,573
$5,813,421
$17,323,994
Indiana
1.9434%
$5,771,794
$2,915,047
$8,686,841
Iowa
0.7358%
$2,185,407
$1,103,741
$3,289,148
Kansas
0.7901%
$2,346,495
$1,185,099
$3,531,594
Kentucky
1.5606%
$4,634,853
$2,340,835
$6,975,688
Louisiana
1.7940%
$5,328,113
$2,690,966
$8,019,079
Maine
0.3596%
$1,068,057
$539,423
$1,607,480
Maryland
1.4989%
$4,451,769
$2,248,368
$6,700,137
Massachusetts
1.6588%
$4,926,730
$2,488,248
$7,414,978
Michigan
3.1848%
$9,458,801
$4,777,172
$14,235,973
Minnesota
1.3458%
$3,997,156
$2,018,766
$6,015,922
Mississippi
1.1791%
$3,501,824
$1,768,598
$5,270,422
Missouri
1.7169%
$5,099,176
$2,575,341
$7,674,517
Montana
0.3107%
$922,677
$465,998
$1,388,675
Nebraska
0.4738%
$1,407,091
$710,652
$2,117,743
Nevada
0.9477%
$2,814,796
$1,421,614
$4,236,410
New
Hampshire
0.2572%
$763,762
$385,738
$1,149,500
New Jersey
2.2366%
$6,642,721
$3,354,910
$9,997,631
New Mexico
0.8579%
$2,547,859
$1,286,797
$3,834,656
New York
5.9938%
$17,801,717
$8,990,766
$26,792,483
18 INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2)
State
Weighted
Poverty and
Unemployment
Index24
Available as
Food Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Available as
Administrative
Funds
Total CARES
Act Funds
North
Carolina
3.2247%
$9,577,346
$4,837,043
$14,414,389
North Dakota
0.1715%
$509,456
$257,301
$766,757
Northern
Mariana
Islands
0.0586%
$174,117
$87,938
$262,055
Ohio
3.8124%
$11,322,779
$5,718,576
$17,041,355
Oklahoma
1.2012%
$3,567,672
$1,801,855
$5,369,527
Oregon
1.2874%
$3,823,670
$1,931,146
$5,754,816
Pennsylvania
3.7547%
$11,151,522
$5,632,082
$16,783,604
Puerto Rico
2.4710%
$7,338,990
$3,706,561
$11,045,551
Rhode Island
0.3169%
$941,196
$475,351
$1,416,547
South
Carolina
1.5431%
$4,582,968
$2,314,631
$6,897,599
South Dakota
0.2403%
$713,634
$360,421
$1,074,055
Tennessee
2.0949%
$6,221,867
$3,142,357
$9,364,224
Texas
9.0450%
$26,863,692
$13,567,521
$40,431,213
Utah
0.6933%
$2,058,986
$1,039,892
$3,098,878
Vermont
0.1436%
$426,627
$215,468
$642,095
Virgin Islands
0.0627%
$186,332
$94,107
$280,439
Virginia
2.0221%
$6,005,700
$3,033,182
$9,038,882
Washington
2.1724%
$6,452,159
$3,258,666
$9,710,825
West Virginia
0.6835%
$2,029,896
$1,025,200
$3,055,096
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State
Weighted
Poverty and
Unemployment
Index24
Available as
Food Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Available as
Administrative
Funds
Total CARES
Act Funds
Wisconsin
1.4509%
$4,309,037
$2,176,281
$6,485,318
Wyoming
0.1567%
$465,374
$235,037
$700,411
Total:
100.0000%
$297,000,000
$150,000,000
$447,000,000
20 INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2)
Exhibit C: FFCR Act Food and Convertible Food Funds Accepted
by State
This exhibit summarizes the amount of FFCR Act funds (food funds and convertible food funds)
each State accepted.
State
Food Funds
Convertible Food
Funds Accepted
as Administrative
Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Accepted as
Food Funds
Total FFCR
Act Funds
Alabama
$4,849,402
$1,631,696
$0
$6,481,098
Alaska
$757,166
$150,000
$104,766
$1,011,932
Arizona
$7,339,006
$2,469,383
$0
$9,808,389
Arkansas
$3,014,297
$1,014,232
$0
$4,028,529
California
$35,952,476
$12,097,065
$0
$48,049,541
Colorado
$4,248,323
$1,429,449
$0
$5,677,772
Connecticut
$2,865,251
$964,082
$0
$3,829,333
Delaware
$794,392
$167,292
$100,000
$1,061,684
District of
Columbia
$870,218
$100,000
$192,805
$1,163,023
Florida
$18,344,597
$6,172,476
$0
$24,517,073
Georgia
$9,715,214
$0
$3,268,915
$12,984,129
Guam
$256,077
$86,163
$0
$342,240
Hawaii
$850,170
$256,060
$30,000
$1,136,230
Idaho
$1,300,363
$437,538
$0
$1,737,901
Illinois
$11,518,324
$3,556,242
$319,372
$15,393,938
Indiana
$5,775,681
$1,943,365
$0
$7,719,046
INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2) 21
State
Food Funds
Convertible Food
Funds Accepted
as Administrative
Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Accepted as
Food Funds
Total FFCR
Act Funds
Iowa
$2,186,878
$735,827
$0
$2,922,705
Kansas
$2,348,076
$400,000
$390,066
$3,138,142
Kentucky
$4,637,974
$1,560,556
$0
$6,198,530
Louisiana
$5,331,701
$1,793,977
$0
$7,125,678
Maine
$1,068,777
$359,615
$0
$1,428,392
Maryland
$4,454,767
$1,498,912
$0
$5,953,679
Massachusetts
$4,930,048
$150,000
$1,508,832
$6,588,880
Michigan
$9,465,170
$1,264,095
$1,920,686
$12,649,951
Minnesota
$3,999,848
$1,345,844
$0
$5,345,692
Mississippi
$3,504,182
$1,179,065
$0
$4,683,247
Missouri
$5,102,610
$1,716,894
$0
$6,819,504
Montana
$923,298
$310,666
$0
$1,233,964
Nebraska
$1,408,039
$473,768
$0
$1,881,807
Nevada
$2,816,691
$220,000
$727,743
$3,764,434
New Hampshire
$764,276
$257,159
$0
$1,021,435
New Jersey
$6,647,194
$2,236,607
$0
$8,883,801
New Mexico
$2,549,574
$857,865
$0
$3,407,439
New York
$17,813,705
$5,993,844
$0
$23,807,549
North Carolina
$9,583,795
$3,224,696
$0
$12,808,491
22 INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2)
State
Food Funds
Convertible Food
Funds Accepted
as Administrative
Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Accepted as
Food Funds
Total FFCR
Act Funds
North Dakota
$509,799
$171,534
$0
$681,333
Northern Mariana
Islands
$174,234
$0
$58,625
$232,859
Ohio
$11,330,404
$3,812,384
$0
$15,142,788
Oklahoma
$3,570,075
$700,000
$501,236
$4,771,311
Oregon
$3,826,244
$1,287,431
$0
$5,113,675
Pennsylvania
$11,159,032
$3,754,721
$0
$14,913,753
Puerto Rico
$7,343,932
$2,471,040
$0
$9,814,972
Rhode Island
$941,830
$100,000
$216,901
$1,258,731
South Carolina
$4,586,055
$1,543,087
$0
$6,129,142
South Dakota
$714,115
$155,000
$85,281
$954,396
Tennessee
$6,226,057
$2,094,905
$0
$8,320,962
Texas
$26,881,782
$6,257,992
$2,787,022
$35,926,796
Utah
$2,060,373
$693,261
$0
$2,753,634
Vermont
$426,915
$143,646
$0
$570,561
Virgin Islands
$186,458
$10,000
$52,738
$249,196
Virginia
$6,009,744
$2,022,121
$0
$8,031,865
Washington
$6,456,504
$2,172,444
$0
$8,628,948
West Virginia
$2,031,262
$683,467
$0
$2,714,729
Wisconsin
$4,311,938
$1,450,854
$0
$5,762,792
INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2) 23
State
Food Funds
Convertible Food
Funds Accepted
as Administrative
Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Accepted as
Food Funds
Total FFCR
Act Funds
Wyoming
$465,687
$156,692
$0
$622,379
Total:
$297,200,000
$87,735,012
$12,264,988
$397,200,000
24 INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2)
Exhibit D: CARES Act Food and Convertible Food Funds Accepted
by State
This exhibit summarizes the amount of CARES Act funds (food funds and convertible food
funds) each State accepted.
State
Food Funds
Convertible Food
Funds Accepted as
Administrative
Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Accepted as
Food Funds
Total
CARES Act
Funds
Alabama
$4,846,138
$2,447,545
$0
$7,293,683
Alaska
$756,656
$326,100
$56,050
$1,138,806
Arizona
$7,334,067
$3,704,074
$0
$11,038,141
Arkansas
$3,012,268
$1,521,348
$0
$4,533,616
California
$35,928,282
$18,145,597
$0
$54,073,879
Colorado
$4,245,465
$2,144,174
$0
$6,389,639
Connecticut
$2,863,323
$777,000
$669,123
$4,309,446
Delaware
$793,858
$400,938
$0
$1,194,796
District of
Columbia
$869,632
$439,208
$0
$1,308,840
Florida
$18,332,252
$9,258,713
$0
$27,590,965
Georgia
$9,708,677
$3,000,000
$1,903,372
$14,612,049
Guam
$255,905
$129,245
$0
$385,150
Hawaii
$849,598
$0
$429,090
$1,278,688
Idaho
$1,299,488
$656,307
$0
$1,955,795
Illinois
$11,510,573
$4,120,086
$1,693,335
$17,323,994
Indiana
$5,771,794
$2,877,684
$37,363
$8,686,841
Iowa
$2,185,407
$1,103,741
$0
$3,289,148
INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2) 25
State
Food Funds
Convertible Food
Funds Accepted as
Administrative
Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Accepted as
Food Funds
Total
CARES Act
Funds
Kansas
$2,346,495
$0
$1,185,099
$3,531,594
Kentucky
$4,634,853
$2,340,835
$0
$6,975,688
Louisiana
$5,328,113
$2,690,966
$0
$8,019,079
Maine
$1,068,057
$539,423
$0
$1,607,480
Maryland
$4,451,769
$2,248,368
$0
$6,700,137
Massachusetts
$4,926,730
$0
$2,488,248
$7,414,978
Michigan
$9,458,801
$4,777,172
$0
$14,235,973
Minnesota
$3,997,156
$2,018,766
$0
$6,015,922
Mississippi
$3,501,824
$1,768,598
$0
$5,270,422
Missouri
$5,099,176
$0
$2,575,341
$7,674,517
Montana
$922,677
$465,998
$0
$1,388,675
Nebraska
$1,407,091
$710,652
$0
$2,117,743
Nevada
$2,814,796
$642,000
$779,614
$4,236,410
New Hampshire
$763,762
$385,738
$0
$1,149,500
New Jersey
$6,642,721
$3,354,910
$0
$9,997,631
New Mexico
$2,547,859
$1,286,797
$0
$3,834,656
New York
$17,801,717
$8,990,766
$0
$26,792,483
North Carolina
$9,577,346
$4,837,043
$0
$14,414,389
North Dakota
$509,456
$257,301
$0
$766,757
Northern Mariana
Islands
$174,117
$0
$87,938
$262,055
26 INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT 27801-0001-21(2)
State
Food Funds
Convertible Food
Funds Accepted as
Administrative
Funds
Convertible
Food Funds
Accepted as
Food Funds
Total
CARES Act
Funds
Ohio
$11,322,779
$5,718,576
$0
$17,041,355
Oklahoma
$3,567,672
$0
$1,801,855
$5,369,527
Oregon
$3,823,670
$1,931,146
$0
$5,754,816
Pennsylvania
$11,151,522
$5,632,082
$0
$16,783,604
Puerto Rico
$7,338,990
$3,706,561
$0
$11,045,551
Rhode Island
$941,196
$0
$475,351
$1,416,547
South Carolina
$4,582,968
$2,314,631
$0
$6,897,599
South Dakota
$713,634
$75,000
$285,421
$1,074,055
Tennessee
$6,221,867
$3,142,357
$0
$9,364,224
Texas
$26,863,692
$11,022,117
$2,545,404
$40,431,213
Utah
$2,058,986
$1,039,892
$0
$3,098,878
Vermont
$426,627
$215,468
$0
$642,095
Virgin Islands
$186,332
$94,107
$0
$280,439
Virginia
$6,005,700
$3,033,182
$0
$9,038,882
Washington
$6,452,159
$3,258,666
$0
$9,710,825
West Virginia
$2,029,896
$853,325
$171,875
$3,055,096
Wisconsin
$4,309,037
$1,426,281
$750,000
$6,485,318
Wyoming
$465,374
$235,037
$0
$700,411
Total:
$297,000,000
$132,065,521
$17,934,479
$447,000,000
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