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CRIS Program - The Emergency Food Assistance Program - Commodities - ARRA
 
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Title The Emergency Food Assistance Program - Commodities - ARRA
Agency Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Food Distribusion
Web http://www.ncagr.gov/fooddist/
Description Applications may be completed by eligible emergency feeding organizations for the receipt of USDA donated food commodities for the purpose of providing nutrition assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress through the provision of food to needy persons, includng low-income and unemployed persons.
Grantee Eligibility Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the federal definition of an emergency feeding organization (EFO). An EFO is a public or non-profit organization that administers activities and projects providing food to needy persons.
Fund 13700-1210
State State Amount not specified
Federal $3,099,478.00
Other Other Amount not specified
Funding Year FFY 2010 - 2011
Keywords food and nutrition,  homeless,  poverty,  women,  low income,  food stamps
Assistance sale, exchange, or donation of property and goods