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Commodity Supplemental Food Program

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undefined Commodity Supplemental Food Program?

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious, 100 percent domestic USDA Foods.


CSFP is administered at the Federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Through CSFP, USDA distributes both food and administrative funds to participating States and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs). CSFP food packages are not intended to comprise a complete diet, but rather are good sources of the nutrients typically lacking in the diets of the target population.

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious, 100 percent domestic USDA Foods.


CSFP is administered at the Federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Through CSFP, USDA distributes both food and administrative funds to participating States and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs). CSFP food packages are not intended to comprise a complete diet, but rather are good sources of the nutrients typically lacking in the diets of the target population.

undefined Commodity Supplemental Food Program?

In order to be eligible for this program, you must be:

  • Over 60 years of age
  • 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 they apply for program benefits. However, States may not require that the individual reside within the area for any fixed period of time.

undefined Commodity Supplemental Food Program?

An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the point of contact in his or her State for more information on applying for assistance. A list of State contacts may be found on the Food Distribution website.

Local Office

For more information, visit the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP's) homepage.

You may also email us at USDAFoods@fns.usda.gov.

1-202-645-6087

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No Set-aside; Tribes Eligible with Other Entities
Yes
Discretionary
Federally Recognized Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Other Tribal/Native Entities, Non-Tribal/Non-Native Entities
No
The states had 697,865 cases in 2017.
None
No
Yes -- Tribes compete with 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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