# 2026-22876: Federal Food Program Lists Next Year’s Menu for States

2026-22876, The Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2027, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Food and Nutrition Administration published 2026-11-10, effective For use in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22876
- Title: The Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2027
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 72511
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Effective: For use in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-11

## In one line

Federal Food Program Lists Next Year’s Menu for States

## Summary

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is gearing up for Fiscal Year 2027 by announcing the types of surplus and purchased foods available to help feed people in need. States will get food based on poverty and unemployment rates, then share it with local groups who prepare meals or hand out groceries. This update keeps the food flowing smoothly, making sure families get the support they need without delay.

## Abstract

This notice announces the surplus and purchased foods that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. The foods made available under this notice must, at the discretion of the State, be distributed to eligible recipient agencies (ERAs) for use in preparing meals and/or for distribution to households for home consumption.

## Effects PRIA read

- How States Get TEFAP Food (60/40 Rule): benefit, medium. The notice says TEFAP foods will be allocated among States using a formula that gives 60 percent based on the number of people below the poverty level in the State and 40 percent based on the State's share of the nations unemployed persons. This allocation method applies to foods made available fo…
- Total TEFAP Food Value for FY2027: benefit, high. The Department expects approximately $360 million in surplus foods acquired in FY 2026 to be delivered to States in FY 2027, and it anticipates purchasing an estimated $481.5 million worth of foods in FY 2027 for TEFAP. Together, these amounts represent the known large-scale food resources USDA pla…
- Specific Foods USDA Will Provide: benefit, medium. USDA lists the specific types of foods it expects to make available through TEFAP in FY 2027 across categories (fruits, dairy, vegetables, legumes, protein foods, grains, oils, and other). Examples include fresh apples and oranges, milk and yogurt, chicken and canned beef, rice and whole-grain past…
- State Choice: Meals or Groceries: benefit, low. The notice states that, at the discretion of the State, foods made available under this notice may be distributed to eligible recipient agencies for use in preparing meals and/or for distribution to households for home consumption. States have full discretion in determining amounts for meal prepara…
- Food Availability May Change with Markets: cost, low. The Department warns that food acquisitions are based on changing agricultural market conditions and that the availability of foods is subject to change, meaning some listed items may not be available or additional items may be added during FY 2027. States may therefore receive different mixes of f…

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- [2026-22936](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22936): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Reforming Categorical Eligibility, 2026-11-10
- [2026-22679](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22679): Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Online Ordering and Transactions and Food Delivery Revisions…, 2026-11-06
- [2026-21658](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21658): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Security Measures, 2026-10-23
- [2026-16760](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16760): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing; Extension of Comment Period, 2026-08-17
- [2026-12696](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12696): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing, 2026-06-24
- [2026-22387](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22387): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State of South Carolina SNAP Demonstration Project, 2026-11-03

## Sources
- [2026-22876 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/10/2026-22876/the-emergency-food-assistance-program-availability-of-foods-for-fiscal-year-2027)
- [2026-22876 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-10/pdf/2026-22876.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22876 (as of 2026-11-11).