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Creates a pilot grant program to test home delivery of USDA food commodities to low‑income older adults. State agencies can apply for time‑limited grants to run or expand home‑delivery projects, with funds usable for transportation, staffing, and outreach. The program prioritizes projects that serve rural areas, requires annual reporting and evaluation of results, defines key terms, and authorizes funding for fiscal years 2026 through 2028.
Inserts a new section (5A) into the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to establish the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Delivery Pilot Program (text labelled as 5A) and its provisions.
States the purposes of the section: (1) to award grants for projects that increase access of low-income elderly persons to commodities through home delivery, and (2) to evaluate those projects.
Requires the Secretary to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State agencies to carry out the activities described in subsection (e).
Sets maximum grant award: a grant may be no greater than the lesser of (1) the State’s commodity supplemental food program caseload at time of application multiplied by 60, or (2) $4,000,000.
Requires a State agency seeking a grant to submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced February 24, 2025 by Zach Nunn · Last progress February 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House