Program Refresh!

Program Overview

100

What does TEFAP stand for?

The Emergency Food Assistance Program

200

What is the Federal Agency that implements TEFAP?

The USDA (Bonus points if you include FNS - the branch of the USDA)

300

True or False: TEFAP forms are updated every Federal Fiscal Year.

True!

400

What dates define the Federal Fiscal Year?

October 1 through September 30

500

What does ERA stand for and who do they distribute to?

ERA = Eligible Recipient Agency. They distribute directly to neighbors.

Product Type

100

TEFAP Commodities changed its name as of December 2024. It is now known as:

USDA Foods

200

There are two types of product that are distributed to EFOs and ERAs. They are:

Entitlement Product and Bonus Product

300

True or False: Entitlement product can be transferred across county lines.

False! Entitlement product is allocated to specific counties and cannot be transferred across county lines.

400

When storing TEFAP product, the storage area must carry a label stating what?

TEFAP Product, USDA Foods (or something that designates it to be TEFAP product).

500

Allocations to counties are calculated using a formula based on three things. They are:

Population, Poverty Rate, Unemployment Rate

Forms, Forms, Forms

100

What form is used to qualify neighbors for TEFAP and is released every FFY?

The SDI Form!

200

TEFAP partners may not _______ excess product and are instead required to _______ product using the appropriate form.

Subdistribute; Transfer

300

Prepared Meals Sites do not have to have neighbors completed a _____ form.

SDI

400

A partner must report what type of product on the OverShortDamage report within 24 hours and provide supporting photo evidence along with the report?

Damaged product

500

What are the two acceptable forms for SDI completion?

Paper and Link2Feed are the only acceptable ways an SDI form may be completed. No other formats are permitted or approved.

Site Monitoring Visits

100

When should TEFAP Site Monitoring Visits be conducted?

1x every Federal Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30)

200

True or False? The Pantry Monitoring Worksheet should be used when conducting site visits at prepared meal sites. 

False!

300

When inventorying product during a site visit, only ______ cases should be counted.

Unopened

400

How long should TEFAP inventory be stored/kept at a pantry?

No more than 90 days. 

500

True or False? The Written Notice of Beneficiary Rights is no longer required to be posted at faith-based organizations.

False!

Miscellaneous

100

_______ is the newest member to the Community Programs Team!

Steph!

200

This temperature is considered the Danger Zone for food.

41°F to 135°F

300

Who is performing at the Superbowl LX (2026)?

Bad Bunny

400

MPIN stands for ______.

Meals Per Person in Need

500

Who founded MFB?

Ann Miller