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Administration costs

The expenses involved in running a program or organization, such as salaries for staff, office supplies, utilities, and other overhead, rather than the direct cost of the services or goods provided.

Appropriated

When Congress legally sets aside a specific amount of money from the federal treasury for a particular purpose, making it available for spending.

Authorization of Appropriations

A legislative act that establishes or continues a federal program or agency for a set period and places an upper limit on the amount of money that can be spent on it. It gives permission to spend but doesn't actually provide the money; a separate appropriation bill is needed for that.

State agencies

Government departments or organizations at the state level responsible for managing and implementing specific federal programs or services within their state.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

A federal program that provides nutritious, USDA-purchased food packages to low-income seniors aged 60 and over, as well as historically to certain other vulnerable groups like women, infants, and children.

Emergency Food Assistance Act (TEFAP)

A federal program that provides USDA foods and administrative funds to states for distribution to food banks, soup kitchens, and other emergency feeding organizations, which then provide the food to low-income Americans.