Food Distribution Program

Food Distribution Program (FDP) mission is to strengthen the Nation’s nutrition safety net by providing food and nutrition assistance to school children and families; and support the American agriculture by distributing high quality, 100% American-grown USDA Foods. The Department of Defense (DoD) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program allows schools to use USDA Foods entitlement dollars to buy fresh produce. The program is operated by the Defense Logistics Agency at the Department of Defense.

USDA Program Overview

Program Resources

American Commodity Distribution Association ResourcesFood Distribution ResourcesProcessingPrograms and ServicesTraining

ACDA in the Hot Seat Facebook Videos for Food Distribution

Fact Sheets

FFAVORS – Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Orders Receipt System

Hawaii Subsistence Deficiency Report SY 2020-21 (for FFAVORS)

Food Assistance for Disaster Relief

Food Distribution Disaster Assistance

Food Distribution Research

Food Safety

Hold & Recall Procedures

Policy

Regulations

USDA Foods Availability Lists

USDA Foods Complaints

USDA Foods Program Disaster Manual

WBSCM Information

This is a listing of National Processing Agreement (NPA) processors that are approved by USDA for SY 2021-2022. A listed processor would also need to be approved by HCNP to do any commodity processing for Hawaii school(s).

If a National School Lunch Program (NSLP) school would like a listed vendor/processor to be approved for commodity processing in Hawaii, please contact HCNP. Contact emails for HCNP FDP Specialists are at the end of the program overview.

Approved NPA Processor List for SY2021-2022

Schools/Child Nutrition USDA Foods Programs

Conquering Your Fears in Working with USDA Foods from NSLP Town Hall Meeting on February 11, 2021 – Featuring Jose Quinones and Carole Erb from J.T.M Food Group

Recording password: AbqVZPp8

Conquering Your Fears in Working with USDA Foods PowerPoint

Procurement

Procuring Local Foods Child Nutrition Program Guide

For more information about FDP contact:

[email protected] – Program Specialist

Nondiscrimination Statement:

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
email: [email protected]

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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