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To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:\nmail: U.S. Department of Agriculture \u000bOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights \u000b1400 Independence Avenue, SW \u000bWashington, D.C. 20250-9410;\nfax: (202) 690-7442; or\nemail: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"mailto:program.intake@usda.gov\" \u0014program.intake@usda.gov\u0015.\nThis institution is an equal opportunity provider.\n\u0003TABLE OF CONTENTS\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296974\" \u0014SECTION 1:  TEFAP HISTORY\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296974 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296975\" \u0014TEFAP Food Supply\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296975 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296976\" \u0014SECTION 2:  ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296976 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296977\" \u0014Allowable Expenditures\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296977 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296978\" \u0014Financial Records\t6\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296979\" \u0014SECTION 3:  ORDERING COMMODITIES FROM USDA\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296979 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296980\" \u0014Arranging for Shipment and Delivery\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296980 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296981\" \u0014SECTION 4:  RECEIVING USDA FOODS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296981 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296982\" \u0014Claim Determination for Negligence or Loss of Product\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296982 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296983\" \u0014SECTION 5:  FOOD BANK STORAGE AND HANDLING\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296983 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296984\" \u0014Maintenance of Storage Area\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296984 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296985\" \u0014First In/First Out Rotation of Stock\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296985 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296986\" \u0014Guidelines for Stacking Commodities\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296986 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296987\" \u0014Storing TEFAP Commodities at Commercial Warehouses or at other Food Banks\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296987 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296988\" \u0014SECTION 6:  INVENTORY CONTROLS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296988 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296989\" \u0014SECTION 7:  FOOD BANK MONITORING\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296989 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296989\" \u0014SECTION 8:  TO BE A TEFAP PROVIDER\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc520296989 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc520296990\" \u0014SECTION 9:  TO USE A TEF","cbCaihl5cXbdRgTi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihl5cXbdRgTi","docx",181510,28,"English","# SECTION 1: TEFAP HISTORY\n## TEFAP purpose and how it works\n## Program origins and early distribution\n## Late 1980s policy changes","[{\"question\":\"What is the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and what does it do?\",\"answer\":\"TEFAP is a federal program that supplements the diets of low-income residents by providing emergency food and nutrition assistance at no cost. 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