(a) Selection criteria. CEs shall be selected for participation
in TEFAP based on the following criteria:
(1) The organization's geographic location;
(2) The number of eligible persons who live in the
organization's service area, as identified by poverty, unemployment,
or other statistics;
(3) The organization's food storage capacity;
(4) The organization's ability to receive, handle,
safeguard, and distribute large volumes of product;
(5) The organization's ability to effectively and efficiently
distribute USDA Foods throughout its service area with or without
access to limited federal funds earmarked to reimburse certain allowable
administrative costs;
(6) The organization's ability and willingness to submit
financial statements, reports, or other information requested or required
by TDA;
(7) The organization's access to donated food and funds
from sources other than USDA;
(8) The organization's willingness to supplement USDA
Foods with non-USDA Foods and provide both to eligible sub-agencies;
(9) The organization's existing food distribution channels;
(10) The organization's activity in developing, or
assisting other entities to develop, distribution or feeding sites
to ensure service to all parts of its service areas;
(11) The organization's connection to and level of
cooperation with organizations that have similar operations and goals,
including a goal to ensure the availability of food assistance in
all areas of the state;
(12) The organization's ability and willingness to
network with and distribute USDA Foods to other food providers;
(13) The organization's willingness and capacity to
accomplish the following:
(A) Serve all participants through CE services and/or
through sub-agency services;
(B) Handle program administration, distribution, record
maintenance, and eligibility determinations; and
(C) Comply with all program requirements as required
by policy and guidance from TDA and USDA;
(14) The organization's total caseload based on services
provided to a specific recipient group within any service area; and
(15) The organization's agreement that providing false
or fraudulent information in conjunction with an application for participation
is subject to penalties.
(b) EFO agreements. TDA reserves the right to make
agreements with any type of EFO to ensure program access.
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