CSFP

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) — Senior Big Box Program

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a federal feeding program that works to improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods. This program provides a 30-pounds box of nonperishable food plus nutrition education including health tips and recipes.

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Agreements & Addendums
- Fiscal Year 2025 Sub-Agency Agreement
Income Guidelines
Food List
CSFP Report
Temperature Log

Client Letters

“USDA started this program to provide supplemental foods to low-income seniors 60+. These foods contain nutrients that are typically missing from seniors’ daily diets. A variety of shelf stable items are included in the box each month: fruits (including juice), vegetables, grains/cereals, dairy, meat protein, and plant-based protein. Apart from the food, the box supplies nutritional information as well as other resources available to seniors.

For fiscal year 2024, there is a caseload of 731,993 seniors who have access to this program throughout all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and seven Indian Tribal Organizations. Each state is given an allocation, and within that, each organization distributing CSFP within a state is given a caseload. Caseload equals one qualifying senior. That senior receives one box each month for 36 months as long as they consistently take it.”

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/ad-3027.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.

English Complaint Form

Spanish Complaint Form

The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: