TEFAP Rules for Food Pantries in Nevada

In Nevada, TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) is run by NV Dept of Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Division. This page sets out what a food pantry or other distribution site has to do: who qualifies, what each household declares, what you record at each visit, how long you keep it, how complaints are handled and what you report. Where Nevada's own documents disagree, that is said plainly rather than smoothed over.

Nevada's TEFAP agency and official documents

• NV Dept of Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Division — the State agency's own TEFAP page (checked 2026-10-10).
• Nevada Dept of Agriculture: 2026 TEFAP income guidelines (checked 2026-10-10)

Your food bank's agreement and current forms are the final word on the figures and forms to use.

Who qualifies: the income limit

Household income at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines (official table: TEFAP Income Guidelines 2026 (gross)). Households in these programs qualify without an income test:

• SNAP
• TANF
• SSI
• Medicaid
• FDPIR
• CSFP

Computed as 185% of the 2026 HHS poverty guidelines. Your State's printed table is the official one and may round differently or take effect on a different date.

The eligibility declaration

Form: Certification of Eligibility (to Take Food Home). How often: monthly paper or annual software. Clients self-declare; proof of income is not required.

What to record at each visit

• name
• signature
• address (to the extent practicable)
• household_size
• AI/PA basis
• date

Client signature at every pickup: Yes. Electronic signatures: Not published by the State (or not found in its public documents). Electronic intake: none needed (manual 7.4).

Proxies

Authorized Representative form (one distribution or whole certification). The proxy must show ID.

How long to keep records

4 years — 3 years + current year for electronic records; 3 years from FFY close.

Civil rights

Complaints: no local forwarding deadline is published — forward promptly to regional distributor, which notifies NDA. Anyone may complain, in writing or verbally, without giving a name. Training: annual (limited-interaction version allowed).

Posted or handed out:

• And Justice for All
• income chart at sign-up
• beneficiary rights (faith-based)

Reporting

monthly to regional distributor (FBNN / Three Square), due by the 15th on Monthly Inventory & Participation Report.

• by state/county/city
• gender
• age bands
• ethnicity
• new unduplicated participants this month
• participants served 1-5 times
• households

Age bands: 0–18 / 19–59 / 60+.

"New" household: new, unduplicated participants this month (FBNN).

Storage temperatures

Refrigerated 35–41°F, frozen -10–0°F, dry at or below 80°F. Temperature log: logs kept 3 years (no frequency).

Also

• How often households must be able to come: monthly
• Proof of income forbidden; extra questions on a separate form marked NOT required to receive TEFAP food.

Where the sources disagree

• Manual dated 2021.
• Categorical list differs between manual and FY21 form.

Ask your food bank which one they monitor against.

Sources

• fbnn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TEFAP-Policy-and-Procedure-v2.pdf
• agri.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/agrinvgov/Content/Food/The_Emergency_Food_Assistance_Program/TEFAP_Income_Guidelines_2026(2).pdf

TEFAP in nearby States

TEFAP in Arizona · TEFAP in California · TEFAP in Idaho · TEFAP in Utah · all States

This page describes published State and food bank documents and is not legal advice. Your State agency and your food bank agreement are the final word. See also the federal TEFAP record rule and the free TEFAP readiness checklist.