Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) is a nutrition assistance program that may be operated at the request of a Tribe or Indian Tribal Organization (ITO) on an Indian reservation, approved areas near a reservation, or approved service areas in Oklahoma. Income-eligible households receive a supplemental monthly food package and nutrition education. Households may not participate in FDPIR and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) simultaneously in the same month. In FY 2022, 104 ITOs and three State agencies (SAs) administered the program on approximately 278 Indian reservations, pueblos, rancherias, and Alaska Native Villages. The 104 ITOs administering FDPIR includes two new ITOs that were approved to administer the program in FY 2021.All participating ITOs and SAs receive administrative funding for costs incurred in the operation of the…