# FY23-SNAP-DATA

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fy23-snap-data-fy23-snap-data/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347812

> Food and Nutrition Service offered grants of up to $6.0 million (at least $50,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 27, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FY23-SNAP-DATA |
| Agency | Food and Nutrition Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 27, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $6.0 million |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $6.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.537 |

## Who can apply

- State governments

The entities eligible to receive grants under this competition are State and local agencies that administer SNAP.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the SNAP E&T Data and Technical Assistance (DATA) Grants is to support the development of State SNAP E&T data collection systems and processes, as well as enhance States’ ability to critically review and analyze program services and outcomes for continuous program improvement. The entities eligible to receive grants under this competition are State and local agencies that administer SNAP. Program Description The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the nutrition assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is the cornerstone of USDA's nutrition assistance programs. It began in its modern form in 1961 but has its origins in the Food Stamp Plan to help the poor in the 1930s. SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net and provides nutrition assistance benefits via an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card to millions of low-income people. These benefits help supplement household food budgets so recipients can purchase more healthy food. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328), provides approximately $6 million, in discretionary grant funds to support State and local agencies in the development of E&T data collection systems and processes that enhance States’ ability review and analyze program services and outcomes for continuous program improvement, as well as additional funds for technical assistance, so that States can become more effective, data driven E&T providers. FNS is interested in funding projects that further State’s ability to use data to continually advance equity in SNAP E&T programs.

## Questions people ask

### Is FY23-SNAP-DATA still open?

No. It closed on June 27, 2023.

### Who can apply for FY23-SNAP-DATA?

Food and Nutrition Service accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY23-SNAP-DATA?

Closed June 27, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $6.0 million each. About $6.0 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Data and Technical Assistance Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were District Columbia Government, Association of Community College Trustees, Virginia Department of Social Services. The program made 161 awards worth $17.3 million in that time.