# Data and Technical Assistance (DATA) Grants Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fns-snap-21-data-data-and-technical-assistance-data-grants-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331666

> Food and Nutrition Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $300,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 9 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 29, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FNS-SNAP-21-DATA |
| Agency | Food and Nutrition Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 29, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $300,000 |
| Expected awards | 9 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.537 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments

The entities eligible to receive grants under this competition are State and local agencies thatadminister SNAP.State or local agencies without the internal capacity to develop SNAP E&T outcomes reporting systemsmay choose to partner with an external entity (such as a research university or a State workforcedevelopment agency) to develop, maintain, and use such data systems. If an agency chooses topartner another entity, the following must be considered in the development of the partnership model:* The entity must have a demonstrated capacity to assist in the collection, reporting, and use of suchoutcomes data; and* The entity must be able to ensure that the data collected will be stored, accessed, and used inaccordance with local, State, and Federal confidentiality and personally identifiable information(PII) protective provisions.

## 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 and reporting systems. FNS is interested in funding projects that improve States’ ability to use administrative data, such as Quarterly Wage Record (QWR) information, as the source for employment and earnings of E&T participants and former participants, because it is the preferred and most reliable and efficient method to meet reporting requirements. States using random sampling to gather information are doing so as an interim approach until systems to use administrative data are in place. Therefore, proposals that include random sampling of participants or former participants as a long term strategy will not be considered. These grants are intended to help States better report outcome measures for SNAP E&T participants, meet reporting expectations, and, thereby, support improved, data driven programs. Proposed projects must: have a direct impact on State capacity to accurately and efficiently track outcomes for SNAP E&T participants; increase understanding of effective strategies to improve employment and earnings outcomes for SNAP E&T participants; and/or increase a State’s ability to use outcomes data to continuously improve its SNAP E&T programs. Funds from this RFA shall not be used for the ongoing cost of carrying out existing operations. The SNAP E&T DATA grants are intended to support the full range of needs States may have related to the development, collection, reporting, analysis and use of SNAP E&T participant outcomes data. The use of funds should be for one or more of the following purposes: 1) training and capacity building, including efforts to improve E&T data quality; 2) information technology (IT) systems development to support the collection, reporting, and analysis of SNAP E&T data; and/or 3) continuous program improvement of SNAP E&T programs, including the provision of effective and efficient services that move SNAP participants toward stable, good jobs. Funds can be used for more than one purpose, but applicants should clearly state the purpose(s) for which the funds will be used.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FNS-SNAP-21-DATA still open?

No. It closed on April 29, 2021.

### Who can apply for Data and Technical Assistance (DATA) Grants Program?

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 Data and Technical Assistance (DATA) Grants Program?

Closed April 29, 2021. 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 $1.0 million each. About $3.0 million in total across about 9 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.