# Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fns-snap-fy24-sfmma-mobile-payments-solution-for-snap-authorized-farmers/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355244

> Food and Nutrition Service offered grants of up to $3.0 million (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 15, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FNS-SNAP-FY24-SFMMA |
| Agency | Food and Nutrition Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 15, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $3.0 million |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.545 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status AND Accredited institutions of higher education. All applicant organizations must be domestic entities and shall be owned, operated, and located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands.

## What the grant funds

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers all USDA domestic nutrition assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is the cornerstone of USDA’s nutrition assistance programs and is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. SNAP 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. FNS is directly responsible for the authorization and oversight of retailers who accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This is accomplished jointly by the Retailer Policy Division (RPD) within SNAP, and the Office of Retailer Operations and Compliance. Currently, approximately 260,000 retailers are authorized to accept SNAP. Thousands of direct marketing farmers and farmers’ markets (DMFs and FMs) apply for SNAP authorization each year. Since 2012, FNS has supported the participation of DMFs and FMs in their efforts to attract more SNAP customers. FNS has supported individual DMFs (and FMs on behalf of DMFs), which meet specific requirements, in procuring low- or no-cost wireless Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) point-of-sale (POS) devices through the SNAP EBT Equipment Program. FNS has also awarded grants to provide: a) an e-commerce platform that enables DMFs to accept SNAP benefits online (SNAP/Federal Nutrition Programs Participation Assistance for Farmers and Farmers’ Markets), and b) a SNAP Mobile Transaction Processing Application and card reader that enable a DMF to accept SNAP by using their own smartphone as a POS device (Mobile Application Cooperative Agreement, SNAP Farmers and Markets).

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FNS-SNAP-FY24-SFMMA still open?

No. It closed on August 15, 2024.

### Who can apply for Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers?

Food and Nutrition Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers?

Closed August 15, 2024. 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 $3.0 million each. About $3.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Farmers’ Market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs, Inc., VSDB Foundation. The program made 5 awards worth $14.5 million in that time.