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USDA-FNS-SNAP-PTI-2023: SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants 2023

Closed Closed June 15, 2023 Opportunity USDA-FNS-SNAP-PTI-2023 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Food and Nutrition Service notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$2.0 million
• Award floor$20,000
• Total funding$5.0 million
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

The entities eligible to receive grants under this competition are the 53 State agencies that administer SNAP; State or local governments; Agencies providing health or welfare services; Public health or educational entities; and private non-profit entities such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, or other emergency feeding organizations. Unless the applicant is a State agency submitting an application on its own, a letter of commitment or letter of endorsement from the relevant State SNAP agency must be included in the application package to be considered for funding. State agencies should have the necessary approvals of State officials (such as councils or legislatures) of funding prior to submitting the application. Applicants should also acknowledge in their application that all necessary approvals for funding have been obtained. State and local governments should have the necessary approvals of State officials (such as councils or legislatures) of funding prior to submitting the application. Applicants should also acknowledge in their application that all necessary approvals for funding have been obtained. Non-profit organizations are required to submit a copy of the IRS Determination Letter, form 501(c)(3) or proof of application for exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and a list of their Board of Directors, if applicable. All corporations, including nonprofit corporations are required to complete the attached representation regarding felony convictions and tax delinquency.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Process and Technology Improvement Grants awards averaged $865,310; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (57% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Objectives: Modernize SNAP customer service and client communication to improve accessibility, transparency, and responsiveness in processing applications and determining eligibility. Proposals will use technology-based tools to help improve the customer experience and access to SNAP. Improve administrative infrastructure and day-to-day SNAP operations in processing applications and determining eligibility. Proposals will employ technology to maintain or improve service levels, ease administrative burden, and incorporate lessons learned about effective use of technology and new ways of working from the COVID-19 pandemic. Invest in technology and systems to encourage cross collaboration and cross enrollment between SNAP and other Federal, State, and local assistance programs. Proposals will improve access to benefits for eligible populations and improve State administration between programs, as allowable by program requirements.

Category: Food and Nutrition.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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