Farmers’ Market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grants (10.545)
Farmers’ Market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grants (Assistance Listing 10.545) is run by the Food and Nutrition Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $14.5 million in 5 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.9 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $3.5 million. Half of the 5 awards fell between $3.3 million and $3.8 million, and they ranged from $1.7 million to $4.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$14.5 million
- Grant awards5
- Typical award$3.5 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.0 million
- Size rank1404 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1404th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
These funds are intended to support the participation of farmers’ markets in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP.) Specifically, the goals of FMSSG are to increase SNAP accessibility and participation at farmers’ markets, and support the establishment, expansion, and promotion of SNAP/Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) services at farmers’ markets.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Nonprofits and institutes of higher education.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds must be used to conduct tasks necessary for SNAP to operate at farmers markets, and to increase the number and effectiveness of farmers market participation in SNAP. As such, eligible uses include, but not necessarily limited to: salaries and benefits for time spent on SNAP activities, tasks for market(s); creating/operating systems (such as scrip, accounting, record-keeping) necessary to make SNAP operational at market(s); training and technical assistance to farmers market volunteers, vendors, and employees on SNAP; creating SNAP outreach and educational materials and performing outreach to current SNAP participants to inform them they may use their SNAP benefits at farmers markets; miscellaneous equipment, other than SNAP-EBT equipment -- such as scrip, wifi hotspots, accounting software, etc. – necessary for SNAP-EBT equipment to operate at farmers markets. The funds must be used to further the goals of FMSSG, which specifically relate to the operation of SNAP at farmers markets. Accordingly, uses that do not relate to that purpose are impermissible. The funds must be used to further the goals of FMSSG, which specifically relate to the operation of SNAP at farmers’ markets. Accordingly, uses that do not relate to that purpose are impermissible. ;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FMSSG funds are a multi-year award process. Currently, the plan is to fund a new project for FY23, FY24, and FY25 at $4,000,000 each year.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: The cooperator will use resources from this cooperative agreement to facilitate the development of a shared vision and set of approaches for supporting DMFs in becoming SNAP authorized; enabling the processing of EBT transactions through a secure SNAP Mobile Transaction Processing Application (The App); and assisting under-served farmers with direct marketing opportunities that result in connections with SNAP households and families and participants in other Federal nutrition assistance programs
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Farmers’ Market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grants (10.545) awarded$14.5 million across 5 grant awards, an average of $2.9 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs, Inc. | Virginia | 4 | $12.3 million |
| VSDB Foundation | Virginia | 1 | $4.0 million |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 5 | $16.3 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 5 | $16.3 million |